Martin Brundle highlights key Liam Lawson strength to handle Max Verstappen challenge
Martin Brundle looks aheཧad to Liam Lawson's first full season in F1 with Red Bull.

Martin Brundle believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson has a “strong enough head” to be able to handle going up against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.
Laws𓃲on will race for Red Bull for the first time at next weekend’s Australian Grand Prix with just 11 starts to his name.
Red Bull were impressed with how quickly Lawson has adapted to life in F1, even if he couldn’t consistently outperform 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda at VCARB last season.
Lawson wasn’t afraid of being aggressive on-track either, defending hard against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez.
It will likely be a difficu⛎lt season for Lawson, given the identity of his teammate.
Verstappen destroyed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon during their respectiv💫e stints with the team, forcing Red Bull to make🍎 a quick change.
While Perez lasted four seasons, the Mexican’s form often di𝓡ppedꦏ after promising starts - something Lawson will need to avoid.
Speakin♈g to Sky Sports News ahead of the new season, Brundle cast his ꦦeye over the new rookies for 2025.
Spe🔥aking about Lawson, he said: “Liam Lawson, I think, has a strong enough headꦿ to be able to cope with Max Verstappen.
“As long as he can see Verstappen’s gearbox on the grid and rear wing in🌜 the distance at the end of the race then he would have done a brillia𒈔nt job.”
Colapinto factor “really hard” for Doohan
Jack Doohan ဣis also 🐻set for a tough start to life in F1 with Alpine.
Alpine’s signing of Franco Colapinto as their test and reserve driver has only upped the pressure on💜 ওDoohan.
Flavio Briatore has been vocal𒊎 in his praise and support for 🌊Colapinto.
Alpine have insisted they are fully behind Doohan, but the feeling is that it’s just a matter of time before he’s pu🧔shed aside for Colapinto.
Assessing the new crop of drivers on the grid for 2025, Brundle added: “Ollie Bearman is going to be exciting to watch. Bortoleto, I think is a real talent. Whethe✃r he will have a chance to show it in that Sauber I don’t know.
"Jack Doohan has earne💦d his chance in the Alpine but𒈔 he’s already looking over his shoulder at Franco Colapinto.
“Paul Aron is on the team as well.♉ That will be really hard for him to cope with. Hadjar, got to keep a cooler head than💞 he’s shown today but he’s got the speed.”

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