1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson will need to prove he’s “mentally strong” when he goes up against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025.

After just 11 races in F1, Lawson was chosen as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s replacement at Red Bull.

This me🔯ans Lawson has the most challenging task in F1, going up against V𒁃erstappen on the same team.

Verstappen has dismantled 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon and Perez in rece✱nt years, with Lawson next in line.

With limited F1 experience and Red Bull slipping down the pecking order at the end of last year, Lawson will have an even༺ t༺ougher task in 2025.

Speaking to , Villeneuve said: “It’s a big chance for Liam Lawson, it’s a big opportunity, but we’ve seen drivers be🗹ing put into the main team right away collapse very quickly.

“So, we’ll see how mentally strong he is and how good he really is, because we𝄹 don’t know yet. I mean, you cannot take his F2 season, his Japanese season or his races against Tsunoda as a benchꦡmark.

“Contractually Lawson i💙s there to help Verstappen. But in his own head he’s not. In his head h꧋e’s there to replace Max. So, he will try to be tough and quick.

“Hopefully it will put Max under pressure🌺 and push Max to drive even better and this way help the team to make progress.”

Villeneuve sets Lawson target for 2025

Red Bu♏ll will need Lawson to be a significant upgrade on his preꦐdecessor.

Perez’s poor run of form meant Red Bull dropped to third in the F1 constructors’ championship - thꦯeir worst finish since 2019.

Villeneuve thiওnks Lawson should aim to be one or two places behind Verstappen in 2025.

“If it’s not a winning car, so they’re not winning the championship, in which case you would have to say, has to be P2 or nothing, then a good finish for Lawson woul✤d be one place behind Verstappen or two places behind him, that’s it,” he added.

“Not anything more. If you’re winning races, yo🌃u make a big points tally. Because first to second is a big difference. If you're finishing third, fourth, fifth, the point difference is tiny.”