Sergio Perez (L) of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Liam Lawson of New Zealand and Visa Cash App RB play a football game in the Paddock during previews- Previews - Source: Getty
Red Bull driver Liam Lawson has shared that he faced a lot of abuse after he replaced Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez on the team within a matter of months. The Kiwi driver will join the Austrian team as Perez's replacement for the 2025 season after only doing eleven races from his two short stints in 2023 and 2024 with RB.
Lawson faced the ire of the fans when he replaced fan favorite Ricciardo in the Racing Bulls team after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix. He further angered the Mexican fanbase as he fought Perez on and off the track to put himself as a possible option at Red Bull for 2025.
While speaking about the abuse on social media in his interview with The Times, Lawson said:
“Originally I saw a lot of [the abuse] because I didn’t expect it, I wasn’t ready for that. To be honest, I just don’t really go on social media at all anymore. I will post for my fanbase, but I won’t scroll or look through messages. You do the prep for F1 to be ready as a driver, and then you don’t really expect that kind of stuff, or you don’t really prepare for it, because you’re just focused on driving.”
