2025 Updates on Lawson Promised by Red Bull's Marko

Marko: ‘Pérez Continues to Be Red Bull’s Optimal Choice for 2024’

07/08/2024

Red Bull’s Marko endorses Pérez for 2024, hints at future plans for Lawson.

Helmut Marko, the motorsport advisor for Red Bull, has outlined why the team has chosen to retain Sergio Pérez for the remainder of the season. The Austrian revealed that confidence in the Mexican driver has been bolstered following his performance at Spa, and given the nature of the tracks in the latter half of the season.

“Sergio Perez will also be in the Red Bull Racing car post-summer break, as we now have races on circuits where he performed well last year, and we are banking on stability,” Marko stated, noting that there was no better alternative.

“He has consistently delivered strong performances, and he was also very quick last Saturday, securing third place at the race weekend in Spa. Pérez does not need to speed up, but to become more consistent, and given the alternatives, he remains our best solution.”

However, he refuted claims that Liberty Media intervened to save Pérez and support the Mexican Grand Prix: “Reports that his stay is due to Liberty Media’s desire to have him race in Mexico are untrue. They certainly want him to participate in his home race, but our driver choice is not influenced by Liberty’s intentions.”

There remains, however, an unresolved question for the 2025 season. Max Verstappen will be with Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda will race for RB F1, and Pérez is supposed to be with Red Bull, but his position is under scrutiny. Liam Lawson might inherit his seat, though this choice would be a gamble, and Marko promises updates soon on him and Isack Hadjar.

“We will announce what will happen with Liam Lawson in September. The decision to allow him to gain additional Formula 1 mileage at Imola has been in the pipeline for some time. Even if the competition wishes to loan him out, he is not available for that.”

“Our Formula 2 driver, Isack Hadjar, won his fourth victory in the lower Formula 1 category at Spa. He clearly has the potential for Formula 1. We will see how things progress, but he will certainly play a role. It may be that, like Lawson, he will spend a year as a test and simulation driver.”

2025 Updates on Lawson Promised by Red Bull's Marko

2025 Updates on Lawson Promised by Red Bull’s Marko 2025 Updates on Lawson Promised by Red Bull’s Marko

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Australian
Albert Park
16 Mar
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Chinese
Shanghai International
23 Mar
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6 Apr
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13 Apr
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2025 Australian Grand Prix Grid

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
1:15.096
Oscar Piastri
2
OSCAR
PIASTRI
1:15.180
Max Verstappen
3
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
1:15.481
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
1:15.546
Yuki Tsunoda
5
YUKI
TSUNODA
1:15.670
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
1:15.737
Charles Leclerc
7
CHARLES
LECLERC
1:15.755
Lewis Hamilton
8
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1:15.973
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
1:15.980
Carlos Sainz
10
CARLOS
SAINZ
1:16.062
Isack Hadjar
11
ISACK
HADJAR
1:16.175
Fernando Alonso
12
FERNANDO
ALONSO
1:16.453
Lance Stroll
13
LANCE
STROLL
1:16.483
Jack Doohan
14
JACK
DOOHAN
1:16.863
Gabriel Bortoleto
15
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
1:17.520
Kimi Antonelli
16
KIMI
ANTONELLI
1:16.525
Nico Hulkenberg
17
NICO
HULKENBERG
1:16.579
Liam Lawson
18
LIAM
LAWSON
1:17.094
Esteban Ocon
19
ESTEBAN
OCON
1:17.147
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
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