Liam Lawson will replace Juri Vips as the reserve driver for Red Bull in the wake of the Estonian's sacking for use of racist language in a video game live stream.
Vips was suspended from the team's driver development programme after footage emerged of him using the n-word while gaming with friends. After a short investigation, he was then axed from the team – but kept his F2 drive with Hitech Grand Prix.
It left Red Bull needing a new reserve driver for their F1 efforts, with someone needed to step in should either Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez miss a race for whatever reason. The team has now announced that two-time F2 race winner Lawson is their chosen man.
