Liam Lawson says his immediate future in Formula 1 is determined by Red Bull, but he remains committed to this weekend’s Super Formula title decider at Suzuka. Since his last appearance in Super Formula two months ago, Lawson, a Team Mugen driver, has participated in five Grands Prix as a substitute driver for AlphaTauri, but it is now known that he will not be able to become a regular driver for AlphaTauri in 2024. Ta.
This means he will be on the sidelines for a year while being called up to F1 by both AlphaTauri and Red Bull. But Lawson said that while whatever happens at Suzuka this weekend will have no bearing on his immediate future, Red Bull will take his Super Formula record into account when determining his plans for the next few years. I feel that I will be able to enter. Honestly, not much has changed,” Lawson said when asked how his thinking has changed since the Motegi round in August. “It’s good that I’ve done a lot of races, but in terms of my future and the pressure on the weekend, it doesn’t change much. It’s the same as any other weekend. “Regardless of whether I drive in F1 next year or not, this week is still very important for my future, so I still feel the same way I felt at Motegi before next year’s seat was decided.” “There’s always pressure from Red Bull! But personally, I want to be in F1 next year. Regardless of whether they do it or not, it won’t change. They will still give us a very harsh evaluation this weekend.”Lawson heads into the Suzuka doubleheader with an eight-point lead over TOM’S’s Ritomo Miyata. His teammate Nojiri is in third place, two points behind. Chief engineer Tomohiko Koike suggested at Suzuka last month that Lawson’s participation in F1 could give him an advantage this weekend, but he denied that theory and said he is looking forward to qualifying for the opening race on Saturday morning. , added that he needed to readjust his driving style to suit the Super Formula car during a solo practice session on Friday afternoon. “To be honest, I don’t think it’s a huge advantage,” Lawson said of his F1 participation. “It was great to drive at Suzuka recently, but all of us drivers know Suzuka very well.” “The cars are very different to drive. The lap times are not that different, 5 or 6 seconds, but the car… The feeling is completely different.”When I drove in F1 for the first time, it took quite a few sessions to learn.Today will be a big adjustment, re-adjusting to the car.”
2023-10-27 10:21:48
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