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Liam Lawson

  • Team Red Bull Racing
  • Date of birth 11/02/2002
  • Place of birth Hastings, New Zealand
  • Debut Netherlands, 2023 (AlphaTauri)
How prepared is Liam Lawson for what’s coming? The Kiwi joins Max Verstappen after just 11 Grands Prix in two stints; of the other teammates Verstappen has vanquished, Alex Albon had 12 starts to his name before stepping up, Pierre Gasly got 12 before being booted, and Sergio Perez had 10 years of experience to draw upon. All three got melted by the Verstappen blowtorch.
Liam Lawson
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So why will it be any different for Lawson? Red Bull hopes it will; it’s a decidedly unscientific approach for a program that initially preferred Daniel Ricciardo at RB a year ago and saw him outpaced by Yuki Tsunoda in the back-end of 2024, but it’s not one without some logic. 

Lawson has speed, a focused maturity outside of the car and a willingness to get his elbows out in it; they’re all traits that augur well compared to the shallow pool of acceptable alternatives. 

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