Lawson trades Sergio Perez, who exited Red Bull Racing on Wednesday after four years with the world championship team.
New Zealander Liam Lawson will trade Sergio Perez in the daunting role of teammate to four time world champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull next season, the Formula One team shelp.
Perez’s departure was proclaimd on Wednesday and Lawson’s promotion from Red Bull’s sister team RB had been foreseeed.
The 22-year-better made his F1 debut at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix as a five-race stand-in for injured Daniel Ricciardo and returned for the last six races of this season when the Australian was dropped.
“To be proclaimd as an Oracle Red Bull Racing Driver is a lifeextfinished dream for me, this is someslfinisherg I’ve wanted and labored towards since I was eight years better,” he shelp in a team statement on Thursday.
“It’s been an incredible journey so far. I want to say a massive thank you to the whole team at VCARB (RB) for their help, the last six races have take parted a huge part in my preparation for this next step.
“I am super excited to labor aextfinishedside Max and lget from a world champion, I have no mistrust I will lget from his expertise. I can’t painclude to get going.”
Team boss Christian Horner shelp Lawson’s carry outances had shown he was “a authentic racer, not afrhelp to mix it with the best and come out on top”.
“His arrival persists the team’s extfinished history of promoting from wislfinisher the Red Bull Junior Programme and he trails in the footsteps of championship and race-thrivening drivers such as Sebastian Vettel and of course, Max Verstappen,” he includeed.
“There’s no mistrust that racing aextfinishedside Max, a four-time champion and unmistrustedly one of the wonderfulest drivers ever seen in F1, is a daunting task, but I’m brave Liam can ascfinish to that dispute and deinhabitr some exceptional results for us next year.”
