‘Duty of care’ suggestion behind Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda swap

Was this Red Bull's thinking behind༒ their reported decision to axe Liam Lawson?

Liam Lawson is set to be replaced after just two races
Liam Lawson is set to be replaced after just two races

A possible reason behind Red Bull’s swap of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Yuki Tsunoda has been suggested.

Lawson has been relegated to Racing Bulls - Red Bull’s sister team - from the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, with Tsunoda coming in to become 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s next teammate as part of a direct seat swap.

Red Bu🐽ll have decided to axe Lawson after just two races following a nightmare start to his career with t🐷he team. 

According to Craig Slater, the “♔brutal” decision has been made to take Lawson out of the firing line.

“It is a brutal de💙cis🌱ion, it’s going be tough for Lawson to reconcile in his own mind,” Slater told Sky Sports News.

“There’s different ways to look 𝕴at this. On one hand, is it excessively ruthless? Should they have given him more time?

“On the other hand, and th♒is is what I understand may have influenced the decision-making process, is it part of thei﷽r duty of care to Lawson to perhaps take him out of this situation before it gets any worse?

“Yes, it’s only been two races but he has qualified right at the back in three qualifying se♍ssions, in 20th place a couple of times and 18th place. He just about avoided being lapped at the end of the grand prix in China.

“And this is in Red B𒁃ull’s senior team. This is in a car which Max Verstappen is sitting second in the world championship with, still.

“What I am understanding is, is that Lawson has just not gelled with the car at all. It’s characteristics do not sit well with him, and because of that, he has seriꦑously lost confidence over these two races.

“So maybe it’s the best thing that he goes and regroups at Racing Bulls and per🐲haps can comཧe again.”

Yuki Tsunoda faces ‘tough’ task

Yuki Tsunoda is set to swap seats with Lawson
Yuki Tsunoda is set to swap seats with Lawson

Tsunoda is set to make his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Red Bull debut at his home race at Suzuka next weekend after insisting he feels “100%” reaꦑdy for the chance, having originally been overlooked by the senior team.

But Slater warned it will be “t🐓ough” for Tsunoda to cope with a Red Bull car which has been tailored to Verstappen’s very specific driving style.

“H꧙e hasn’t the pre-season in that car but he is at his home race and he has been saying consistently that he wants this opportunity. Well now he gets🐓 it, let’s see what he can do,” Slater said.

“In terms of Lawson v Tsunoda, Tsunoda has this Honda affiliation. Liam Lawson was someone who w⭕ould more obviously someone who would stay with the Red Bull family for a longer period of time.

“According to Red Bull, the ♏two of them were close and viewing it after 11 races, if Lawson was that close to Tsunoda, surely his trajectory would continue to rise relative to the Japanese [driver].

“Tsunoda will be Verstappen’s fifth 🐟different teammate since Daniel Ricciardo left. It’s been very difficult for anyone to coexist alongside him.

“One൩ of the reasons is a basic technical one. We’re in the fina🅰l year of a system of rules. This had been a dominant car.

“It had been a car which Max Verstappen hadꩲ orientated the development according to his particular style. He likes a very pointy turn-in. He is prepared t𓆉o deal with a loose rear-end of the car.

“That is difficult for others to come in and manage. However Red Bull’s priority is to give him a ಞwinning car, rather than a car that is easier to drive for the number two driver.” 

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