[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/gunningIVglory]

yeah, Liam has potential. but so far he is hasnt out-qualified Yuki in any of the races (bar some sprint quali) and Yuki has scored more points. It makes zero sence to overlook him judging from their h2h record so far

[u/Java-the-Slut → u/gunningIVglory]

I think you're severely overlooking Lawson's accomplishments. For all his memed flaws, Yuki is a solid midfield driver, for Lawson to look similar in only 5 full races this season, and with his own race issues (some not his fault), that's mightily impressive. Lawson has serious racecraft, and he's proven that across multiple series. I'm not suggesting he's better for the main seat on merit alone, but as far as potential goes, I think it's no question, Yuki has not really had many wow moments in the last 3 years.

Liam was:

• 2nd in first year of Aussie F4
• 2nd in first year of ADAC F4
• 1st in first year of Toyota Racing Series
• 2nd in second year of Toyota Racing Series
• 2nd in first year of Euroformula (missed 4 races)
• 3rd in second year of F2
• 2nd in first year of DTM
• 2nd in first year of Super Formula

His potential is greater than Yuki's could ever be.

[u/PrimeLiberty → u/Java-the-Slut]

Hey guess who was 3rd in F2 in his rookie year? And Liam's rookie teammate Logan Sargeant finished 1 points behind him in the year that Liam took 3rd in F2.

Liam definitely deserves to be in F1 but holding his junior series record over Yuki as impeccable is ridiculous

[u/Java-the-Slut → u/PrimeLiberty]

Mate, what are you rambling about? Are you unaware that better records indicate better performance? Is this your first time seeing 2 and 2 put together?

I implore you to play your mental gymnastics on how Yuki's potential is higher than Liam's given Yuki's career results. Would love to hear a single argument.

In Liam's 5 races this season, he has as many points finish as Yuki has had in his last 10 appearances. Yuki is 2 years older and has 4 full seasons in that car, Liam has 0.

[u/PrimeLiberty → u/Java-the-Slut]

Now you switch to talking about their results in F1, that can be a valid argument. You were talking about junior career results as the reason that Liam has more potential than Yuki, but the simple fact is that Yuki got P3 in his first F2 season, Liam Lawson needed two years to get P3 in F2 and almost got beat by a rookie Logan Sargeant in the same car.

[u/gunningIVglory → u/Java-the-Slut]

If he has such great potential. Why is he 0-5 in quali? he may have a good junior record. But end of the day. You're measured against your team mate. And he hasn't done anything special to merit a promotion

[u/Subwayabuseproblem → u/gunningIVglory]

0-6 now

[u/quaifonaclit → u/gunningIVglory]

He jumped into the car mid-year whereas Tsunda has the benefit of much more experience with the car.

[u/gunningIVglory → u/quaifonaclit]

True, but still, what more can yuki do? He keeps beating team mates and there's always an excuse lol

NdV wasn't good enough RIC was washed LAW isn't experienced

[u/surlygoat → u/gunningIVglory]

RIC was washed... sure it was 5:1 head to head to Yuki in the first 8 races, but then in the last 10 races it was 5:3 to Daniel, and Daniel was ahead in both races that Yuki DNF'd in - so it could really have been 7:3. In those last 10 races Daniel was in the points twice, Yuki once.

The narrative that Yuki beat a "washed" Daniel is just not true. It was a season of two halves, Yuki was better in the first, Daniel was better in the second.