Helmut Marko has spoken the truth about what they need with Liam Lawson. Well, nothing more than a stable second driver, whose task will be to lose first...
Well, those who thought Lawson had hit the jackpot with a seat at Red Bull Racing should ponder the following lines:
“Despite his limited F1 experience, Liam Lawson was mentally the strongest of our junior drivers. No one can beat Max Verstappen; that's a heavy burden, and you have to accept that. Lawson is capable of that, and he has great potential for development. If we compare him to Yuki Tsunoda, Yuki is clearly a faster driver, but he lacks the elements mentioned. He makes unnecessary mistakes and crashes, has trouble managing his outbursts of anger, and in those moments, he tends to 'slow down.' With these factors, you start with an even greater handicap in a team where the current world champion is on the other side of the pits.”
"All of this would have been too difficult for Tsunoda; he wouldn't have been able to emotionally process being behind, not being able to win. We expect Lawson to be within three tenths of Verstappen in qualifying and the races. According to our calculations, this should be enough to accumulate a sufficient number of points in the Constructors' Championship. We expect him to continue improving according to his abilities," Marko clarified Liam Lawson's position within the Red Bull team.
