If there's one thing that can be considered the negative sensation of the season, it's clearly Liam Lawson's journey. The Red Bull Racing youngster is performing so poorly that his team could fire him before the Japanese Grand Prix...
Of course, Max Verstappen also has an opinion on the situation, who - although it does not necessarily follow from the context - defended his teammate:
“We know, we see that in every other team, the drivers are very close. This also shows that our car is extremely tough, very difficult to drive. I think if Liam Lawson were to get into the Racing Bulls now, he would immediately be faster and more competitive. That car is much easier to drive than ours. Last year, I wouldn't have thought it would work like this. The team saw the difference between Yuki Tsunoda and him, which is why they put him in the other Red Bull Racing car,” said Max Verstappen.
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