Christian Horner continued to justify himself on Liam Lawson’s express eviction of the second Red Bull bucket.
Why did you replace Liam Lawson after only two Grands Prix? Isn’t that too hard? Unfair? Premature? What has, in the data collected, supported this decision?
“Liam had a very difficult weekend in Australia and China” explained Christian Horner to Miami.
“He seemed to be in a kind of spiral and you could see that it became far too much for him. Everyone noticed it. »»
“It was a question of … ‘ok, let’s stop that before it becomes too much’. This is obviously a very difficult decision to make because you remove someone’s dreams and hopes, but we have this unique situation with Red Bull with two teams. »»
“We said to Liam: ‘listening, this is not the end of your Grand Prix career. We will exchange between the two teams to continue to develop and build your experience in F1. ‘ »»
The management of pilots at Red Bull raises questions: in view of the current situation, why not have given the bucket to Yuki Tsunoda from the start of the year? The Japanese could then have run in winter tests in the Red Bull …
“Recoil is a wonderful thing” quips Christian Horner.
“If the car had been easier, it would have been easier for Liam at the start of the year. But we have chosen to make the decision very quickly so as not to procrastinate. »»
“The fact that Red Bull has two teams gives us this unique opportunity. So it was a question of ‘OK, Liam, we always believe in you, but we have to give you more time to develop. We ask too much, too early ‘. »»
“At Yuki, he has this experience [pour gérer une voiture difficile]. So allow Liam to continue his career and development in what is a high -performance car at Racing Bulls. It’s better for him and obviously better for the team. »»
“Liam reacted with great maturity to the news. He takes his marks. He has a tough teammate in the person of Isack Hadjar who does a very good job. »»
Hadjar, Red Bull’s little prodigy
In fact, ISACK HADJAR leads to Liam Lawson’s hard life. Helmut Marko has no words sweet enough to describe the performances of the young French pilot.
And Christian Horner abounds in the same direction: Hadjar is a little gem!
“It is undoubtedly the most impressive rookies so far this year. But I think Liam takes his marks and is starting to regain his shape. »»
“Isack … I think he has exceeded all our expectations. I mean, he seemed really very impressive this season, and especially on tracks where he had never been, “ s’enthousiasme Horner.
“He has very little mileage in a Grand Prix car, and he adapted to it as a fish in the water. So he has been very impressive so far. »»
“It is very posed. I mean, I think this generation of juniors arriving now, we can see that they are just ready to adapt to Formula 1 and they are full of confidence, they are full of energy. »»
“And Isack has piloted brilliantly, I think, so far this year on almost all the new circuits for him. »»
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