With the successful formula 1 team from Red Bull You can’t be satisfied in the executive floor after the first two Grands Prix and the first sprint race. Fourth world champion Max Verstappen continues to drive outstanding and almost flawless. More than the places in Australia and four in China were not possible for the Dutch.
Apart from that, it was obvious that the Red Bull was compared to McLaren is significantly slower. It seems that too Mercedes and Ferrari are superior to the Austrian team.
Red Bull also prepares bellyache the performance of Liam Lawson. The 23-year-old New Zealander already drove some decent races for the sister team Racing Bulls (formerly Alpha Tauri) and has been a regular driver alongside Verstappen at Red Bull since the beginning of 2025. But Lawson does not get along with the difficult to drive. 18. In qualifying in Australia. Last in qualifying for the sprint race, last in qualifying for China.
No points and a lot of speculation
While Verstappen is in second place in the World Cup ranking with 36 points, Lawson is still points. Now Red Bull is supposed to think about taking Lawson out of the cockpit after two Grands Prix and through Yuki Tsunoda to replace that is currently piloted the racing Bull. There in turn could Franco frankntoto Get a chance. The 21-year-old Argentinier drove nine races for Williams last year and is a reserve driver at Alpine this year. There would be no space for Lawson.
However, it is questionable whether Tsunoda would actually be faster than Lawson. Formel1.de analyzed with the help of a strategy software on his YouTube channel that the Japanese tsunoda in the Red Bull would also have been eliminated twice in qualifying in Q1. And Tsunoda would have collected as many points in the Red Bull as Lawson – namely none at all.
It is quite possible that a man is currently laughing at the math: Sergio Pérez. The Mexican was team -mate from Verstappen for four years, had (almost always) left a look against the exceptionally and was repeatedly criticized in the team. The 35-year-old Red Bull had to leave at the end of 2024. A decision that looks like a wrong decision afterwards.