Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the team will get a truer reflection of Liam Lawson’s performance at the next race, in China this weekend, after a forgettable opening round in Melbourne. Lawson failed to finish his first full race with Red Bull as wet conditions wrought havoc at the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park yesterday.

Former F1 driver Anthony Davidson believes Liam Lawson ’s first year at Red Bull is “make or break” as he tries to get close to Max Verstappen in 2025. After just 11 races to his name, Red Bull chose Lawson over Yuki Tsunoda as Verstappen’s teammate for the 2025 F1 season.

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Racing debut proved a difficult weekend for the Kiwi, ending in the wall as he crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix. Making his full-time F1 debut as a Red Bull driver, Lawson was knocked out in Q1 in Melbourne after mistakes on his flying laps – and his race day also proved a gruelling affair.

It was a mixed bag of a curtain raiser for Red Bull Racing as Max Verstappen just missed out on victory in the Australian Grand Prix, while debutant Liam Lawson crashed out. Reigning world champion Verstappen was trapped between McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for much of the opening stint in wet conditions in Melbourne,

Liam Lawson faces the biggest challenge of his career as he partners Max Verstappen. But while he may be lacking experience of grand prix machinery, history shows he can quickly adapt to a new car