Helmut Marko has claimed Liam Lawson will be a part of certainly one of Pink Bull’s two Formulation 1 groups subsequent yr, however given no indication who he’ll change.
Lawson made his F1 debut on the Dutch Grand Prix final yr as an alternative choice to Daniel Ricciardo, who was injured in a crash throughout apply. Throughout his five-race stint on the staff Lawson scored their finest results of the season on the time with ninth place in Singapore.
He has served as a reserve driver throughout 2024 however has not began a race because the Japanese Tremendous Formulation season finale at Suzuka final October. However Marko has given the strongest indication but Lawson will probably be an everyday F1 driver subsequent yr.
“He will definitely be in certainly one of our vehicles subsequent yr,” Marko advised Kleine Zeitung.
Pink Bull has already re-signed Sergio Perez to drive alongside Max Verstappen at its high staff subsequent yr. Yuki Tsunoda has been re-signed to drive for RB, the staff Lawson made his debut for final yr when it was referred to as AlphaTauri.
That leaves solely Ricciardo’s seat unaccounted for. Nonetheless Perez’s poor outcomes at Pink Bull this yr have raised persistent questions over his future. These had been final addressed by staff principal Christian Horner on the day after the earlier race at Spa, the place Perez fell from second on the grid to complete seventh. “Checo stays a Pink Bull Racing driver regardless of current hypothesis and we sit up for seeing him carry out at tracks he has beforehand excelled at after the summer season break,” Horner advised the staff final month.
Nonetheless Marko mentioned Perez’s place within the staff is contingent upon him commonly delivering robust performances. “If Checo persistently brings his regular pace, we’re glad. However he at all times has these fluctuations, whether or not in qualifying or a sure race part. The consistency is missing; that’s the issue.”
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