Red Bull expects Liam Lawson to closely match Max Verstappen's performance within three-tenths of a second as he joins the senior team in 2025, replacing Sergio Perez.

Max Verstappen believes the identity of his teammate next season "won’t matter" as long as Red Bull can produce a fast car.

Yuki Tsunoda has a plan to ‘prove Red Bull wrong’ after the Milton Keynes squad opted to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson. The Japanese racer enjoyed a stellar 2024 campaign, but was still overlooked in favour of his inexperienced team-mate.

Liam Lawson will race alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing in 2025 for the first time but the two know each other well as the Kiwi has been an academy member for years

Red Bull expect Liam Lawson to be within three tenths of Max Verstappen throughout the 2025 F1 season. That is according to Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, who has laid down the expectations for Lawson before he steps up to the Red Bull senior team in 2025.

Helmut Marko has revealed what is expected from Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate for the F1 2025 season.

Top Formula 1 teams often avoid giving number one status to one of their drivers in public these days, but Red Bull have made it clear Liam Lawson is not to try challenging Max Verstappen

Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that following Liam Lawson's promotion to Red Bull, where he will take the seat of the RB21 F1 car next year,

Max Verstappen has said the name of the driver in the other Red Bull cockpit is far less important than the car itself as he looks to retain the Drivers’ title. The Dutchman won his fourth championship in 2024 and did so by dragging an underperforming RB20 to the front – but he has warned that fixing the car is the biggest challenge the Milton Keynes team face.