Helmut Marko told the truth about what they need Liam Lawson for. Well, he is nothing more than a stable secondary pilot, whose job will be to lose first...
Well, anyone who thought that with the Red Bull Racing seat Lawson had hit the foot of God, should savor the following lines:
"Despite his lack of experience in F1, Liam Lawson was mentally the strongest of our junior drivers. No one can beat Max Verstappen, it is a huge burden and you have to accept it. Lawson is capable of doing it, and he has great potential for growth. If we compare him to Yuki Tsunoda, Yuki is clearly a faster driver, but he lacks the things mentioned. He makes mistakes and unnecessary accidents, he manages his outbursts of anger badly and in these moments he tends to 'slow down'. With these factors, you already start with a greater handicap in a team where on the other side of the garage is the current world champion.
All this would have been too difficult for Tsunoda, he would not have been able to emotionally process the fact that he was at a disadvantage, that he could not win. We expect Lawson to always be three tenths behind Verstappen in qualifying and in the races. According to our calculations, this will be enough to collect an adequate number of points in the constructors' championship. We expect him to constantly improve according to his abilities.” - clarified Liam Lawson's place within the Red Bull Marko team.
