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Max Verstappen said that it “was not a mistake” that he liked an Instagram post criticizing Red Bull’s decision to swap Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda just two races into the new Formula One season.
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Yuki Tsunoda will race for Red Bull for the first time in front of his home fans at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen says it "was not a mistake" that he liked a comment on social media describing Red Bull's decision to demote Liam Lawson as "a panic move" and "close to bullying".
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Liam Lawson opened up on the way he was informed about his Red Bull demotion over a phone call, effective from the Japanese GP.
Liam Lawson has broken his silence after his sudden demotion from Red Bull to its junior Formula One team, Racing Bulls, following the Chinese Grand Prix. As F1 heads to Japan's Suzuka Circuit this weekend, Lawson admitted that he "wasn't expecting" the setback.
Lewis Hamilton said Red Bull's decision to swap Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda after just two races shows the unfair pressure placed on young drivers in Formula 1 today.
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — No one knows better than Liam Lawson how quickly things can change in results-driven, money-driven Formula 1. Last week the New Zealander was suddenly demoted to Racing Bulls after two poor Formula 1 races with the top team — Red Bull — in Australia and China to start the season.
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“Confidence-wise, it doesn’t change a lot. We all have enough self belief to be here, to make it to Formula One and to be in the sport,” Lawson replied. “If you don’t have that self belief, it makes it very, very difficult. So I think we all have that naturally. It doesn’t really change how I feel about myself.”
Formula 1: Liam Lawson 13th fastest on Racing Bulls return, opening practice for Japanese Grand Prix
Liam Lawson enjoyed a solid if not unspectacular start to Formula One’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, clocking the 13th fastest time in the weekend’s opening practice session. A week on from officially being demoted by Red Bull,
Even for a team with a reputation for making sudden midseason driver swaps, to move this early in the year feels abrupt.
A motion filed on March 26 requests a postponement of the May 27 trial date for more time to test the DNA of two hairs found in Rogers' car nearly
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The signs were there early that Liam Lawson was perhaps not mature enough to handle the job as Red Bull Racing teammate to four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen.
In court Thursday, attorneys for one of the three men charged in the disappearance and murder of Crystal Rogers filed two new motions hoping to delay trial.
The change to the Racing Bulls car has not helped Lawson in his first full season as a F1 driver. Lawson finished with a slower time in practice than Racing Bulls teammate Frenchman Isack Hadjar, who is also a F1 rookie. Hadjar was eighth.