Liam Lawson now responds to whether he would leave Red Bull to drive in Formula 1

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Red Bull Racing reserve driver Liam Lawson has reacted to being asked whether he would leave the team in the future to secure a place on the Formula 1 grid.

Out of all of the drivers currently not racing in F1, Liam Lawson is at the front of the queue should a seat become available.

However, when asked on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast whether he would sacrifice his place in the Red Bull setup to achieve his dream, he wasn’t entirely sure.

Liam Lawson responds to whether he would leave Red Bull for an F1 seat

The Formula 1 grid used to be a lot more fluid than it has been in recent years, with mid-season driver changes a regular occurrence.

However, last year, only AlphaTauri – now Visa Cash App RB – decided to make a switch during the season.

Nyck de Vries lasted just ten races before he was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo, but when the Australian injured his hand, Liam Lawson was given his opportunity.

The young Kiwi shone, scoring points on the difficult Singapore street circuit and regularly matching and sometimes beating teammate Yuki Tsunoda.

However, he was told before his fantastic drive in Marina Bay that he wouldn’t be retained for the 2024 season.

Lawson has now shared whether he would leave Red Bull to achieve his dream of earning a full-time F1 seat.

Given Red Bull have provided him with his opportunity to get this close to Formula 1 so far, it would be hard to say goodbye.

But, Oscar Piastri and Zhou Guanyu have both shown in recent years that sometimes you have to make that leap to ultimately achieve your dream.

Lawson putting current RB stars under pressure

Podcast host Matt Smith asked Lawson: “Would you leave the Red Bull family if it guaranteed you a seat in Formula 1?”

The 22-year-old replied: “That’s a Netflix question right there! At the end of the day I want to be…obviously, my dream is to drive with Red Bull, I’ve been with them now over five years now.

“And believe it or not, when I was a kid they were the team that I sort of dreamed of driving for.

“When I was first going to Europe I saw other junior drivers I wasn’t a junior, but I always thought it was so cool that there were these younger kids that I was racing that were kitted out in Red Bull gear, in like their own miniature Formula 1 cars with Red Bull all over it.

“My dream is to drive for Red Bull but at the end of the day my dream is to drive in Formula 1, so it’s a tricky one to answer.”

Lawson will hope he doesn’t have to leave the Red Bull family to drive in Formula 1.

Daniel Ricciardo has struggled this season and had another poor weekend in Saudi Arabia.

He’s been outperformed by Yuki Tsunoda so far this year, but the young Japanese driver still has something to prove in his fourth season in F1.

If Laurent Mekies decides he needs to change his line-up, he knows he’s got the hottest property not on the grid waiting in the wings for his chance.