Liam Lawson has remembered the “extremely uncomfortable” position
he found himself in last year when he was called up to replace
Daniel Ricciardo. The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix marked Ricciardo's
final race in F1, with a string of disappointing performances
resulting in Red Bull calling up Liam Lawson to replace him at its
sister team, RB. It was widely speculated in the build-up to the
event that it was likely to be Ricciardo's final race with the
team. Lawson had replaced Ricciardo once before in 2023 when the
eight-time grand prix winner suffered a hand injury at Zandvoort.
While there was discomfort for the rookie in handling the
situation, he praised Ricciardo for his professionalism throughout
the process. “For us, it was obviously extremely uncomfortable,”
Lawson told media including RacingNews365 . “The only thing I took
away from it was how much of a good person Daniel is and how he was
to me through the whole journey. “From when I first came into this
seat, when he had his injury, to going back to reserve, we had a
very good relationship. “We still do. My only takeaway from that
weekend last year was just how much respect I have for him.” Last
time out in Baku, Lawson recorded his career-best result with a
drive to fifth place. The New Zealander revealed he received a
congratulatory message from Ricciardo as he highlighted the pair
still maintain a positive relationship. “He sent me a nice message
after Baku, and he’s obviously off on his own journey at the
moment,” Lawson said. “He’s just somebody who's been very
supportive. We're from the same part of the world as well, so it's
something we probably both understand, it’s quite difficult to get
to this point. “We’re both very lucky. He's been out in the open a
little bit, probably needs to shave his beard in most people’s
opinions!”
he found himself in last year when he was called up to replace
Daniel Ricciardo. The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix marked Ricciardo's
final race in F1, with a string of disappointing performances
resulting in Red Bull calling up Liam Lawson to replace him at its
sister team, RB. It was widely speculated in the build-up to the
event that it was likely to be Ricciardo's final race with the
team. Lawson had replaced Ricciardo once before in 2023 when the
eight-time grand prix winner suffered a hand injury at Zandvoort.
While there was discomfort for the rookie in handling the
situation, he praised Ricciardo for his professionalism throughout
the process. “For us, it was obviously extremely uncomfortable,”
Lawson told media including RacingNews365 . “The only thing I took
away from it was how much of a good person Daniel is and how he was
to me through the whole journey. “From when I first came into this
seat, when he had his injury, to going back to reserve, we had a
very good relationship. “We still do. My only takeaway from that
weekend last year was just how much respect I have for him.” Last
time out in Baku, Lawson recorded his career-best result with a
drive to fifth place. The New Zealander revealed he received a
congratulatory message from Ricciardo as he highlighted the pair
still maintain a positive relationship. “He sent me a nice message
after Baku, and he’s obviously off on his own journey at the
moment,” Lawson said. “He’s just somebody who's been very
supportive. We're from the same part of the world as well, so it's
something we probably both understand, it’s quite difficult to get
to this point. “We’re both very lucky. He's been out in the open a
little bit, probably needs to shave his beard in most people’s
opinions!”
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