New Zealand Formula One driver Liam Lawson of Red Bull Racing drives during new season testing in Bahrain. Red Bull confirmed on Thursday that Liam Lawson had been dropped after just two races, citing a “duty of care to protect” him. The team demoted Lawson to Racing Bulls, replacing him with Yuki Tsunoda for the Japanese driver’s home race in Suzuka next Sunday. David Davies/PA Wire/dpa
Driver Liam Lawson has broken his silence after being dumped by Red Bull after just two F1 races.
Lawson, 23, was demoted to Racing Bulls and replaced with Yuki Tsunoda on Thursday after he qualified last for both the sprint race and the Grand Prix in China and crashed out on his debut in Melbourne.
The New Zealander took to social media on Friday to address the demotion.
“Being an Oracle Red Bull Racing driver has been my dream since I was a kid, it’s what I’ve worked towards my whole life,” he wrote, alongside pictures of himself as a child depicted as a F1 driver.
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“It’s tough, but I’m grateful for everything that’s brought me to this point. To every one of you who’s stood by me, thank you for all the support it means the world.”
He thanked the Racing Bulls for the “warm welcome” and said he was “excited and ready to go to work at one of my favourite places.”
Lawson signed with Red Bull as a junior driver on his 17th birthday.
In December he was named as Sergio Perez’s replacement at Red Bull for 2025, after Perez lost his seat after four years as Max Verstappen’s team-mate.
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