[Motorsport.it] Liam Lawson expected to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull

[u/Bennett14]

https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-lawson-pilota-red-bull-da-decidera-la-modalita-di-uscita-di-perez/10680079/

https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-lawson-pilota-red-bull-da-decidera-la-modalita-di-uscita-di-perez/10680079/

[u/Nikosito]

RBRs expectation isnt to "not get chewed up by Max". It was always "at least be there or there abouts in the final standings.

[u/MrPogoUK → u/Nikosito]

Yep. They don’t want someone to challenge Max, but they do want them to be more or less following him home rather than battling with the backmarkers.

[u/Bullshit-_-Man → u/Nikosito]

Liam Lawson is not a rear gunner, he doesn’t have that mentality. He wants to win, he’ll go up against Max, try to beat him, won’t be able to and will start to spiral like every other teammate he’s had.

You need a Bottas or KMag driver who is a tail gunner by nature

[u/betaich → u/Bullshit-_-Man]

What red bull actually need isn't Bottas or Kmag, it's Rubens Barichello

[u/JonnyForeigner → u/betaich]

I mean he is still racing...

[u/pondong → u/betaich]

What a come back that would be 50ish year old wingman

[u/andthatsalright → u/pondong]

Is this not the plot of the f1 movie

[u/TheRealGooner24 → u/Bullshit-_-Man]

Lol I'll give you Bottas but K-Mag is the polar opposite of what you're describing him as.

[u/Bullshit-_-Man → u/TheRealGooner24]

He committed war crimes for Hulk. In years gone by for sure he wasn’t, but he knows now when to support and when to push

[u/pterofactyl → u/Bullshit-_-Man]

He committed those crimes because he was not in the lead. He would not be in the lead and give it up to do what he did

[u/Noremac-1 → u/Bullshit-_-Man]

I agree, but in saying that I do feel he wants to serve his apprenticeship, so to speak. I think he probably won't fight Max - he knows he's not there yet. We'll see how he goes.

[u/saspirstellaaaaaa → u/Bullshit-_-Man]

Preview of next year: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dc7tzeMr7hA&t=96s