AlphaTauri stand-in Liam Lawson has said he 'wouldn't be happy to go back' to a Red Bull reserve role ahead of his last chance to claim a 2024 Formula 1 seat.
AlphaTauri stand-in Liam Lawson has said he"wouldn't be happy to go back" to a Red Bull reserve role ahead of his last chance to claim a 2024 Formula 1 seat.Lawson was drafted in halfway through the Zandvoort weekend to replace the injuredFollowing a last-minute call-up in the Netherlands, the New Zealander has gradually made progress and started impressing Red Bull chiefs, with a breakthrough ninth place and a Q3 berth in last weekend's Singapore GP as a standout result.
Speaking ahead of the Suzuka weekend, Lawson admitted he would be disappointed to return to a reserve driver role after getting a taste of an F1 race drive. "I wouldn't be happy to go back to being reserve, but obviously, I know how hard it is to get into Formula 1," Lawson said. "And I understand that that can be really difficult sometimes. So obviously, what will happen, will happen, but these things I just haven't really thought about too much. I'm just trying to make the most of this."Lawson expects things to start moving after his deputy role is over, as the hectic run of two back-to-back races has left little time for talks.
But with Ricciardo likely to return at the next race in Qatar, Lawson has said all he can now focus on is delivering in Japan."On what's happened so far, it's been pretty positive, But I guess the message for me has just been to keep my head down now and try and keep delivering until obviously things clear up, until this opportunity I have ends when Daniel comes back."Obviously, I want to be in Formula 1.
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