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Gasly, now driving for French F1 team Alpine, failed to quite convince the powers that be at Red Bull that he was ready to make the jump to F1 during his time in F2, but a strong season in Super Formula saw him earn a seat with AlphaTauri, Red Bull’s sister team initially established to help develop their young talent at F1 level. Lawson’s move follows the model set out by former Red Bull and AlphaTauri F1 driver Pierre Gasly in 2017.

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“There were a lot of questions raised by going in this direction this year, but for me, it’s a huge positive going to Japan for a championship that they only send drivers to when they’re trying to prep them for F1,” Lawson told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking. This year, he will make a step up as he trades the globetrotting F2 schedule for a compact, Japan-based campaign he believes is a sign of where Red Bull see his future. In 2022, he finished third in the F2 drivers’ championship. Lawson, who was signed as a Red Bull academy driver in 2019, has spent the past two seasons in Formula 2 where he won five races and achieved a further eight podium finishes. The Kiwi motorsport star has been deployed in the Japanese Super Formula circuit by Red Bull Racing this year as he looks to continue his development towards pushing for a Formula 1 seat. Liam Lawson is in a new setting this season, but the expectation remains the same – challenge for race wins.

Liam Lawson looks on in the Red Bull Racing garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia this year.

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