Liam Lawson has hit back a⛎t Zak Brown after the McLaren boss suggested that Yuki Tsunoda should have been in the Red Bull following his impressive qualifying display at the Australian Grand Prix.

Lawson 𝓰endured a torrid opening weekend as a Red Bull driver.

Reliability issues put him on the back foot in qualif🔯ying, where he was eliminated in Q1.

A pit lane start to 𒐪change his car’s setup for the wet conditions didn’t pay off, as he struggled for pace and ultimately became one of the six drivers to DNF.

On the other hand, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tsunoda impressed for Racing Bulls, qualifying fifth ahead of Alex Albon.

His starring qualifying performance caught the attention of Brown, who praised Tsunoda in an inte🐲rview with Sky ♚Sports.

for their “strange driver decisions”.

“I don’t thi🅘nk I’ve spoken to him, ever and I haven’t read any social🧸 media over the last two weeks.”

Lawson needs time - Albon

Albon stre𓆉ssed the importance of giving Lawson time to get up to speed at Red Bull.

Albon had one and a half seasons at Red Bull alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen in 2019 and 2020.

After a promising star⭕t, Albon struggled considerably, failin꧃g to out-qualify Verstappen at any of the 17 races in 2020.

He was ultimately dropped for 2021, sitting the season on theꦺ sidelines.

When asked about Lawson’s first race with the team, Albon said: “I think it’s very early 🌄to say how he’s going to do. I think for everyone out there, the conditions and the general formats of qualifying now, I thinkဣ firstly, let’s start with qualifying.

“I think qualifying is now closer than💛 ever, which is great for everyone, but it does mean that if you’re a little bit off, you’re going to likely be out in Q1

“But then, at the same time, there’s nothing really to say about race conditions. I think everyone was struggling out there. Especially the rookies and the ones with a little bit less experience were on the back foot for most of Sunday. I think you’ve got to give them ✅a bit of time to get up to speed.”