Liam Lawson believes his three races for Pink Bull as a super-sub harm substitute “did not actually change something” for him within the ecosystem of drivers.
Lawson was referred to as up for the Dutch, Italian, and Spanish Grands Prix as harm cowl for Isack Hadjar, with the New Zealander returning to the staff he was dropped from after simply two powerful races in early 2025.
He scored factors on two events, with a best-of-the-rest seventh at Zandvoort on a weekend Pink Bull was the fourth-best staff and sixth in Spain earlier than Hadjar returned in Azerbaijan.
Hadjar was then confirmed as Max Verstappen’s everlasting team-mate for 2027, however when requested whether or not his robust displaying on the senior staff had had any impression a couple of potential re-promotion, Lawson denied this, saying he was by no means supposed to drive the RB22 in 2026.
“I imply, the factor is, I wasn’t meant to drive this yr for Pink Bull,” Lawson advised media, together with RacingNews365, when requested if his performances had modified something for him inside the ecosystem.
“Clearly I have been within the struggle with VCARB, and I wasn’t it, to be trustworthy.
“It was nice to do these races; it was difficult, nevertheless it did not actually change something outdoors of that for subsequent yr.
“It is fairly normal, which isn’t stunning.
“For me, I did not come out of final yr and query my potential to drive a race automotive, so it’s good that I have been capable of have these races and possibly present the remainder of the world [what I am capable of doing].
“However it did not change something for me, to be trustworthy.”
