Ex-F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson will need to “come out of the blocks quickly” when he goes up against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

After just 11 races in F1, Red Bull decided to promote Lawson over 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda from Racing Bulls.

Lawson wi🌟ll have the daunting task of going up against Verstappen in 2025.

Verstappe🃏n has annihilated all of his recent t♒eammates.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly was replaced midꦚway through 2019 due t♏o his poor level of performance relative to Verstappen.

His replacement was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon, who was sacked at the end of 2020.

While 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez lasted four years, he was very fortunate to do so, given the level of machinery gi🤪ven to him.

“I d🧸on’t🐟 think Liam Lawson has proven himself 100 per cent worthy of the Red Bull seat because, in my old ways, it’s always about how you do against your teammates and in his time at RB, he didn’t blow away Yuki Tsunoda,” Herbert said.

“Tsunoda was always mighty quick when he came down to qualify. He hadဣ his days. There was a nice synergy between the two, I suppose. You had a good backup, whichever way around it wasn’t one particular weeke𝐆nd. They had a very good backup of one of those two drivers.

“Lawson has to come out of the blocks quickly because as soon as Verstappen feels he’s in control of the on-track activities, the speed that he has, but also then going down to the teeth, he’s go🌳ing to start to struggle and the mental battles will start to c🌺ome into play.

“Has he got the ingredients to race up against Verstappen? I think he has. But now we’ve just got to see it, I suppose. You’ve ไgot to prove it. It’s always that. You’re always under pressure to prove.”

Red Bull’s 2025 F1 title hopes

Red Bull will be hopeful that Lawson’s arrival coincides with a r♒eturn to the very front of the grid.

While Verstappen won last yea🌟r’s drivers’ title, McLaren and Ferrari stole a m🎃arch in the development race.

This left Red Bull with♏ the third-fastest car for much of the second half of the year.

By the end of the season, Red Bull had dropped to third in the constructors🥀’ championship, their lowest finish since 2019.

Red Bull have focused on making their F1 challenger easier to drive after Verstappen’s sheer driving talent masked a number of issues wi✨th it, particularly in 2🌺023.

For Red Bull, it could be th🐲eir best hope of wi🎀nning either title for some time.

In 2026🍸, they will run the﷽ir own engines for the first time, having set up Red Bull Powertrains.