Liam Lawson has revealed he and Red Bull tried a “shot in the dark” set-up with the RB21 in China, one that was supposed to give him a better understanding of the car.

Instead, his performance in China was “used to demote” him from the team after just two races.

Liam Lawson: That performance was then used to demote me from the team

Last year, Red Bull announced that Lawson would be Max Verstappen’s F1 2025 team-mate, promoting the New Zealander over Yuki Tsunoda despite having only 11 races under his belt split over two seasons.

Then-team boss Christian Horner explained the “feeling within the team is that the trajectory Liam is on has more potential, which is why we’ve taken that route.”

Lawson’s Red Bull Racing career lasted all of two grand prix weekends.

The Kiwi failed to score

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