The former Formula 1 racing driver Joyon Palmer observes the driver’s exchange at Red Bull after only two races driven with a large portion of skepticism. The team had put on this situation itself, according to the Brit.
Red Bull saw off his rookie Liam Lawson after just two races and fits him into the B team Racing Bulls. At the same time, the racing team takes a remarkable turnaround and promotes Yuki Tsunoda, who had always been overlooked in recent years.
The idea behind it: The more experienced Japanese with 89 starts should get the urgently needed World Cup points as possible so that Red Bull does not miss the connection to the top teams. The best way to use Tsunoda can take advantage of the home advantage at the Grand Prix in Suzuka.
Lawson, on the other hand, is allowed to gain further F1 experience, but would no longer be in the spotlight in the Racing Bull. It was a “purely sporting decision”, said team boss Christian Horner.
While RTL expert Felix Görner evaluates the lightning-out as a “logical and just decision”, the former racing driver Joyon Palmer would have given the rookie more than just the two races.
He would have kept Lawson a little longer to see whether he finds it better on a conventional race weekend and on a route that he knows well, “he wrote in a column for the official website of Formula 1, which he had published before the official confirmation.
Ex-racing driver Palmer: “Red Bull is known to be merciless”
Now Red Bull has “driven himself into the tightness,” says the 34-year-old. Tsunoda is simply condemned to function directly.
“So it is a perverse situation for Yuki. Theoretically, he has worked into the A team for years. Last year he won 7-2 against Lawson, including the sprint qualifying, and in my opinion, because of his experience and results, he should have been awarded the surcharge,” emphasized Palmer: “But the change in the middle of the season is even more difficult and illustrated for a second driver, the difficult situation, the difficult situation, the difficult situation, in which Red Bull is located. “
Palmer is not really surprised in view of the latest developments in the racing team. “As is well known, Red Bull is merciless.”