Liam Lawson is enjoying one of the best phases of his Formula 1 career, but he rejects the idea that he is trying to move past the “ghosts” of his time with Red Bull Racing. The Racing Bulls driver says the episode is in the past and that his focus is entirely on the current season.
After eleven rounds this year, Lawson sits ninth in the championship standings with 43 points and has scored points on eight weekends. The two sixth-place finishes in Monaco and Silverstone also helped the Racing Bulls reach fifth place among the teams at the halfway point of the season.
The current moment contrasts with the start of 2025, when Lawson was promoted to Red Bull Racing to race alongside Max Verstappen, but he lost the seat after only two rounds, being replaced by Yuki Tsunoda. Questioned by PlanetF1 whether his present campaign had served to leave that period behind, the New Zealander dismissed that interpretation.
“Honestly, no, not really. I don’t think much about what people thought last year or anything like that. I’m very focused on where I am now, making sure I have a good season and, obviously, pursuing a future in Formula 1 and working toward the same goal that we’re all working toward,” Lawson said.
He continued, saying that he views that stint as a tough yet important experience for his development: “I had a difficult season. But I learned a huge amount from it, and honestly, I came out of it as a driver and a person much stronger,” he added.
Lawson now aims to translate those lessons into consistency, while the Racing Bulls continue to score regularly in the midfield: “At the moment, things are going very, very well, and that’s what we’re focused on, trying to maintain that consistency. Probably the hardest thing in Formula 1 is keeping that consistency, especially in the midfield, where you’re always in the thick of the action,” he concluded.
