Lawson laughs off 2027 Racing Bulls uncertainty

Liam Lawson states he is disregarding the unpredictability around Racing Bulls’ 2027 lineup after another strong weekend reinforced his case to remain.

The New Zealander ended up P5 in the Singapore Sprint and seventh in the Grand Prix, continuing a strong run of points for the group.

“I’m really happy and very proud of the team,” he stated.

“It’s been a pretty intense few weeks, and as a team, we’ve scored points in all three races.”

Asked whether his current kind needs to suffice to protect his seat for next season, Lawson chuckled.

“You tell me!”

“Obviously, it’s normal to hear about this at this point in the year, but right now I’m just focused on trying to score points every weekend and keep this good run going.”

Racing Bulls has actually still not verified whether it will maintain Lawson along with Arvid Lindblad or promote Formula 2 competitor Nikola Tsolov.

Current paddock speculation in Singapore recommended the group might keep its existing pairing and utilize Tsolov as reserve rather, especially after Lawson’s strong efficiencies – consisting of when he went back into the senior Red Bull group in location of Isack Hadjar.

Lawson has actually likewise scored most of Racing Bulls’ points in spite of missing out on 3 grands prix throughout that Red Bull stint.

Somewhere else, Cadillac is currently looking even more ahead at another young chauffeur.

American Formula 3 champ Ugo Ugochukwu is apparently on the group’s radar for 2027 FP1 looks, especially as Colton Herta continues to have a hard time in Formula 2.

The 19-year-old currently has sufficient points for a very licence and has actually checked Formula 1 equipment with Alpine.

“Of course, as an American, it’s super cool to see an American team on the F1 grid,” Ugochukwu stated previously this year.

“But I’ll leave those discussions to my management.”

At around 1.91 metres high, nevertheless, Ugochukwu would likewise be abnormally high by modern-day Formula 1 requirements.