Liam Lawson believes it would be tough to expect him to beat Max Verstappen immediately on joining Red Bull, and instead will use a "big opportunity" to exploit his team-mate's knowledge and experience to boost his own Formula 1 skills.
Red Bull signed Lawson to replace the waning Sergio Perez, as the Mexican suffered a dismal 2024 after struggling to get a foothold with last year's RB20 car. Perez's difficulties set the team back in the race for the constructors' championship, and so the team elected to switch drivers.
