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Challenge for Red Bull in 2025: 'If Verstappen has a bad day...'
- GPblog.com
For the 2025 season, Liam Lawson joined Red Bull Racing as Max Verstappen's teammate. After winning his fourth consecutive championship in 2024, the Dutch driver would like to go for five in a row. According to Gary Anderson, a former race car designer, this will be Red Bull Racing's biggest obstacle.
Speaking to The Race, Anderson said, "As he's done since seeing off Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen will lead the team in the way he wants the car, and Liam Lawson will have to live with that and just hope he can come up with the driving style required to bring some big points-scoring results home."
Challenge in 2025 for Red Bull
Verstappen has had several teammate changes over his time at Red Bull Racing. After Sergio Perez failed to score enough points during the season, they came to an agreement that Perez would not continue with the team in 2025. Anderson notes that Lawson will have to do what Perez did not.
"As Verstappen's clear number two, Lawson will have a bit of time to prove he was worthy of the promotion, but that will soon wear off. Red Bull is renowned for expecting results from newbies far earlier than they are ready. If Verstappen has a bad day, Lawson will be expected to be there to pick up the pieces."
Red Bull Racing has had to replace more than just a driver; they also had to fill the spot left empty by Adrian Newey. Anderson said, "With all the talk that Adrian Newey wasn't being relied upon, 2025 is the time to prove that really is the case."
This article was written in collaboration with Esteban den Toom.
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