Liam Lawson had looked forward to finding out what really made Max Verstappen tick by delving into his data.

But alas, Red Bull demoted Lawson back to Racing Bulls after just two rounds of F1 2025. That left him with learnings of little value to take away.

Liam Lawson missed out on Max Verstappen data education

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

After the departure of Sergio Perez following the 2024 campaign, Red Bull turned to Liam Lawson as his replacement. While his Formula 1 experience was limited to a pair of spells with junior team Racing Bulls in 2023 and 2024, Red Bull felt the New Zealander was best prepared mentally to go up against Verstappen .

But, it was a harrowing experience for Lawson, who after two race weekends spent largely at the back of the grid, returned to R

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