Helmut Marko has provided a key update on Red Bull's plans for Liam Lawson amid mounting rumours that Daniel Ricciardo could be replaced.
Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has revealed the team “will offer” Liam Lawson a race seat for the F1 2025 season amid mounting speculation over the future of Daniel Ricciardo ., who turned 35 earlier this week, has found himself fighting for his F1 future having largely disappointed since his return to the grid 12 months ago.His ninth-placed finish at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix was just his third points finish in 18 starts since his comeback with RB ahead of last year’s Hungarian GP.
However, Red Bull appear unmoved in their determination to promote Lawson with Marko confirming the team intend to offer a race seat to the youngster – who is due to participate in a test with an 2022-spec car in the near future – for F1 2025.“It is clear that RB are a junior team. That is also communicated internally and everyone has understood that.”
Red Bull’s option to promote Lawson for F1 2025 is thought to expire in September and, after Audi’s interest in the Kiwi stepped up, Marko reportedly “struck immediately despite the veto of Ricciardo’s friend Horner.” “Between Daniel and Yuki, Daniel has been part of that Yuki development project. At the same time, we obviously were also expecting from him as a very fast and experienced driver, we were expecting performance from him and we are expecting performance from him.”
“We have Isack Hadjar behind him, he did FP1s and his seat is ready in the factory. We have Iwasa ready to go. “I haven’t had that, but I’m aware that having a good race every so often isn’t good enough and also not where I want to be. I don’t want to have an odd high and then a bunch of lows.“They’re doing what they can obviously, but then at some point I’m the one in the car and I’ve got to push that throttle a bit harder.”
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