Liam Lawson says he has a ‘perfect’ scenario in his bid to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull

In three of his races so far Lawson Scored points twice, finishing ninth both times at the United States Grand Prix and most recently in Sao Paulo. The 22-year-old has reached the final qualifying stage for both the sprint and Sunday’s race in Brazil.

His performance since returning to Formula 1 will no doubt be bad news for the team. Sergio Perezas the Mexican faces increasing pressure to retain his place at Red Bull next season. The team offered him a contract extension until the end of 2025 in the hope that he would regain his form, but it turned out exactly the opposite.

Perez has failed to finish in the top five since the Miami Grand Prix as he sits eighth in the drivers’ standings, almost 150 points behind his teammate. Max Verstappen. The 34-year-old recently battled Lawson at RB on the track.

The two drivers came to blows in Mexico City when Lawson gave Perez the middle finger as he overtook him on the main straight. While his performances are impressive, these actions won’t win Red Bulland commentator Harry Benjamin says Lawson could have jeopardized his chances at Red Bull being too “edgy”.

Liam Lawson is “trying to prove to Red Bull” that he is the man to replace Sergio Perez next season.

Lawson beat Perez in the last two races, with the latter finishing out of the points in both Grands Prix and the former scoring points in Brazil. Lawson ‘ridiculed’ Perez for his driving in Sao Paulo on the radio as he looks to take his place for next season.

It was said that Red Bull may fire Perezwith rumors that this could happen even before Las Vegas Grand Prix. The team is known for being ruthless and making brutal decisions mid-season, as evidenced by Ricciardo this season.

Speaking on ESPN F1 Unlapped, Lawrence Edmondson believes Lawson is in the “ideal” scenario at Red Bull as he is currently superior to the driver he wants to replace and Perez continues to do “such a poor job” in the car that Verstappen will win his fourth world title.

“I mean, obviously Perez is under a lot of pressure and doing surprisingly well fighting Liam Lawson in the last two races,” he said.

“I mean, this is the perfect scenario for Liam. He’s trying to prove to Red Bull, “Look, I’m the guy you want to replace Perez, I can get the job done,” and Perez is doing such a bad job that the car in Max’s hands is a second faster than all the others in in the hands of Cheko, competing with RB.”

Can Liam Lawson replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull?

Perez holds off Red Bull significantly in the Constructors’ Championship as the team sits third behind McLaren and Ferrari – 49 points behind the latter at the top of the standings. If the Milton Keynes-based side want to get back to the top, it’s worth assessing their options for 2025.

Lawson appears to be the favorite to take over if Red Bull decides to sack Perez, but his teammate Yuki Tsunoda this is also an option. The Japanese driver spent four seasons in the juniors and outperformed Ricciardo for most of the year.

Franco Colapinto has emerged as a potential candidate for the spot thanks to his impressive performances at Williams this season. Red Bull have reportedly offered Williams £15.5 million for Colapinto. how Christian Horner confirmed his interest in the Argentine in Sao Paulo.

Colapinto’s manager says he ‘absolutely’ didn’t sign anything. even after Gabriel Bortoleto removed him from his seat at Sauber. It is likely that the 21-year-old’s chances of joining Red Bull will depend on whether Perez is sacked, opening the door to both the first team and RB next year, with one of the latter’s drivers expected to be promoted .

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