“We didn’t do anything about it”
After an exposure: ex-f1 pilot with allegations against Red Bull
Updated on August 15th, 2025 – 11:00 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The time of Liam Lawson in Formula 1 for Red Bull was limited. Now the ex-pilot of the racing team reports with allegations.
He had great dreams and wanted to make it with Red Bull in Formula 1 to the podium. But for Liam Lawson nothing came of it. The New Zealander only drove two races, rather it was replaced. Now the 23-year-old commented-and criticizes the handling of the racing team with him.
Lawson compared his situation with other young drivers and found that Red Bull apparently did not adequately prepare him for his commitment. So he said “RacingNews365”: “If you look at how other teams have tackled the attempt to bring young drivers in, and look at the tests, the time in the cockpit, the volume, for example Kimi (Antonelli, note d. Red.) Before he drove races this year – we didn’t do anything about it. “
The Italian Antonelli drives for Mercedes and ended up tenth in Hungary. For Red Bull, Lawson was only allowed to drive in Melbourne and then in Shanghai. Through his statement, he indicates that he would have lacked decisive training and test kilometers in advance in order to optimally prepare for the premier class.
Both routes that Lawson drove did not know the new Formula 1 pilot at the time. He also emphasized that one of the weekends was a “sprint weekend”. “In China, we dared a shot in the blue in the set-up to try to learn something,” said Lawson. He understood it in such a way that this approach should help him develop in order to get a better understanding of the car. That is why he was satisfied with driving this type of set-up.
In retrospect, he now said: “My performance was basically used to start back from the team.” Yuki tsunoda followed him. The Japanese is 18th in the driver’s ranking, so far has scored 10 points. The Antonelli, on the other hand, is in seventh place with 64 points.