Christian Horner clarifies Red Bull’s Liam Lawson position after Helmut Marko F1 2025 hint
Christian Horner has clarified that Liam Lawson is set to be have “a drive” next season, but has kept open the possibility of loaning him out to another team.
PlanetF1.com understands an option exists in Lawson’s contract for Red Bull to take up his services for 2025 in either of their teams, which expires in September – which would then make him a free agent.
Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko had hinted that Lawson will be with one of Red Bull or VCARB next season come what may, telling Austrian publication Kleine Zeitung that “he will definitely be in one of our cars next year.”
Team principal Horner has now clarified this stance, with both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez contracted to Red Bull next season, and Yuki Tsunoda already contracted to sister team VCARB – the only uncontracted drive as it stands being that currently held by Daniel Ricciardo.
With huge implications based upon where Lawson may or may not end up next year, with one driver having to be deposed to make way for him in 2025, Horner explained that he is set to have a seat – but did not guarantee that it would be within the Red Bull stable.
