If there's one thing that could be described as the season's negative sensation, it's definitely Liam Lawson's disarray. The young Red Bull Racing driver's performance was so poor that his team could sack him before the Japanese Grand Prix...
Of course, Max Verstappen also has an opinion on the situation that has arisen, and - even if it is not necessarily clear from the context - he defends his teammate:
"We know, we see, that the drivers in every other team are very close. This also shows that our car is extremely tough and very difficult to drive. I think if Liam Lawson were to switch to Racing Bulls now, he would immediately be faster and more competitive. This car is much easier to drive than ours. Last year, I wouldn't have thought it would work like this. The team saw how big the difference was between him and Yuki Tsunoda, so they put him in the other Red Bull Racing car," said Max Verstappen.
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