Liam Lawson insists was was shocked to be demoted by Red Bull, insisting he wasn’t given ൩enough t✱ime to impress.

Lawson was only promoted to become Max ꦰVerstappen’s teammate after 11 impressive races for Red Bull’s sister ౠteam over two years.

But he was unceremoniously axed two grands prix into 2✃025 after a pair꧟ of disappointing weekends.

Lawson has been sent back to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Racing Bulls, for whom he will drive at this weekend’s F1 Japanese Grand Prix. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda replaces Lawson at Red Bull.

"It wa🌜s defin🔯itely a shock, honestly,” Lawson told .

“It's not something that I saw coming.

"The discussi🅰ons we were having as well, I think, weren't rea🌄lly leaning in this direction.

“So it was definitely not something tha🥃ღt I expected."

Lawson added: “Obviously 𝄹I would have 🐓loved more time.

"And I felt like with more time… 🙈especially going to places that I'd been before…

“It was a tough start. We had rocky testing. We had a rocky first weekend in Melbourne with prac🎃tice. And then obviously China was a sprint.

"I think going to places that I'd been before, with the way the ൩car was quite tricky, I think that would have helped.

“I would have loved that opportunity. But obv🐠iously it's not my decision, so I'm here to make the most of this one."

Liam Lawson claims 'not enough time' cost him Red Bull drive

The RB21 has even left Verstappen frustrated this seas👍on.

With Perez and Lawson both axed in recent memory, major questions surround the competi🌼tiveness of Red Bull’s car in the battle with McLaren.

“The car is hard to drive,” Lawson insisted. “But we were going through ༺a process of making that adjustment.

“In a pre-season test you drive all day and have time to adjust. A lack of ti🌺me in the car is what made it hard to adjust.

“It felt like every tim🐎e I went out, I was adjusting or getting used to something unknown.

“It’s not so much a driving styl𝔉e, it’s literally just adjusting. I didn’t hav⛦e time to do that.”

Lawson insisted it is possible to regain the⛎ Red Bull drive if he impresses with the sister team.

“Yes, definitely,” he said. “It was par𝔍t of the conversation, part of how🐟 they let me know about the switch.

“They felt that I wasn’t ready for it, they make the decision, 🐻and it’s thei♓r opinion.

“From my side? I was ready but I༺♏ didn’t have enough time.

“Eithꦛer way, we all want the same t💛hing. We want to win.

“If that pathway leads me back to Red Bull, that’s great for the team and f𒉰or myself.”