Liam Lawson's slow start to 2025 Formula 1 season cost him his seat at Red Bull.
According to multiple reports, Red Bull switched drivers to two race weekends in the season. This was before the Japanese Grand Prix, where Tsunoda moved to Red Bull. Lawson takes Tsunoda's spot with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls.
both Canal + F1 Eric Van Harlen Detelegraph The team has reported that it has made a decision, and an official announcement will be made later this week. SB Nation We have not reviewed these reports independently.
Lawson won the spot last winter alongside Max Verstappen. The team decided to say goodbye to Sergio Perez after the 2024 campaign. Despite starting the season, Hot Perez scored just 49 points over the weekend of the first six races, while Red Bull finished third in the Constructors Championship.
Lawson has not made progress since the first quarter in either the Australian Grand Prix or the China Grand Prix, and has competed in the P20s in both the Shanghai Formula 1 sprint race and the China Grand Prix. After his difficult weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix, speculation has risen that Red Bull would make such a move.
Team principal Christian Horner put these rumbles aside as Padoc's speculation, and now it appears the speculation has come to fruition.
