Liam Lawson secures 2025 AlphaTauri F1 seat
Helmut Marko confirms Liam Lawson will race for AlphaTauri in 2025, securing the final vacant seat on the F1 grid alongside Yuki Tsunoda.
AlphaTauri has chosen Liam Lawson as Daniel Ricciardo's successor for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr. Helmut Marko confirmed Lawson will graduate to its sister team alongside Tsunoda, ending speculation of a direct promotion to Red Bull Racing.
Why it matters
- This decision finalises the grid's last major open seat.
- Lawson's promotion from the Red Bull Junior programme reinforces the team's merit-based pipeline.
The details
- Lawson has been a Red Bull junior since 2022, serving as a reserve and stand-in driver.
- He filled in for Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri during the 2023 season, scoring points on debut.
- Marko stated Lawson was chosen on "pure performance" after a strong season in Super Formula and F1 stand-in appearances.
- Yuki Tsunoda retains his seat, giving AlphaTauri an all-Red Bull junior line-up.
What's next
The announcement leaves only Red Bull Racing's second seat, currently occupied by Sergio Pérez, as the remaining question mark for 2025. Lawson now faces the bigger challenge of establishing himself as a future candidate for the senior team.
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