Is It Now Or Never For Liam Lawson’s F1 Career?

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Liam Lawson made a big impression last season - an opportunity was presented, and he took it. BUT it hasn't lead to a seat, and the longer time goes on, is his opportunity only more likely to pass...?
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@samueltownend9188 3 месяца назад

The fact that Stroll, Sargeant, Zhou, Perez and Ricciardo all have a seat but Lawson does not is infuriating.

@kyledignam2206 3 месяца назад

And magnussen

@samueltownend9188 3 месяца назад

@@kyledignam2206 Forgot about him. Ocon too

@cyan_oxy6734 3 месяца назад

@@samueltownend9188So Gasly as well because Ocon is beating him semi regularly?

@turbo_brian 3 месяца назад

I mean, if sauber wanted to dro zhou for lawson, red bull would block it. Of that list, Perez and Ricardo you can easily argue have done more in the past to merit a seat on the grid, while all the others don't have access to lawson. So your frustration is misplaced.

@digitalgulby 3 месяца назад

Some of those guys i generally like but F1 should be about max performance, not marketing opportunities. Liam belongs in the sport.

@Narmatonia 3 месяца назад

I really like Ricciardo as a person, but I don’t understand why they would keep a driver almost certainly past his best in that seat, when they could take a young driver who is only going to get better

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Because Formula 1 is a business.

@Narmatonia 3 месяца назад

Is he like Perez with a lot of financial backing? That wasn't something I was aware of

@Loki-sk7bi 3 месяца назад

Keeping Ricciardo and Perez means that Red Bull no longer have standards.

@KJ28554 3 месяца назад

@@Narmatoniahe’s basically only there cause red bull have fought to keep him in the grid and everyone likes his personality Other than that he’s got nothing to offer

@StarlordStavanger 3 месяца назад

Ricky is a has been and a never was and now it’s just sad

@JXLY7 3 месяца назад

At the end of the day it comes down to one simple question Red bull have to ask themselves. Do they value Danny’s commercial value more than Liam’s career. My personal opinion is that Liam should be in already, if not at the end of the season to replace Danny. This is supposed to be the ‘pinnacle of motorsport’ yet we still have pay drivers. Nowadays I consider Danny a pay driver since it’s literally his presence that pays Red bull, not his performances. Same goes for McLaren days. What do I think will happen? They will keep Daniel because at the end of the day, they are a business that will value his sales more than Liam maybe getting points now and then in an RB next year.

@jordansnow6199 3 месяца назад

Liam needs a billionaire parent at this point. As in the next two years another young up a coming driver that will gain attention by other teams. The current batch of young drivers not in F1 that have shown potential because of politics is concerning.

@joachimbambury6376 3 месяца назад

Lawson at Williams sounds good to me. Unfortunately red bull isn’t looking loyal to Yuki or Liam, be that personal or circumstance. Williams is kind of perfect for Liam. As you said earlier, he’s a tidy and reliable driver as well as the fact that he has a relationship with Alex already

@wjack89 3 месяца назад

While I do believe there are drivers who have had their time (Riccardo, Stroll, KMag, etc.) I also think that at this level if you want the seat you need to perform on a different level. Like you need to make it undeniable for a team to say yes to you. Only 20 seats with 15-18 already taken at the start of each season. Difficult to ask such young drivers to outperform to get a seat on a mid team, but that’s apart of the sports business

@patricktrakzel9657 3 месяца назад

'perform on a different level' ....like Logan!!!

@JasonAtlas 3 месяца назад

Logan is a generational talent. I have never seen someone finish last or not at all so much.

@Duval-In-The-Wall 3 месяца назад

We had 3 of the worst rookies in recent memory in 2021, then average Zhou in 2022 Don’t even dare call this based on merit, because it 100% isn’t

@xtreme8935 3 месяца назад

If Sergio keeps going the way he is, do you think RedBull might flick him for Liam? I just don’t see them keeping him if he can’t perform. Also Daniel has picked things up over the last few races as well. Beating Yuki two races in a row, so he could be coming back..just needs a car to perform, last week wasn’t good for either of the racing bulls

@GOICOBA 3 месяца назад

Lawson should've stayed in DTM. That season finish was a disaster, but he would've won next year again.

@chancebarber4902 3 месяца назад

Don't worry guys Liam is my teammate in F1 23 and he doing solid. I got him a secure F1 seat

@kian_de_gamer1638 3 месяца назад

There are actual rumors now of Liam being in the running for the Audi seat

@Tekkas_GG 3 месяца назад

After Spain, there is litterally zero reason to not put Lawson in the second redbull over Perez.

@MarcoVerma 3 месяца назад

9:17 sorry but tsunoda isnt over 3 and a half tenths ahead of ricciardo. The average gap is one tenths. In canada he outquallifyed him and here in spain only .09 behind him

@XConnor-21 3 месяца назад

True, but finishing 2-8 on Quali is still embarrassing. That’s 5-12 in total including last year’s results, not far away from his struggling season in McLaren 2021 (7-15)

@notthefia9154 3 месяца назад

At the time of writing the video (which I’m guessing was pre Canada) Tsunoda was factually 3 tenths ahead of Ric, Sky even did a section on it as interestingly enough the gap between Yuki and Daniel over the first 5 races of the season was the exact same as the gap between Yuki and Nyck over the first 5 races

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Good thing that's not what I said.

@HorrorDox 3 месяца назад

after note getting a seat for 2024, starting the year would have the moment in a stick&ball sport youd trade him to let him free. At this point your harming a driver like this then helping them. If he doesnt get a seat in 2025, hes bound to the land of the Kiwi Driver, Indycar.

@Pedro285 3 месяца назад

Sadly I think the ship has sailed for Liam. We (Kiwis) do not have large corporate wealth that can open doors as many countries do. Perez is locked-in, as is Tsunoda. Our Aussie cousins will push hard for Danny Ric and Horner rates him highly. Best hope for Liam is a loan to Sauber if they were interested.

@Phantom-mg5cg 3 месяца назад

Red Bull must give Lawson a cockpit at Alpha Tauri. If they don´t, they should sell the team, because then it´s just a bullsh*t team that has no ambition to become first and not a junior team. I wouldn´t have kept Pérez, i´d try Sainz. For Alpha Tauri I would go with Lawson and Hadjar. There is not really a point to keep Tsunoda at Alpha Tauri if they don´t trust him to perform in a Red Bull. I think, the data must show Red Bull that Pérez is faster than Tsunoda, otherwise they probably would have taken Tsunoda for Red Bull. Ricciardo is sadly far behind his old pace and I would drop him immediately even though I consider myself a Ricciardo fan. If Red Bull keeps all four seats like this year, they continue to be a one-man-team and are really in trouble if Verstappen leaves. One year ago all the great drivers would have loved to join Red Bull, but now McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari are on pace and I trust Ferrari and Mercedes more for the 2026 engine than Red Bull-Ford.

@exendaddy 3 месяца назад

Squarespace streak ended 😭

@MuhammadNiz007 3 месяца назад

If Daniel riccardo is allowed to stay in F1 then fans will make his life so miserable because he deserves it

@RoyLimisAw3s0me 3 месяца назад

Daniel Ricciardo didn't get a contract for 2025 still................................................

@MajesticDemonLord 3 месяца назад

As a Kiwi, It is an absolute Travesty that Liam doesnt have a seat. *TRAVESTY I SAY!*

@joshualamp2438 3 месяца назад

Yuki is better than Perez, a blind man can see that, it’s all about sponsorship.

@Duval-In-The-Wall 3 месяца назад

It’s not as obvious as you think

@Dschibutiri 3 месяца назад

4 views after 20 seconds. Bro fell off😢

@jonahehlers1673 3 месяца назад

we need more teams and more drivers

@wildbillwilmoth98 3 месяца назад

14 teams would be amazing but I think 10 is the max with tracks like Monaco and other tracks that need smaller cars. I think Racing Bulls will get sold to either Hi-Tech or Carlin.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

I beg.

@JuicedOnKids 3 месяца назад

@@wildbillwilmoth98 13 teams is the Max. All circuits need to beable to hold 26 cars.

@wildbillwilmoth98 3 месяца назад

@@JuicedOnKids I thought they had 14 cars once in the 90's. Maybe it was 13. Anyway that would still be a great amount and opportunity for younger drivers.

@agamernamedwill2585 3 месяца назад

We do but the sole attempt to grow the grid is being blocked because of anti-USA bias

@JAY-RIZZY 3 месяца назад

0:25 "Liam Lawson deputized for 5 Grands Prix, scored points in one, outqualified Verstappen in another." Technically, the points and outqualifying Max both happened at the same Grand Prix, Singapore 2023.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Double trouble.

@MurrayMaunder 3 месяца назад

And the Alpha Tauri was at that point where Sauber are this year - bottom.

@buuthakid3819 3 месяца назад

The fact that they gave Nyck de vries a chance and said screw it to Liam is just criminal.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Tbf I think De Vries merited a shot at the time. In hindsight it was a mistake, but you win some, you lose some.

@halamadrid7821 3 месяца назад

Mate de Vries rlly deserved a seat after he was brilliant in f2.No one gave him a chance for like 3 yrs until alphatauri finally gave him a deserved chance

@LimitPro1 3 месяца назад

@@halamadrid7821 he also influenced Yuki, that's why we now have the current Yuki

@adamcollingburn430 3 месяца назад

Nick could have been great given the time, but sadly he didn’t have a big backing like Yuki had with Honda or Perez has with Mexico and his sponsors and he was arguably closer to Yuki than Perez is to Max. Harsh reality that your seat isn’t always reflective of your talent in F1

@magnustan841 3 месяца назад

In hindsight, maybe, but not at the time. Literally the majority of the fanbase was crying out for some team to sign Nyck when he scored points at Monza. Well F1 fans are the most fickle people on earth, so I wasn't expecting anything less

@MrDiggityaus 3 месяца назад

Haas are crazy thinking that putting Ocon with Bearman will work. Ocon clashes with experienced and world champion teammates, he will try to run rough over a rookie Bearman. Could you imagine the fireworks if Haas ever try to tell him to let Ollie through?

@hema2170 3 месяца назад

As a experienced and selfish driver, Ocon will bully Ollie

@DisamerdScroll 3 месяца назад

There isnt much choice for HAAS, Ocon is fast but tbh Ollie should be *easily* beaten enough as to not make Ocon being his usual self and maybe even help Ollie, at least for a couple of years before Ollie gets fast and pressures Ocon But beyond Ocon, HAAS only really has keeping KMag or someone like Zhou, Zhou would just be a "safer" but worst Ocon but brings good sponsor money Carlos or Bottas are basically a no go imo since either one will probably be at Williams or Sauber regardless of which goes which.

@1greenMitsi 3 месяца назад

ollie is overated by the british press, hes a 1 race wonder just like Devries, hes too tall and nowhere in F2

@MrDiggityaus 3 месяца назад

@@1greenMitsi Yeah i kinda agree honestly, but overhyped (and ferrari backed) or not, he is looking most likely to go into that seat. And Ocon is in the other seat will be civil war. And Haas I don’t think have the personell to keep Esteban in line.

@gold9994 2 месяца назад

@@1greenMitsi Do u think Bearman is near Verstappen/Hamilton level talent?

@TGfoever 3 месяца назад

Another year as a reserve will kill any chance Liam has at a seat. If he is not on the grid in 2025, he will NEVER be on the grid in a full time role

@aoife1122 3 месяца назад

He will not get a seat in 2025 (probably never, I'm afraid, unless he's prepared to twiddle his thumbs in the Red Bull garage for yet another year, in the faint hope they'll have a change of heart with their change of engines in '26) ... far too many drivers with lucrative sponsor backing for him to have any hope for a drive. I know, we love nothing better than the old "F1 musical chairs" on social meejah but the reality is, F1 is a pretty darn conservative (and risk averse) bunch and they much prefer sticking to "the devils they know"... even better if said devils have a big fat checkbook. I can see only one rookie joining the grid for next year and that is Kimi Antonelli. As for the one left standing when the music stops? Your guess is as good as mine but I'd put my money on Ocon, Sargent seems to have some "guardian angel" watching over his F1 career (a nicer term for "billionaire uncle ;). Yes, Brit tubers already hyping Bearman as a "shoo-in" at Haas next year but he is only their reserve driver because he cost 'em nothing. If there is one thing Gene Haas likes even better than Ferrari powah then it is hard cash, I wouldn't be too surprised if he's trying to land the biggest fish of them all: Joe Gung-Ho. After their recent debacle with Marzipan and Schumacher they surely have little appetite for yet another rookie experiment.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

That's what's I thought initially - now I'm not so sure.

@vojtechnovacek7776 3 месяца назад

We have said this about de Vries too. And he got his chance

@jasonfindlay8864 3 месяца назад

Wait 1 more year .. no harm let’s others fail .. No seats for 2025 .. if he has a sissy fit they will go bye bye and he will be lost

@thomassf3 3 месяца назад

Can I just say that I feel really sorry for Felipe Drugovich. In 2022, the year where Liam came 3rd in F2, Felipe absolutely destroyed the competition, beating 2nd place Pourchaire by over 100 points. And yet the poor guy has never once really been in contention or even talk for a seat! We've seen how good Lawson was in his few races last year, and he was beaten with authority by Drugovich. I just feel really sorry for him, one of those very talented drivers who will probably never get a chance in the top level.

@hadesxo4472 Месяц назад

yeah but he ain’t that good compared to lawson, lawson excelled in so many categories DTM, super formula etc felipe is kinda a one hit wonder with a good car in F2 , my bets are on lawson atm

@JPalazzolo31 3 месяца назад

I’m sorry but if Ricciardo gets the second RB seat over this kid, that would be criminal

@LPSOLID 3 месяца назад

that's business :/

@anime_addicted9 3 месяца назад

Not rly if you put Lawson and Riccardo in the same seat ricc beats Lawson

@stibbz25 3 месяца назад

I feel bad for the likes of Liam, Felipe, Theo and all drivers who win f2 and then are forced to not race in f2/f1 for a year because there are some completely woeful drivers in f1 who aren't developing and priving themselves. This idea I have wouldn't work but I think, in order to have development for younger drivers the driver who finishes last in the championship, no matter who they are, should immediately lose their seat to the f2 champion. It sounds extremely harsh especially for someone who finds themselves in a very similar situation to logan who was brought in too early, but it gives the f2 champion a guaranteed seat to prove themselves and therfore continue their career. Alternatively you could have a rule where at one sprint race a year; a team must include a development driver. For example Mercedes could put antonelli in the sprint at Sao Paulo, and Alpine could have used doohan at the Chinese sprint. It gives these drivers a chance to show they can drive in f1 race conditions, which they don't get a chance to do unless they find themselves in a Bearman/De Vries like situation

@bsylvester713 3 месяца назад

I'd take that further just automatically promote F2 Champion and Vice Champion to the 9th and 10th team in last years constructors championship respectively. For quality sake, it shouldn't be a driver that has been in F2 for MORE THAN three seasons. It's up to the team who they drop. Your idea is also good. Obviously if someone finished last in a F1 season they got beaten by their team mate!

@xxKURTMANxx 3 месяца назад

I’m for the first part. Last place knock out and replace with F2 champ. Or ya know they could just let Andretti in finally lol

@hema2170 3 месяца назад

Theo did badly in indycar

@sethmeaseles3301 3 месяца назад

There's always a surprising amount of talent that's in f2 that goes completely untapped. It's not just the champions but also a lot of the top 3 drivers have the chance to do well in f1 but they never get the chance. We had a good run of bringing up a bunch of young talent from the junior formulas until 2022. None of the teams want to take risks on young talent anymore. They want someone with more experience and it usually leads to their own detriment. That's why I'm on board with Kimi jumping straight into Mercedes cause they're the only ones who realistically are open to taking risks.

@ehrlichgesagt863 3 месяца назад

That not the hole truth Sauber literally got Zhou in a average f2 driver that wasnt even a junior of them. Because he was Chinese. Theo is literally there own junior driver and won f2 at a younger age then piastri and still has pretty much no chance for a seat. But then yuki will stay forever because he is Japanese and honda is in f1..

@natec5373 3 месяца назад

I would love to welcome Lawson into the beautiful world of INDYCAR lol

@mattiasgarbi9470 3 месяца назад

He should have considered a part-time Ganassi seat this year in my opinion. He could have been more solid than Lundqvist.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

F2 is now an Indy feeder series tbf.

@MurrayMaunder 3 месяца назад

Where F1 dreams die, sadly. Superlicence points are thin among Indycar drivers. FIA and F1 need a big shake up once the euphoria of millions of new fans dies down.

@mr.izanami1796 3 месяца назад

Liam + Alex at Williams would be such a banger lineup and future proof as well....Man come on

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

It'd be a vibe ngl

@charmainechin9249 3 месяца назад

I'd argue that Carlos + Alex is an even bigger banger combination

@F1dude. 3 месяца назад

Id have to agree sainz has kuch more experience @charmainechin9249

@AndrewTSq 3 месяца назад

It sounds like Sainz in williams next year will be official this weekend.

@adf1fanboy-eb2sr 3 месяца назад

The Red Bull DTM videos of those two are great, be an awesome pairing.

@tak8261 3 месяца назад

The thing is,with Daniel’s age and past 4 year trend, you can only really expect him to be mediocre at best. Liam in my mind is a bit overrated but he has at least already shown he won’t be a disaster, and only has upside from here. I get why RBR may not want to risk putting Liam on the 2nd seat, but putting him beside Yuki is not much of a risk, so I really hope they make the right call for next season.

@That1KarGuy 3 месяца назад

Liam recently partnered with outdoor brand Kathmandu so that’s a good step in the household name sponsorship direction

@cryptoKR 2 месяца назад

Think he's still with Rodin cars also. Rodin is a billionaire in New Zealand

@lordoflek 3 месяца назад

there should be twelve teams on the grid.. hell make it 14 and the bottom four drivers don't qualify for the GP. would solve the problem of spots being taken by 40 year olds,

@JasonAtlas 3 месяца назад

No need for that. Just remove the halo and we'll get more drivers coming through.

@gamechip06 2 месяца назад

@@JasonAtlas 💀💀💀 literally

@billclinton5888 3 месяца назад

Ricciardo is my favourite driver and athlete but even I think it’s time for him to move on. There are plenty of other opportunities for him to race, such as Indycar, which I think would be best for all parties.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

I'd love to see him take his personality and brand to Indycar.

@Warrioruk 3 месяца назад

At this point he just annoys the heck out of me. We all love him as a person, but the fact he's actively blocking Liam from getting his deserves shot at RB, due to his false hopes of getting back into the Red Bull is gonna make him start to lose fans.

@fallenshallrise 3 месяца назад

Sure but who's to say if Daniel goes out that Liam automatically goes in?

@DisamerdScroll 3 месяца назад

@@fallenshallrise who would get in? Ocon? lol At most u would get Hadjar from F2 but Liam seems the more obvious choice and Marko likes him

@billclinton5888 3 месяца назад

@@fallenshallrise who do you think gets the seat then? Every source is pointing to Lawson, I haven’t seen anything that says otherwise. He filled in 5 races for RB as well

@alifpr 3 месяца назад

Liam and Alex as teammates?! YES PLEASE. Oh and btw I don’t think I’ve ever seen that 4:30 angle before and I gotta say your setup looks pretty simple and neat Tommo!

@braydend9582 3 месяца назад

Sainz will probably join Williams. They are really investing for 2026 & beyond and hoping to be a championship team once again

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Ngl, I tidied up specifically for it. 😅

@Ponden 3 месяца назад

Please just put my boy Liam in a car 😭

@1greenMitsi 3 месяца назад

brutal truth is while Liam may be good, he is not the new max verstappen. When you process this fact it makes sense how RB is managing the driver situation

@Duval-In-The-Wall 3 месяца назад

Doesn’t make sense at all ngl. Their B team has a driver not good enough and a driver they don’t want. So it is useless

@AudyBharksuwana 3 месяца назад

Honestly I want to see Liam paired up with Alex, loved their chemistry during their DTM season. Having said that, I’m 99% sure Alex could have great chemistry with anyone on the grid.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

His vibes are off the chart.

@jarrod1766 3 месяца назад

I think Lawson should be running a series this year. I don't see how his development is helped by not running anything

@Tweej 3 месяца назад

Would have been nice to see him do Le Man's or Super Formula again... Think the fear is these guys show interest elsewhere they get forgot about weirdly... They wanna be available if someone breaks a finger.....

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

It's a fair question. Piastri didn't run in 2022 and was fine, can go either way I think. Depends on the drivers dedication.

@mdg0703 3 месяца назад

Piastri is doing well enough, true, but don't you think he'd be even better if he didn't spend a year on the sidelines? I think his year off is showing in his tyre management, most likely.

@mattiasgarbi9470 3 месяца назад

@@TweejWhile useless in his F1 development I would have liked to see him in Indycar, maybe in a Dale Coyne or part-time in the 5th Ganassi seat. Arrow McLaren would have been a different story.

@Craig_Simpson 3 месяца назад

He should do Indy Car

@かがさんかわいい 3 месяца назад

I think Liam’s motivations to attack his teammate is really holding his seat back. Remember Japanese GP last year, and please everyone have to learn what Liam did during qualifying of the last round of Super Formula.

@Duval-In-The-Wall 3 месяца назад

What? What did he do wrong in the Japanese Grand Prix last season?

@Fr3ddyM3hrCurry 3 месяца назад

Just wanna say that additional to the great information tommo presents, his background in design realy shines through in the videos. From the "Tommo-Pink" Lighting in the room to the Edits and visuals every video is just so nice to watch.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Very kind Freddy 🫡

@frenzybar7936 3 месяца назад

In this industry, you need to perform like Michael Schumacher did in the Jordan back in 91! basically sweep people off their feet to snag that seat! being just good is not enough!

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Or bring the bag - which Michael did too tbf. Mercedes made sure that was a profitable punt for Eddie

@frenzybar7936 3 месяца назад

@@TommoMcCluskey Yep! Latifi and Zhou are a testament to that minus the talent of Shumi!

@fallenshallrise 3 месяца назад

Like it or not that's the bar that has been set. When a rookie gets a chance and isn't a pay driver the expectation is that they are going to show some otherworldly talent immediately - otherwise just hire a veteran that can drive a full race weekend without making mistakes. If you had a time machine and put a rookie Vettel or Montoya or Kubica or Alonso or Senna or Lewis or MSC or even RSC in the VCRAB alongside Yuki with no preparation they would wipe the floor with him and would not be 4/10 behind in quali.

@1greenMitsi 3 месяца назад

@@TommoMcCluskey schumi was a pay driver!

@1greenMitsi 3 месяца назад

@@fallenshallrise yup, Liam isnt the next Max verstappen and RB know this .If not he would be in the car already

@shahir1395 3 месяца назад

If Carlos doesn't come, I would like Williams to sign Liam Lawson. I think there might be something special in there. Even more so because he's only 22. Williams benefitted from reviving one RB graduate, there is chance to rip the rewards of doing that with another has occurred. Also, Lawson and Albon duo would work very well, we can all tell, and PR-wise it would almost be like Lando-Sainz level of success. No brainer. So, dear James, please do your thing. Also, well on re-signing Albon.

@cricketmad27 3 месяца назад

It’s crazy because Liam could be extremely marketable. He has a great personality and made for some great tv with Yuki last year

@rishinarang9966 3 месяца назад

We need 12 teams on thegrid

@Tweej 3 месяца назад

Yeh, instead of crying over RB jr... Get Merc jr, McLaren jr out there if need be but should be Porsche, Andretti, while they both showed interest... They didn't want a Caterham/HRT type situation but this was not that... These are big names with money and desire, so scared to share the giant money pie, instead of growing it.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

It's the perfect number.

@santicar10 3 месяца назад

IMO we should have 18 teams, run it with 36 drivers like NASCAR lol

@rishinarang9966 3 месяца назад

@@TommoMcCluskey Agreed. Tommo which 2 teams would you choose? Also I love your content 🧡

@JuicedOnKids 3 месяца назад

@@Tweej still jaded that Merc could've had a junior team in Manor but let them die instead, so now they use williams who are becoming independent again. Having a Junior team on the grid is hoenstly a pretty smart choice based on the amount of drivers who are formerly from Red Bull.

@adf1fanboy-eb2sr 3 месяца назад

Liams marketability is completely untapped, he is an awesome kid with plenty of personality. Just needs that F1 seat already, the sponsors and money will follow. TBH if Liam doesn't get a seat next year I think he will go dominate Indy car, it's where all the good Kiwi drivers end up.

@Drizzydid 3 месяца назад

Imagine if after all this speculation of who they'll choose b/w Daniel & Liam RB decides to promote Isack Hadgar 💀.

@StarlordStavanger 3 месяца назад

who

@Drizzydid 3 месяца назад

@@StarlordStavanger Their current F2 prospect lol.

@TommoMcCluskey 3 месяца назад

Marko likes Hadjar a lot tbf

@goncalocastronunes9816 3 месяца назад

I think Robert schwartzman isn’t talked enough. He was a genuine talent, has always performed well in all categories and never had an opportunity

@Izaa773 3 месяца назад

I genuinely feel so bad for him. He deserved an F1 seat.

@heystevehere 3 месяца назад

I'm a big Liam fan - I think he's done his time in the feeder tiers and has shown consistency and has been patient as a reserve. He 100% deserves a seat for a full season to show what he can really do in the car. I'll admit to being biased as a Kiwi, but come on! The kid deserves a place in F1.

@fin-ed6oj 3 месяца назад

I’m just thinking that Red Bull are a bunch idiots, and they’ve got a big problem coming. Liam Lawson obviously needs a seat in F1. Ayumu Iwasa had a comparable F2 career to Lawson and is currently doing very well in SF, he might need a seat in F1. Isack Hadjar is currently 2nd in F2, and would need a seat in F1 if he keeps it up. So that’s 3 guys who are likely to be F1 ready for 2025: Lawson, Iwasa & Hadjar. They’ve also got Arvid Lindblad in F3 who looks the real deal, and might be aiming for F1 in 2026 or 2027. They’ve got a quality stable of junior drivers and NONE of them are going to get a seat?!

@Andash75 3 месяца назад

Without a single moment of hesitation I would have had Liam in the Red Bull seat alongside Max for Bahrain 🇧🇭 2024. There is zero question he’d be doing a better job than Perez. Christian looks like he’s not giving Helmut a say hence the ridiculous contract extension for Perez and Danny Riccardo at VCARB still driving. Liam should be snapped up by someone, anyone right now, cause wherever he goes he’s going to perform and be an asset to the team. I feel for Liam. Love to see him on the grid in 2025. He’s being wasted at Red Bull and he’s not young like Kimi Antonelli so time is ticking. It’s a travesty tbh. 👀🧐🤯💥🤬

@fin-ed6oj 3 месяца назад

Also, let me put something interesting out there, if Isack Hadjar wins Formula 2, does he jump Liam Lawson in the RB pecking order?? And not only that, but Hadjar will be doing the RB FP1 sessions as Lawson is no longer eligible. Puts him even more in the spotlight ahead of Lawson

@generaldreagonlps6889 3 месяца назад

They really should put Liam in that RB next season instead of Daniel. Keeping Daniel this season to see if he was a good option to replace Checo made sense but now that's not happening there really isn't a purpose to Daniel being there.

@ultimateninjanoob1 3 месяца назад

2 F2 season and 1pt ahead of Sargenat in his 2nd year. They do not rate him much, but he can have good career in sport, GT cars.

@Ref.chavez 3 месяца назад

I believe in Liam Lawson having a semi succesful career in F1 more than Daniel Riccardo scoring P10 or higher

@fairygodbrother 3 месяца назад

Damon hill was 32 when he joined F1 and became an F1 world champion. Look at Alonso still. Age has nothing to do with it. If he was the next Lewis or Max he'd be in the car.

@mcgoo721 3 месяца назад

It's wild to me that RB would keep checo for just the money. They're not hurting; from what I gather theyre saving about $250 million a year since the cost cap. Sure any money he brings in is money they don't have but that's a hell of a haircut on their expenses.

@vaclavskarda4415 3 месяца назад

Hear me out, FiA pays the 5 bottom teams for running an extra car, that doesn't score for constructor's, but is filled with young drivers under 23, the top 3 from F2, 1 fan choice and the best one from the last season that doesn't get a regular seat in F1

@1greenMitsi 3 месяца назад

thats against going green which is the crux of F1 today but simpler still; have an FP1 championship for 3rd drivers to compete in half the races

@patricktrakzel9657 3 месяца назад

An extra car when there wasn't even money for a spare chassis ( Williams ). Good idea, but we have to do something about the funding.

@vaclavskarda4415 3 месяца назад

@@patricktrakzel9657 that's why I said fia pays for the car and running it

@patricktrakzel9657 3 месяца назад

@@vaclavskarda4415 Cool. Let's do it.

@gamechip06 2 месяца назад

Idk about the fan choice

@muhidnaveed2617 3 месяца назад

daniel prob will get dropped for hadjar as hes doing well in f2 and only 19

@Craig_Simpson 3 месяца назад

You never want to be a red bull junior. Red Bull is a career killer.

@frankw8772 3 месяца назад

I think Liam Lawson NEEDS to speak to the WILLIAMS team this year to take over L Sargent seat for the rest of the season….. possibly after Silverstone. To show his skill with a bad car, and if does as good as Alborn or better. He should have a seat for NEXT YEAR… and to be spotted by the other teams. And if Williams don’t get the Driver thay want Liam could replace if his skill is good as Alborn.

@fallenshallrise 3 месяца назад

Clearly no team that has a free seat is signing anyone until we see what happens with Sainz. I kind of wish that Cash Advance Racing Bulls VISA Hugo would go against the grain and just sign the guy for 2025 so we don't have to endure 8 more months of "RIC out LAW in?" videos.

@DisamerdScroll 3 месяца назад

Ur not wrong but imo bot the Merc seat and RB seat arent a contest for Sainz anyways, Merc are just waiting to see how Kimi does (and maybe if Bottas is available)

@natetran 3 месяца назад

It's never going to happen, but I would liked to have seen checo get dropped and throw yuki in there....then you could have RIC go up against LAW in the VCARB. You would have a known reference in RIC for LAW, and if Yuki faltered, you could swap him out with either RIC or LAW. But yeah....checo brings the merch$$

@joshualamp2438 3 месяца назад

AM should yeet Stroll, put in Sainz and sign Yuki when Alonso retires, I know that’s a pipe dream, but a man can dream.

@patricktrakzel9657 3 месяца назад

If Aramco gets the majority of the shares your dream can come true.

@Duval-In-The-Wall 3 месяца назад

Wishful thinking that Stroll gets fired

@joshualamp2438 3 месяца назад

@@Duval-In-The-Wall I did say it was a pipe dream.

@darrensim4927 3 месяца назад

I think Daniel must GO...

@GymEnjoyer1 3 месяца назад

6:55 i still think kevin done it on purpose

@cricketmad27 3 месяца назад

Without doubt!

@MurrayMaunder 3 месяца назад

It looks like any chance of a Kiwi with minimal backing making it in the modern form of F1 is extremely low. It's hard to make the case for F1 being a meritocracy as so many once "good" drivers are now past their expiry date but wanting to retain their careers. If you go through the 20 drivers it's pretty weak on real talent, unlike the eighties. A grid in 1985 would have six World Champions including Senna, Prost, Lauda, Mansell, Rosberg and Piquet - and some outstanding talents covering most of the field. To watch people like Stroll and Magnussen going through the motions is painful - they shoot (race) horses don't they?

@TygonBC 3 месяца назад

Netting everything off, I think the drivers who at this point haven't really earned a drive for 2025 are Zhou, Sargeant and Magnusson, and possibly, though he's a lovely guy, Ricciardo. Stroll and Perez perhaps merit drives in "lower" teams though we know now that's not going to happen. This would still leave the door open hopefully for Lawson, Bearman and Doohan, and perhaps one other. Exciting times.

@jasperjasperjasperjasper 2 месяца назад

i think the thing that people don’t seem to be talking about as much is where we are in terms of regulations. and what i mean by that is we are currently in the “purgatory” stage before 2026. only 1.5 years left. but 2025 is more or less a right off in terms of development, because teams will start to focus on 2026 as soon as they can. for example, i think (though as a fan i hate it) haas is rumored to sign ocon on his multi year deal. imo it’s because he has EXPERIENCE. and going into new regulations - that’s what you need. you need drivers that can comment on their car to their engineers to help with the development process. its going to be a race to nail the 2026 regulations as quickly as possible. because of this i’m SHOCKED bottas or sainz don’t have seats yet but on the flip side - this is why it doesn’t shock me liam hasn’t been signed just yet. cause as talented as yuki is, he doesn’t have the technical experience outside of the driver seat that someone like daniel has imo. i could totally just be gaslighting myself into why i think liam hasn’t signed just yet hahah but again - i think we’re just at a weird time for rookies to come in. (liam, kimi or jack, i think should all hold out just a little longer).

@sondosoft4603 2 месяца назад

I think De Vries’s performance is the direct reason Liam isn’t getting the seat. De Vries not working as expected heightened the caution they already had during the “let’s keep Pierre forever days”. Checo is a safe option so he stays, Yuki is doing too well and the Honda connection for now means he stays. And Daniel was a big gamble which hasn’t really paid off but he clearly has a lot of good will and marketability hence why he’s even still being considered. And you have to say that in this next season and a half if he gets it, he atleast beats Yuki then he may be option #1 to replace Checo. Because they clearly aren’t gonna promote Yuki, they clearly don’t want someone like Sainz who could be a real immediate threat to Max. Even if Liam or another junior got on they won’t be in RB for atleast a year. So I mean who else is there? Ricciardo is a gamble but for now he’s a gamble worth doubling down on. Lawson as good as his 5 races were, just doesn’t solve any of their immediate problems.

@illiniarmory3142 3 месяца назад

Drivers and brand. That’s for weak minded race fans who have to like a driver. When in fact the real heroes are the car and the entire team. Yet we need to like someone to cheer for. Silver spoon millionaire kids. Only one or two grew up poor.

@vegardlabeit9772 2 месяца назад

If Liam has to sit out 2025, he's done. RB will be taking Arvid Lindblad over everyone in 2026. That RB politics. Ayuma and Isaac as Markos golden boys not even in the conversation is shocking. Liam has to go all in as Albons teammate or find another job.

@saqibiqbal1021 3 месяца назад

Not surprised if he doesn't make it to the grid next year it looks like once sainz makes his announcement everything else will just fall into place quickly. The fans have not understood the politics of F1 (ever thought there is less of it since liberty bought it) and that talent gives you no guarantee that you will make it, most teams only ever want one fast driver and one reliable driver (unless your Ferrari for 2025) others need sponsorship money so marketable drivers are a must and customer teams have to give up a seat to their engine suppliers (Haas and Williams). I can only see Bearman and Antonelli being the new comers next year with Liam being a reserve and getting a seat if Perez is let go or Yuki follows Honda out in 2026

@jasonfindlay8864 3 месяца назад

Totally agree with you .. he needs to be patient otherwise it’s no seats 2026 . Perez , Dan or Yuki won’t be there for 2026 and way it’s going now Perez gonna cost them the manufactures championship .. They will change him out in summer break if he gonna get a drive in 2025 .. He needs to let the others fail and he will be huge in 2026 with totally different cars ..

@justgary2471 3 месяца назад

F1 needs to add a couple of teams. There's too much talent that is being cast aside and the market is actually perfect for expansion right now. I feel like there are a lot of traditionalist-minded folks running F1... say what you will about the NBA but my god do the commissioners do a great job at expansion and increasing the global reach of the NBA. The NBA is now looking to add two additional teams to the league.

@joepafjiga9015 3 месяца назад

I think an interesting debate might be a 3 way fight for that Williams seat... Kimi vs Bottas vs Lawson. Thoughts? I like your take on Lawson taking another year on the sidelines. Imagine if he takes another year on the sidelines with RBR and he's a sim driver and he's the star of the new engine regs and 90% of the grid want him, that would be very interesting for the 2025 silly season

@Simon1RB 3 месяца назад

Lawson definitly deserves a spot in f1. Red Bull have with Hadjar another great talent. F1 need new young drivers. Perez and Ricciardo should not drive for RB/VCarb.

@dukirps 3 месяца назад

I still feel Perez is at more risk that Daniel with McLaren and Ferrari closing the gap. They both have exit clauses in RB's favor. Yuki just needs one or two amazing races to get that promotion to RB.

@cweednz 3 месяца назад

Ted Kraviz flagged Liam as a possible at Audi. That would be a fantastic move by Audi because what have they got to lose by running with a scrappy driver like Lawson?

@big-man-c77 3 месяца назад

i criticised alpine/renault not all that long ago for failing to promote their young drivers up to f1, especially in the wake of signing fernando alonso. i questioned jack doohan jumping ship from the red bull academy to the alpine academy, wondering if it meant his career to f1 was gonna stall. and now jack is gonna get a seat next year while both yuki and liam arent getting promoted

@NERGYStudios 3 месяца назад

No offence but neither Lawson, Bearman nor Antonelli deserve a seat when Drugovich and Pourchaire are sitting in the sidelines forever. What is the whole point of 'feeder series' if the champions get overlooked for runners-up and worse?

@definitely_not_nick41 3 месяца назад

There is zero reason why Red Bull don’t promote Lawson, excuses are through, give him the seat

@leecoates6524 3 месяца назад

there is only one major fault with Liam that his management needs to do in order to get him a F1 seat , his not looking after the team his not proving his a team player its always about Liam perez plays for the team as second driver doesn't rubbish max doesn't talk shit about others yuki and daniel work as team no matter who finishes higher in points its always the team comes first , Liam is talking shit rubbishing other drivers complaining about the team he is selfish if he shuts his mouth works on sim and test sessions does the reserve driver role as in his contract help yuki and daniel and perez perform better then he will create a driver profile that will get him a seat , sponsors dont like him because his mouth causes to many problems in media LIAM shut up and do your job stop causing problems and you will get a drive and stay off social media

@platylobiumobtuseangulum1607 3 месяца назад

F1 needs more teams to provide more seats to allow more new drivers. needs more teams really badly. Perez needs to go - reture and do something else. Put Ric back inteh RBR and give Liam a seat in the RB. Stroll needs to go play tennis and give up F1 too.

@norbertjanssen814 3 месяца назад

Bearman, Antonelli and Lawson should get a chance. Magnussen, Sargeant and Ricciardo can go for me. Zhou too for the F2 champion.

@makedragon 3 месяца назад

Would it be too crazy to think he could go to Sauber/Audi? He would be cheap to pay meaning tehy could focus more of their funfs elsewhere

@gerardcrabb4556 3 месяца назад

RB Visa wants experience drivers to develop the car before they get a rookie... Yuki probably go to Honda...

@stevehawkes1691 3 месяца назад

Red bull are not going to give Lawson a seat, he should explore other options, red bull tolerated Riccardos average performance, for another year, by then it will be to late for Lawson

@c.l.8213 3 месяца назад

I want Ric in the Redbull, just because it'll be something different and Law should get the VCARB seat.

@GeeTeeNZ 3 месяца назад

Great vid Tommo - a balanced and fair appraisal. We might just have to make you an honorary Kiwi !!

@plantenmoeder5006 3 месяца назад

if anything i think mercedes should be going after him? he adopts so well and seeing how mercedes has been just doing anything they could be a good fit.