Liam Lawson is reportedly in danger of being dropped by Red Bull after two just race weekends with Yuki Tsunoda lined up to replace him at the Japanese Grand Prix, should the team’s bosses pull the trigger. The New Zealander was tipped as the answer to Red Bull’s second-car struggles after Sergio Perez was dropped at the end of the 2024 campaign, but Lawson has endured a miserable start to life with Christian Horner’s squad.
After suffering a Q1 exit and retiring from the Grand Prix in Melbourne, things got even worse in Shanghai. Lawson was knocked out in the first part of both sprint and full qualifying and was unable to make any progress on Sunday.
The 23-year-old finished the Chinese Grand Prix in 15th, while team-mate Max Verstappen extracted maximum performance from the RB21, finishing fourth on a tough weekend for the team.
According to a report from Motorsport.com, Red Bull have now held talks about swapping Lawson with Tsunoda for the Japanese driver’s home race at Suzuka in two weeks’ time.
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