Lawson's F1 plans have finally came to fruition — and, he hopes, will inspire his compatriots to follow his tracks.

Seated right next to me is Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner who, while addressing the somewhat controversial penalty Lando Norris was assessed during the United States Grand Prix, found time to praise Liam Lawson, noting how the young driver went toe-to-toe with Fernando Alonso throughout the weekend.

Formula 1 team Red Bull says Liam Lawson will be the partner for world champion Max Verstappen in 2025. Lawson is a New Zealander.

Red Bull faced a difficult decision that would impact at least three different drivers. Did it make the right one?

With Sergio Perez out at Red Bull, Liam Lawson has been promoted to the team alongside champion Max Verstappen.

Liam Lawson becomes the latest driver given the huge task of being team-mate to quadruple world champion at Red Bull - is the young New Zealander the one for the job and what might stand him in good stead to succeed where others have failed?

One day after dropping Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing officially picked 22-year-old Liam Lawson to be Max Verstappen's teammate next season.

That is the claim of his father Antonio Pérez Garibay, who says that like when Perez was axed from Racing Point, only for Red Bull to offer an F1 career reprieve, the Mexican rac