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Lawson: ‘I wasn’t trying to prove a point’ with Alonso, Perez fights

New Red Bull driver Liam Lawson has insisted he was not “trying to set an example” with his hard racing during his six-round campaign in Formula 1 last year.

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Lawson: 'I wasn't trying to prove a point' defying Alonso, Perez

New Red Bull driver Liam Lawson has insisted he was not "trying to set an example" with his hard racing during his six-round campaign in Formula 1 last year.

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Who are the 2025 F1 rookies? Antonelli, Bearman and more

The start of the 2024 Formula 1 season saw the grid entirely unchanged from the end of one season to the start of the next.

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Get to know F1's six rookies of the 2025 season

After a rookie-free season, the F1 paddock welcomes a fresh group of young talent, ready to prove themselves worthy of a seat.

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Gallery: How F1 tech evolved during the 2024 season

A close-up of the Red Bull RB20's rear end, featuring a downward sloping surface at the tail end of the engine cover. It's also apparent how the semi-detached tip section sits ahead of the upper flap line and reaches out over the mainplane to expose more of the endplate cutout.

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How summer downgrade saved Racing Bulls from complacency

A lot of attention has gone to Ferrari and the cursed Barcelona floor upgrade that sent it back to the drawing board over the summer, but behind the Scuderia in F1's midfield RB suffered a similar fate.

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RB: Whole team at fault over failing to get Ricciardo to click

RB Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies has said the team has collectively taken responsibility for failing to make Daniel Ricciardo's final stint at the squad a success.

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What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Helmut Marko's F1 legacy

Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership

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What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Marko's F1 legacy

Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership

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Who is Racing Bulls' new F1 driver Isack Hadjar?

Having been signed by Racing Bulls for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar had very much been in and out of the conversation as speculation surrounding Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future mounted. With Liam Lawson always viewed as the most likely candidate to step up and replace the Mexican after…

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Franco Colapinto F1 seat update for 2025 after Sergio Perez dropped

Exclusive: Williams boss James Vowles provided an update on the future of the Argentine driver

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Red Bull's Lawson pick makes its Ricciardo experiment a waste of time

Let's recap the saga of Red Bull's second seat alongside Max Verstappen, shall we? It's a saga that, by all accounts, is gratuitously long and ends in a resolution that would be entirely predictable for a team with a 'normal' approach to the driver market.

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Why Red Bull's Lawson pick renders its Ricciardo experiment a waste of time

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Liam Lawson confirmed as Max Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull F1 in 2025

Christian Horner has opted to promote New Zealand racer Lawson from Red Bull’s sister team

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Lawson promoted to replace Perez at Red Bull

Liam Lawson will step up to Red Bull as Max Verstappen’s team-mate in Formula 1 next year, it was announced on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Liam Lawson news LIVE: Red Bull latest as Kiwi replaces Sergio Perez as Max Verstappen’s teammate

RB’s Liam Lawson has taken Sergio Perez’s spot alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing next season

The Independent UK

Sergio Perez confirms Red Bull exit after disastrous F1 season

Christian Horner has axed the Mexican as Max Verstappen’s teammate following a torrid 2024 season

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Tsunoda claims he "impressed" Red Bull in key test ahead of 2025 F1 driver call

Yuki Tsunoda reckons he "impressed" Red Bull with his technical feedback in his recent Formula 1 test for the team – knowing it is an area the squad has doubted him on.

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Tsunoda "impressed" Red Bull in key F1 test ahead of 2025 driver call

Yuki Tsunoda reckons he impressed Red Bull with his technical feedback in his recent Formula 1 test for the team – knowing it is an area the squad has doubted him on.

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The 2025 design ideas behind RB's last update of 2024

RB introduced a new nose and front wing assembly at the last race of the season but, while the team did use the latest design, briefly during practice on Friday, the team quickly reverted to its regular specification for the rest of the weekend.

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Seven things we learned from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

And breathe. Formula 1's 24-race marathon is done, dusted, and to be firmly ensconced in the history books; it's already gone from present to past tense on Wikipedia.

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F1 constructors: Which team has the most titles, 2024 prize money and more

The 2024 Formula 1 constructors’ championship battle was one of the best in recent history, with McLaren beating Ferrari to the top spot in Abu Dhabi. McLaren entered the weekend on top with 640 points, leaving it 21 points ahead of its Italian rival, while the previous weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix saw…

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Isack Hadjar stalls at start in ‘worst moment of my life’ as Gabriel Bortoleto wins F2 title

French driver Hadjar endured a disastrous start in the Formula 2 title decider in Abu Dhabi on Sunday

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F1 constructors: Which team has the most titles, 2024 prize money and more

The 2024 Formula 1 constructors’ championship battle was one of the best in recent history, with McLaren and Ferrari still in contention going into the season finale in Abu Dhabi. McLaren entered the weekend on top with 640 points, leaving it 21 points ahead of its Italian rivals, while the…

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RB gets 2025 design ideas with new Abu Dhabi front wing

RB has offered a glimpse at 2025 design ideas with a new front wing that it has brought to the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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