Red Bull has announced Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen’s new teammate. Isack Hadjar will also be official soon in Racing Bulls. While Sergio Perez could go to Ferrari, one way or another in the next two years, target Cadillac
Not even 24 hours after the farewell to Sergio Perez, Red Bull has announced the driver he will support Max Verstappen in 2025. No surprises. Will be Liam Lawson to race for the Milton Keys stable next year. The New Zealander, a product of Helmut Marko’s academy, was therefore promoted by the Racing Bulls where he won the internal ballot with Yuki Tsunoda. Soon it will be announced who will replace him in the satellite team, which should be another driver from the RB academy, Isack Hadjar . Meanwhile the future of the newly appointed Sergio Perez could be linked to Ferrari in every sense. Let’s find out let’s come.
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Red Bull, official: Lawson with Verstappen in 2025
Liam Lawson new Red Bull driver 2025 . As we had anticipated for several days, Lawson’s move to the first team has been made official, preferred in the sprint to Yuki Tsunoda who will remain in Racing Bulls. After the announcement of divorce between Perez and Red Bull the Milton Keynes team has made the champion’s new teammate official Max Verstappen : He is the 22 year old New Zealander.
Who is Liam Lawson: Red Bull youth product, twice in Ricciardo’s place
Liam Lawson’s card : was born on February 11, 2002 in Hastings, New Zealand. He joined the Red Bull Junior Team in 2019 and after numerous successes in the junior formula he made his Formula 1 debut with the Scuderia AlphaTauri (now Racing Bulls) at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, replacing the unfortunate one Daniele Ricciardo . He scored his first solo championship points in his second outing at the Singapore GP and completed five races in total for the team before the Australian’s return in late ’23.
Lawson he remained as a tester and reserve for both RB teams in 2024 but was called to return to the track after Ricciardo’s early leave, in the US Grand Prix with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, immediately scoring in the points. Now, after completing the season with VCARB, the 22-year-old takes the next step in his career with a place in the first team.
The words of Lawson and Christian Horner
These Liam Lawson’s first words as a new Red Bull driver: “Being announced as an Oracle Red Bull Racing driver is something I’ve always dreamed of, it’s something I’ve wanted and worked towards since I was eight years old. It has been an incredible journey so far. I want to say a big thank you to the entire VCARB team for their support, the last six races have played a huge role in my preparation for this next step. I also want to thank Christian, Helmut and the whole Red Bull family for believed in me and gave me this opportunity. I’m super excited to work alongside Max and learn from a world champion, I have no doubt that I will learn from his expertise.
Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal said: “I am delighted to announce that Liam Lawson will be joining the Team in 2025. Liam’s performances over the course of his two spells with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls have shown that he is not only capable of achieving major results, but that he is also a true driver, who is not afraid to compete with the best and finish first. His arrival continues the Team’s long history of promotion within the Red Bull Junior Program and follows in the footsteps of championship and race winning drivers such as Sebastian Vettel and, of course , Max Verstappen Not There’s no doubt that racing alongside Max, a four-time champion and undoubtedly one of the greatest drivers ever seen in F1, is a daunting task, but I’m sure Liam can rise to this challenge and deliver exceptional results for us next year.” .
Sergio Perez: future in Ferrari in the WEC hoping for Cadillac
What will Perez do in 2025? The Casabella driver was just yesterday defenestrated by the Red Bull, however, will continue to pay him for the whole of 2025 for a figure around 14 million dollars . The future of Casabella seems to be doubly linked to Ferrari . It seems like Czech both a lot near an agreement with Maranello to run in World Endurance and thus return to his origins, given that as a young man he was a driver for the Ferrari Academy before arriving in F1 with the Sauber .
But also 2026 could be tinged with Ferrari red somehow. Because the eleventh team will enter F1, the Cadillac who took over Andretti’s project. Waiting for the power unit General Motors ready apparently for 2028, the new team will be powered by Ferrari engines . And then Perez could aim to return to F1 from the front door right with Cadillac bringing its great experience, its generous Mexican sponsors and all the warmth and following of its fans in South America.
Drivers’ market: Hadjar promoted to Racing Bulls, official soon
As in a puzzle, at this point there always remains an empty box in the mosaic of the drivers’ grid for the 2025 World Championship. With Lawson in Red Bull replacing Perez, the team seat is freed up Racing Bulls . All that’s missing is the official announcement but a matter of hours and he will be the rookie Isack Hadjar to drive alongside Yuki Tsunoda in the other car of the Red Bull satellite team.
The French driver with an Algerian passport is part of Red Bull’s young driver program. In 2023 he took part in two Formula 1 free practices, the first in the Mexico City Grand Prix with AlphaTauri and the second in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing. Also at Yas Marina he raced the FP1 this year on Verstappen’s Red Bull and then did the 2025 Pirelli tests.
