Liam Lawson has admitted his current stand-in stint at Crimson Bull might have left him “somewhat bit extra weak” at a key level within the Method 1 driver market.
The Kiwi deputised for Isack Hadjar throughout the final three races, after the Frenchman was sidelined by a wrist harm, and put up a decent exhibiting.
Lawson scored 14 factors throughout his three Crimson Bull appearances, a noticeably totally different end result from 2025, when he was demoted from the senior group after simply two rounds.
This weekend, Lawson returns to Racing Bulls for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Hadjar again to full health, because the Faenza-based squad calculates its plans for 2027.
His place within the group is at the moment unconfirmed, with Crimson Bull junior Nikola Tsolov persevering with to impress within the Method 2 championship, sparking rumours of a potential promotion to F1 ranks.
Regardless of his outings for the complete Crimson Bull group, and his spectacular kind for Racing Bulls this 12 months, Lawson conveyed a way of uncertainty about 2027 forward of this
“I believe that was perhaps what made the races at Crimson Bull perhaps somewhat bit extra of a problem, or perhaps made me somewhat bit extra weak,” the New Zealander stated in Baku.
“Simply because it’s a automotive that’s fairly troublesome to drive, and I’m not used to it. And at the moment of 12 months, it’s clearly fairly robust.”
Lawson, talking of his races again at Crimson Bull, continued: “They have been good. And now I’m excited to be again.”
Requested when he anticipated readability on his future, Lawson stated a call was imminent.
“I might say the following few races, this time of 12 months, is clearly when all these selections get made,” he stated.
“So, yeah, it’s one thing that’s clearly been mentioned within the background. For me, it’s not one thing I’m actually discussing an excessive amount of.
“I’m simply making an attempt to maintain the string of level runs going.”
READ MORE – Crimson Bull racing confirms Isack Hadjar for 2027 F1 season
