Liam Lawson is hopeful that his efficiency with Crimson Bull earlier this yr will favour him relating to a choice over his 2027 drive.
Lawson stood in for an injured Isack Hadjar when the game returned from the summer time break, racing in Zandvoort, Monza and Madrid for the senior squad.
The New Zealander’s performances have been a notable enchancment on the tough interval he endured at the beginning of 2025, when he lasted simply two rounds earlier than being demoted again to the sister group.
Regardless of his constructive marketing campaign, Lawson’s seat shouldn’t be but assured for 2027, as System 2 championship contender Nikola Tsolov is believed to be an choice for Racing Bulls subsequent yr.
When requested if his Crimson Bull stint will assist his case for a 2027 drive, Lawson instructed media together with RacingNews365: “I believe doubtlessly, simply in how tough it may be to leap into a unique automobile.
“However outdoors of that, I do not know. I believe it is dependent upon the way you have a look at it. Truthfully, I don’t know.”
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Lawson highlights major purpose for Racing Bulls season
Lawson has been a frequent finisher contained in the factors this yr, and presently sits on 65 factors after 16 rounds.
Whereas the pecking order has advanced into a transparent break up between the highest 4 and the remainder of the groups, Racing Bulls’ best-case is a P5 end within the constructors’ standings.
Lawson insisted it stays the first purpose for the group because it seems to be to return out on prime within the battle in opposition to Alpine.
“The primary a part of the yr when everybody’s nonetheless funnelling themselves out, there was a case the place we have been fairly shut with them,” Lawson mentioned.
“Over the course of a season, when the hole is as huge as it’s, all of it ultimately evens out and also you see the tempo.
“For us, we might by no means be combating them anyway.
“To be ninth, combating Alpine, it will be an enormous achievement for us as a group to be in entrance of them, and for me personally as properly.”
