Liam Lawson insists was was shocked to be demoted by Red Bull, insisting he wasn’t given enough time to im𒊎press.

Lawson was only promoted to become Max Verst꧅appen’s teammate after 11 impressive ra꧃ces for Red Bull’s sister team over two years.

But he was unceremoniousl𒊎y axed two grands prix into 2025 after a pair of disappointing weekends.

Lawson has been sent back to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Racing Bulls, for whom he will drive at this weekend’s F1 Japanese Grand Prix. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda replaces Lawson at Red Bull.

"It was definitely a shoc🎃k, honestly,” Lawson told .

“It's not something that I saw coming.

"The discussions we were having as well, I think, weren't really 🌌leaning in this direction.

“So it was definitely not someth𝔍ing that I expected."

ﷺLawson added: “Obviously I would have loved more time.

"And I felt like with more time… especial﷽ly going to places that I'd been before…

“It was🎉 a tough start. We had rocky testing. We had a rocky first weekend in Melbourne with practice. And then obviously China was a sprint.

"I think going to places that I'd been before, with the way the car was quite tricky, I think that would have h☂elped.

“I would have loved that🗹 opportunity. But obviously it's not my decision, so I'm here to make the most of this one."

Liam Lawson claims 'not enough time' cost him Red Bull drive

The RB21 has even left Verstap🍌pen frustrated this season.

With Perez and Lawson both axed in recent memory, major questions surroun♏d the competitiveness of Red Bull’s car in the battle with McLaren.

“The car is hard to drive,” Lawson insisted. “But we were going through a process of making tꦯhat adjustment.

“In a pre-season test you d❀rive a𝐆ll day and have time to adjust. A lack of time in the car is what made it hard to adjust.

“It felt like every time I went out, I was adjusting or ge🧸tting used to something unknown.

“It’s not so much a driving style, it’s li🌱terally just adjusting. I♊ didn’t have time to do that.”

Lawson insisted it is possible to regain the Red Bull drive if he i𝐆mpresses with the sister team.

“Yes, definit💛ely,” h﷽e said. “It was part of the conversation, part of how they let me know about the switch.

“They♛ felt that I wasn’t ready for it, they make the decision, and it’s their opinio𒐪n.

“From my side? I 🦹was ready but I didn’t have en💙ough time.

“Either w🐼ay, we all want the same thing. We want to wi൲n.

“If that pathway leads me back to Red Bull, that’s great for the💟 team and fo☂r myself.”