Horner hints Lawson's RB place may lead to Red Bull promotion

The Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has indicated Liam Lawson has an opportunity to make his case to replace Sergio Pérez and line up alongside Max Verstappen for the team, potentially as early as next season.

- Giles Richards

Horner said they dropped Daniel Ricciardo for Lawson at their sister team RB, because the Australian had failed to prove he was in good enough form to step up, leading the team to give the young New Zealander a chance for the rest of this season.

Ricciardo had been placed at RB with a view to proving he was ready to replace Pérez should the Mexican's poor form continue. However, while Pérez remains off the pace, Red Bull did not believe Ricciardo had done enough to warrant replacing him, so Horner opted for new young talent.