When will Ricciardo return? 'We watch from race to race'

Lawson needs to get used to F1 cars

This year, Lawson is actually racing in Japanese Super Formula, but Formula 1 always comes first, of course. However, the F1 cars are something the New Zealander has to get used to. "It's not really one thing. It's a lot of things. The car is probably the biggest thing alone, but it's stuff that comes with it, like tyres, different compounds, running inters at Zandvoort. I hadn't done that before. Working with a much bigger team. I think it's a lot of things, not just one thing," Lawson says of getting used to F1.

Ricciardo seat suits Lawson just fine

When Ricciardo will return is not yet known, but from Lawson, it may be a while yet. "I think now that I've had a taste, it's definitely something I've fallen in love with, and I don't think I can settle for anything less. It's race by race. Right now, it's race by race, and basically, we see in the future. I think I'll prepare for the next race as normal," Lawson said on Ricciardo's return.

The next race is right after the weekend in Singapore and will be held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan. The track is a familiar one for Lawson because of competing in the Japanese Super Formula series. "We raced once, but we did two tests there. So, I have driven the track a little bit. It would obviously be super cool to be able to race Formula 1 there, but yeah, we'll see what happens," the AlphaTauri driver concluded.