The top boss at Red Bull’s F1 parent company has backed their decision to drop 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson.

Lawson became the latest driver to be ruthlessly booted out of the Red Bull car, after just two grands☂ prix.

His poor results opened the door to Yuki Tsunoda, and Lawson w🅠entꦰ back to Racing Bulls.

D𓆏espite criticism for the team’s handling of the situation, they have been defended by the managing director of Red Bull GmbH.

Oliver Mintzlaff told  about Christian Horne🧸r and Helmut Marko’s decision: “I understand them and find them jus♔tified.

“Nevertheless, it was the right step. Formula 1 is a high-performance sport and its performan🅘ce was not right.

“It would have been wrong to keep Liam in the car. With the ever-increasing pressure, we wouldn't have done him any favo🐽rs.

“In t🍒he end, he als♔o understood and accepted that. We are happy that we now have him back with the Racing Bulls.”

Lawson has finished 17th, 16th and 12th in his three races back with the Rac🦩ing Bulls team since being axed by Red Bull.

Red Bull struggle behind McLaren

Despite Max Vers🍒tappen’s pole position and P2 in Saudi Arabia last weekend, Red Bull sti💫ll lag behind McLaren.

Even when Lando Norris had a torrid weekend in Saudi Arabia due to a crash in quಞalifying, teammate Oscar Piastri won the grand prix and now leads the 🌱drivers’ standings.

But Mintzlaff is optimist⛄ic about Red Bull’s chances.

“I see how self-critical the team is with itself and the situation, and puts ev🐭erything to the test,” he said.

“Despite the successful past ༒years, you can feel the greed for success.

“Everyone wan🎶ts to win here and get back to the to🍸p. I have full confidence that this can succeed.

“Much of the team that has been responsible for the succes🐼s of the past few years is the same as it is now.

“They haven't fo♛rg𒅌otten how to build or tune a Formula 1 car over the winter break.”

Mintzlaff added: “I d🔯on't see us as blatant outsiders. Anyone who knows Red Bull knows that we🃏 have an extreme hunger for titles.

“So once again: The Formula 1 season is long.๊ Nobody knows wh🅺ich team will develop its car and how well.

“It's clear that we're not the hunted at the mom🦄ent. It was a bad start, but I'm far from questioning everything. That would be actionism – and actionism has ꦆnever achieved anything in sport.

“I know that from football. There ꦆare people who think they can walk on water if they have won four or five games in a row. And if they lose four or five games, everything is called into question. We do not fall 🏅into these extremes.”

In Germany, headlines were made by📖 Ralf Schumacher’s claim that Verstappen could 🐟make a decision to quit Red Bull soon if the car’s competitiveness does not greatly increase.

“I have a good 🌼relationship with Ralf,” Mintzlaff reactꦇed.

“He does his job and we focus on ourselves. But no one has to worry that we at Red Bull have sleepless nights becꦬause of his statements.”

Mintzlaff revealed what he said to Schumacher: “What I would say to ever✨yone.

“I miss out on the fa🦩ct that Red Bull has dominated Formula 1 in the past four years. Six out of eight possible world championship titles wer✤e won.

“Of course, it wasn't a good start this season, but o☂ur fꦗall was also different.”