Christian Klien, Scott Speed, Sebastien Bourdais, Daniil Kvyat (twice), Pierre Gasly, Nyck de Vries, Daniel Ricciardo – the list of drivers being replaced mid-season by Red Bull or its sister team is lengthy. As of this week, Liam Lawson joins that group and, in a way, he’s even a record-breaker:Continue Reading
Pre-season, those amenable to a wager would have thought the odds on Jack Doohan being fired before Liam Lawson insufficiently lucrative to justify placing a bet. It seemed to be a dead cert, what with Alpine lining up Franco Colapinto as a ‘test and reserve driver’ within a month ofContinue Reading
Before the 2025 Formula 1 campaign actually began, figuring out the pecking order in the midfield based on pre-season testing was tricky, with the data pointing to a close fight.Fast-forward two weeks, and Racing Bulls has consistently qualified top of the midfield – Yuki Tsunoda fifth in Melbourne, then IsackContinue Reading
Romano Albesiano’s move to Honda this season will make a difference to the Japanese factory’s technical agility and help it to stay in the development race, according to the marque’s leading rider, Johann Zarco.Albesiano joined the HRC factory squad at the start of the 2025 season after an 11-year stint in theContinue Reading
A few days ago, at the launch of a new sports road bike in Rome, Ducati Team CEO Claudio Domenicali claimed that Francesco Bagnaia’s season would really begin in Qatar — where a run of tracks more suited to his taste begins.The two-time world champion endorsed the thesis on Thursday,Continue Reading
Fans of both IndyCar and NASCAR were left frustrated following the decision to run the IndyCar race at Thermal and the NASCAR Cup race at Homestead at nearly the exact same time. The American open-wheel series aired on FOX while NASCAR was featured on FOX Sports 1, except for aContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko has admitted handing Liam Lawson an early promotion to Red Bull in Formula 1 over Yuki Tsunoda was a mistake.On Thursday morning Red Bull announced Lawson and Tsunoda would swap places, with the Japanese driver promoted to the main team while the Kiwi would return toContinue Reading
It’s no secret that Red Bull is known for quick decisions when it comes to the driver market, but even by its standards, a change after just two race weekends is extreme. However, Red Bull has deemed it necessary to swap Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda.The decision is presented asContinue Reading
The Honda MotoGP team manager Alberto Puig is set to skip a third successive grand prix as he will be absent from Austin this weekend.Puig is recovering from another surgery on his left leg, which had already caused him to miss the first two events of the season in ThailandContinue Reading
Red Bull has already called time on Liam Lawson’s very short stint with the team, as the 23-year-old has been dropped after just two grands prix in 2025.Lawson will return to Red Bull’s sister squad Racing Bulls, with his former team-mate Yuki Tsunoda heading to the ‘A’ team after aContinue Reading