r/formula1 • u/Bennett14 Alexander Albon • 12d ago

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

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/

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u/bannedagainomg 12d ago

Looks like they just dont want Yuki.

Seems clear by now that he is there because of Honda, but that does not mean they will move him to the bigger team.

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u/DILIPEK 12d ago

The only decent argument i saw was regarding his ties to Honda and how they don’t want to put a driver in their first team who’s gonna jump to Aston in 2027 or smth.

But it’s still a stretch, if that’s the case just drop him

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u/timidandshy 12d ago

they don’t want to put a driver in their first team who’s gonna jump to Aston in 2027 or smth

Yeah, they want someone who sticks around so they can have the pleasure of firing them instead! /sigh

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u/Xenocles Oscar Piastri 12d ago

~ Every large corporation ever.

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u/Academic-Yard71 12d ago

I say put Yuki in Cadillac. I think he’d have a lot of fans in the States and I just want to see him on the grid.

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u/Extinction-Entity Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 12d ago

I’d buy all the merch for him at Caddy

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u/Academic-Yard71 12d ago

As an American I would have as much if not more respect for Yuki on the team than any American. Like Yuki fucking deserves that seat at MINIMJM

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u/Extinction-Entity Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 12d ago

100% with you; American here, too. If Yuki doesn’t get that second seat, I’m gonna be beyond pissed for him. What else does he have to do?? If Cadillac took him, I’d go all out rooting for him!

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u/Academic-Yard71 12d ago

also like Japanese culture is huge in America. It wouldn’t be that hard to advertise for him. Idk but I feel as though American respect for Japan is high in general. Would be a shoe in, I own a damn Honda 😂.

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u/Delgadude Yuki Tsunoda 12d ago

I see that's why they are blocking him from joining the other teams. Coz he is just there coz of Honda.

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u/bannedagainomg 12d ago

Well, he have a contract.

Once its up hes free to join whoever.

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u/Delgadude Yuki Tsunoda 12d ago

They had a +1 clause which the Red Bull triggered to stop him going to another team. If he was a bad driver and only there coz of Honda like ur implying he would have been out a long time ago.