Liam Lawson faces the biggest challenge of his career as he partners Max Verstappen. But while he may be lacking experience of grand prix machinery, history shows he can quickly adapt to a new car

Liam Lawson faced a tense wait to see if he could take part in his first qualifying session as a Red Bull Racing F1 driver, as technical issues hit his RB21. A power unit issue hit Lawson’s car ahead of qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix.

In the third instalment of a new series ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season, we take a look at the new Red Bull driver and how the impression made during his early 'rookie' races will help his cause of

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has backed Liam Lawson ahead of today’s Australian Grand Prix qualifying session, acknowledging the Kiwi has “the toughest job in Formula 1”. In two sessions in Melbourne yesterday — his first drives at Albert Park – Lawson finished 16th and 17th out of the 19 drivers who set times.

Liam Lawson's first qualifying session for Red Bull did not turn out the way he had hoped for. This Saturday, he first failed to set a lap time because of a power unit issues, and he then got eliminated in Q1 already.