Lawson: “Max is a real person. When I was in Red Bull he always supported me, it wasn’t for everyone”

Lawson praises Verstappen Liam Lawson’s adventure in Red Bull lasted the misery of two Grands Prix. Promoted to replace Sergio Perez in 2025, the New Zealander suffered a sensational failure after the two initial zeros in Melbourne and Shanghai. Yuki Tsunoda was called in his place, but the Japanese also achieved insufficient results, confirming how difficult it is to drive alongside Max Verstappen. It is said that Super Max cannibalizes the team and teammates, in the wake of what happened with Perez in the 2023-2024 period. This, however, did not apply to Lawson. Who, in fact, praised the Dutchman for his always positive attitude towards him. Lawson’s words “Max has always been very authentic. Considering the very high level of performance and the position he occupies, it would be very easy for him not to behave in this way”, this is his comment on the High Performance podcast. “When I arrived, I noticed that he always made an effort to greet me, to nod at me. He knew I was racing in F2 and always asked me how I was doing.” “It was really fantastic. When I moved to Red Bull they supported me a lot. I won’t go into too much detail, but they helped me so much,” he added. “I spoke to a lot of people during that time, but especially to him, and he was very understanding.”

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2026-06-24 16:30:00