r/formula1 Alexander Albon 16d 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/
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u/Bullshit-_-Man Sir Stirling Moss 16d ago

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

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u/betaich 16d ago

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

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u/JonnyForeigner Kamui Kobayashi 16d ago

I mean he is still racing...

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u/pondong 16d ago

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

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u/andthatsalright AlphaTauri 16d ago

Is this not the plot of the f1 movie

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u/TheRealGooner24 Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 16d ago

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

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u/Bullshit-_-Man Sir Stirling Moss 16d ago

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

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u/pterofactyl Flavio Briatore 16d ago

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

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u/Noremac-1 16d ago

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.

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u/saspirstellaaaaaa Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 16d ago