Helmut Marko has spoken the truth about what they need Liam Lawson for. Well, nothing more than a stable co-driver whose job will be to lose first...
Well, whoever thought that with a place at Red Bull Racing, Lawson chose the foot of a god, should enjoy the following words:
"Despite his little experience in F1, Liam Lawson was the mentally strongest of our juniors. No one can beat Max Verstappen, it's a heavy burden to take on. Lawson is capable of it and has great potential to develop. If we compare him to Yuki Tsunoda, Yuki is clearly the faster driver, but he lacks the above-mentioned things. He makes unnecessary mistakes and accidents, has a hard time controlling his outbursts of anger and traditionally "slows down" in such moments. With these factors, you are at an even greater disadvantage in a team where on the other side of the pit is the current world champion.
This would be too much for Tsunoda to handle emotionally, he wouldn't be able to handle the fact that he's at a disadvantage, that he can't win. We expect Lawson to have a maximum gap of three-tenths of a second over Verstappen in qualifying and the race. According to our calculations, this will be exactly enough to score enough points in the constructors' championship. We expect him to continue to improve in line with his abilities.” - Marko made clear Liam Lawson's place within the Red Bull team.
