{"id":1445,"date":"2026-08-31T19:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2026-08-31T19:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:33:52","slug":"liam-lawson-compares-red-bull-experiences-and-recalls-extreme-limit-of-2025-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/liam-lawson-compares-red-bull-experiences-and-recalls-extreme-limit-of-2025-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawson compares Red Bull experiences and recalls \u201cextreme limit\u201d of 2025 car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Liam Lawson returned to Red Bull at the Dutch GP<\/strong> to replace the injured Isack Hadjar and finished seventh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The New Zealander compared his <strong>positive experience at Zandvoort<\/strong> with his two-race stint for Red Bull in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lawson said the <strong>2026 car is much easier to drive<\/strong>, while the RB21 had a much more <strong>\u201cextreme\u201d limit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Dutch GP, <strong>Liam Lawson switched teams and was called up by Red Bull to replace injured driver Isack Hadjar<\/strong>. After finishing the race seventh and scoring points, the New Zealander compared his <strong>positive experience at Zandvoort<\/strong> with the two previous rounds he contested for Red Bull in 2025, when he ended up being dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, <strong>Lawson took over Sergio P\u00e9rez\u2019s seat<\/strong> at Red Bull at the start of the season, but his stint was short-lived as he <strong>returned to Racing Bulls after disappointing in the opening two rounds<\/strong>. This time, however, he is more experienced and performed well at Zandvoort, while <strong>Max Verstappen crashed and retired on the opening lap<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked after the race about his two very different experiences with Red Bull, Lawson compared them and concluded that the <strong>car this year is much better and easier to drive<\/strong>, while the <strong>RB21 had a much more \u201cextreme\u201d limit<\/strong>. He had also never raced before in Australia or China, the venues for the first two rounds of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe main issue last year was that there were two tracks I had never been to. So, on top of that, I still had to learn how to drive a car that was already very difficult to drive. The car now, on the other hand, perhaps isn\u2019t as difficult to drive or take to the limit,\u201d Lawson explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, it\u2019s more about putting all the other pieces together, preparing the tires, finding the right balance in the car and getting used to the way it actually behaves, rather than dealing with a car that, last year, was simply very difficult to take to the limit. I went into last year thinking I would have more time in the car, so, in a way, I was just adapting to everything Max had in the car,\u201d the New Zealander recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd there were a lot of different things for me, such as the pedals, the steering and everything else. I didn\u2019t have time to get used to that. [At Zandvoort], I said: \u2018Let\u2019s make the car as close to mine as possible,\u2019\u201d he recounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f1-2026-paises-baixos-classificacao-sprint-red-bull-liam-lawson-01-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"F1 2026, PAISES BAIXOS, QUALY SPRINT, RED BULL RACING, LIAM LAWSON\" class=\"wp-image-1020312430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f1-2026-paises-baixos-classificacao-sprint-red-bull-liam-lawson-01-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f1-2026-paises-baixos-classificacao-sprint-red-bull-liam-lawson-01-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f1-2026-paises-baixos-classificacao-sprint-red-bull-liam-lawson-01-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f1-2026-paises-baixos-classificacao-sprint-red-bull-liam-lawson-01-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f1-2026-paises-baixos-classificacao-sprint-red-bull-liam-lawson-01-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f1-2026-paises-baixos-classificacao-sprint-red-bull-liam-lawson-01-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Liam Lawson returned to race for Red Bull<\/strong> (Photo: <em>Red Bull Content Pool<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far in 2026, <strong>Lawson has already scored more points than he did in 2025<\/strong>, with 49 points, enough to place him ninth in the Drivers\u2019 Championship. Last year, he finished the campaign with 38 points in 14th place in the standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn 2025, the car was at such an extreme limit, at least at the beginning of the season, that if you weren\u2019t at that limit, it would cost you lap time. This year, there are many more factors involved,\u201d Lawson analyzed when discussing Red Bull once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaving more time with this car and during this regulation cycle, even though the car is very different, means there are many things that influence how you build a lap with these power units. Having the same power unit also helps,\u201d Lawson concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 returns this weekend, from September 4 to 6, at Monza. <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action from the <strong>Italian GP<\/strong>, the 13th round of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Why did Liam Lawson return to Red Bull at the Dutch GP?<\/strong><br><strong>Lawson was called up to replace the injured Isack Hadjar<\/strong> for the Dutch GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. How did Lawson\u2019s 2026 Red Bull experience differ from 2025?<\/strong><br>Lawson said the <strong>2026 car is easier to drive and less extreme at the limit<\/strong> than the RB21 he drove during his brief stint with Red Bull in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. How many points does Liam Lawson have in the 2026 F1 season?<\/strong><br>Lawson has <strong>49 points in the 2026 Drivers\u2019 Championship<\/strong>, placing him ninth in the standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Lawson was called up by Red Bull at the latest round in the Netherlands to replace Isack Hadjar and returned to the team after his brief stint in Milton Keynes in 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020312706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Liam Lawson returned to race for Red Bull","42wp_featured_image_credits":"F1","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[196,64,66],"42wp_author":[48],"class_list":["post-1445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-liam-lawson","tag-max-verstappen","tag-red-bull","42wp_author-giovani-danjo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1446,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions\/1446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020312706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1445"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}