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After simply two races with Crimson Bull, Liam Lawson is making his return to Visa Money App Racing Bulls on the Components 1 Japanese Grand Prix.
Within the staff’s media preview, Lawson referred to as the weekend a “large alternative” as he appears to bounce again after a tough begin to the season.
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“I’m actually wanting ahead to be racing in Japan this weekend. Suzuka is one in every of my favourite tracks on the calendar,” mentioned Lawson. “It’s cool to drive and really excessive velocity, which makes it nice enjoyable in a Components One automobile. This weekend is a giant alternative for me as I rejoin Visa Money App Racing Bulls, and I’m very excited to work with this staff once more. As at all times, I’ll be giving it all the pieces I’ve.“
Lawson was tapped to exchange Sergio Pérez alongside Max Verstappen at Crimson Bull for the 2025 F1 season, however completed exterior the factors in all three contested races this season: The Australian Grand Prix, the F1 Dash on the Chinese language Grand Prix, and the Chinese language Grand Prix itself. After days of hypothesis, Crimson Bull confirmed final week that Lawson could be demoted to VCARB, and Yuki Tsunoda would take his place alongside Verstappen.
Lawson’s new teammate, Isack Hadjar, believes the staff can combat for factors in Suzuka.
“I’m actually excited to be in Japan, which might be my favourite nation to go to on the calendar. I’ve already pushed at Suzuka, and even when it was some time in the past, it’s nonetheless my favorite observe together with Monaco,” mentioned Hadjar. “I feel driving right here for the primary time in a Components One automobile, it will really feel ridiculously quick. I’m eager to see what we are able to obtain as a staff as a result of, within the first two race weekends we appeared to have a variety of tempo, so the plan is to copy that once more and combat for extra factors.”
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Racing Director Alan Permane referred to as the Japanese Grand Prix one of many “final challenges” the game has to supply.
“Suzuka is likely one of the final challenges for automobile, driver and [tires],
started Permane. “It has virtually each kind of nook that we encounter over a season, multi functional lap. From very excessive velocity, to lengthy sweeping medium velocity, quick modifications of course, heavy braking and a good chicane with kerbs to journey.
“Pirelli will convey the toughest [tires] of their 2025 vary for this weekend and these work effectively on this excessive vitality observe. Round 50% of the observe has been resurfaced since we final visited and the impression of this on grip and [tire] habits can be one of many gadgets on our record to check throughout Friday working.
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Permane believes that the staff’s challenger has “labored effectively” to this point this season, however with the midfield competitors tight VCARB will should be at their greatest to convey residence factors this weekend.
“The VCARB 02 has labored effectively on the earlier two tracks, however the midfield is tight, and we might want to work exhausting to ship one of the best qualifying consequence and even more durable to transform this on Sunday,” added Permane. “We welcome Liam again to the staff at a observe he is aware of effectively from his season in Tremendous Components in 2023 and stay up for him and Isack working collectively to extract the utmost efficiency from the automobile right here, and for the remainder of the season.”
