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Even for a team with a reputation for making sudden midseason driver swaps, to move this early in the year feels abrupt.

Red Bull’s decision to demote Liam Lawson has divided opinion at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. After two poor showings in the Red Bull, Lawson was unceremoniously demoted for this weekend’s round at Suzuka. He has been sent back to the Racing Bulls sister team, with Yuki Tsunoda swapped into the Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen.

The signs were there early that Liam Lawson was perhaps not mature enough to handle the job as Red Bull Racing teammate to four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen.

Team RB drivers Liam Lawson of New Zealand, left, with Isack Hadjar of France, speaks in front of their crew's video near their garage at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Thursday, April 3, 2025, ahead Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix race.

Liam Lawson joins a long list of athletes and coaches who will think they should have been given more time with their teams

Por JENNA FRYERLiam Lawson condujo una camioneta Raptor que cuesta 100.000 dólates en el estacionamiento del Centro de Rendimiento de Ford, llegando un poco tarde durante su apretada agenda