Daniel Ricciardo is replaced at RB by Liam Lawson for the remainder of the 2024 season.
The 35-year-old Australian has been dropped with six races to go because Red Bull management have been unconvinced by his performances.
Lawson, 22, came in for five races last season after Australian Ricciardo broke his wrist in a crash at the Dutch Grand Prix.Mekies said: "Liam drove for us last season, and coped well under difficult circumstances, so it’ll be a natural transition." They were the first of seven impressive wins in his five years at Red Bull, at a time when Mercedes were dominating the sport, many of them thanks to swashbuckling late-dive overtaking manoeuvres. These became a Ricciardo trademark.
Ricciardo decided to take a lucrative offer from Renault, who paid him $55m over two seasons in 2019-20, hoping he could build a future with the French team. Ricciardo was given a lifeline by Red Bull, who made him their reserve driver for 2023, and then promoted him to a race seat at their second team midway through last season as a replacement for Dutchman Nyck de Vries.
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