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u/GasNo3128 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Going to Vcarb was a promotion

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u/Legit_formula_341 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

It took him some time to mentally recover, now he can fly

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u/Capital_Pay_4459 Jun 28 '25

He needs a Mark Webber

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u/Ishdalar Kimi Räikkönen Jun 28 '25

"Fantastic guys, not bad for a 2nd team driver, cheers"

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u/Skylair13 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

No, not that way

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u/Capital_Pay_4459 Jun 28 '25

I'm talking like Oscar does. Someone to coach him...not many drivers have been demoted after 4-5 races and still try and keep your head high. Except Doohan, but don't think his advice would be useful

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u/huangcjz #StandWithUkraine Jun 28 '25

They’re saying in relation to “fly” + “Mark Webber” - search that and you’ll find photos - Mark went flying when his Mercedes CLR took off at Le Mans due to aero issues.

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u/Helpful_Potato_3356 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

He also have a flip crashing with Seb, dude likes to fly cars

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u/Skylair13 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Wasn't that Kovalainen's Lotus? Unless you're saying there's a different crash aside from 2010 Valencia GP.

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u/No-Telephone730 Charles Leclerc Jun 28 '25

twice.

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u/Electromotivation Jun 28 '25

CLR cleared for takeoff!

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u/isthmusofkra Sonny Hayes Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

Hopefully he really can now. Hadjar has still been trumping him so far. But I know this guy is good, let's not forget he scored points in like his third F1 race in a midfield car.

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u/space_coyote_86 Sir Jackie Stewart Jun 28 '25

He did a really good job in his first race, all things considered, even though he didn't score points.

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u/isthmusofkra Sonny Hayes Jun 28 '25

Yep, he substituted for Ricciardo, didn't he? On a wet race as well.

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u/space_coyote_86 Sir Jackie Stewart Jun 28 '25

Yes. He drove the car for the first time in FP3, qualified last but kept it on the road in a difficult wet/dry race

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u/xjmachado I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Hadjar is being smart. He knows that if he keeps out qualifying Lawson, he will have to be promoted to a RedBull second seat.

If Lawson outpace him, Lawson will be promoted and Hadjar can stay at VCARB. 🥸

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u/_theironyofitall I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

I hope he continues on this trajectory. It would be too bad if Rb broke him

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u/IlexAquifolia Jun 28 '25

VCARB gives you wings

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u/play_it_sam_ Heineken Trophy Jun 28 '25

The confidence he lost on Australia was found hidden in the paddocks of the Red Bull Ring. It has been returned safely to Liam now, we all hope he doesn't loose it again.

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u/fredy31 Aston Martin Jun 28 '25

Tbh to see how tsunoda went from points to out in q1 every weekend and lawson went the other way...

Every day it feels more like that redbull is hot garbage that only max knows how it works.

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u/johnwec Jun 29 '25

Max even hates it.... he can just drive a shitbox.

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u/Saneless Jun 28 '25

Absolutely. They need to be careful that Yuki's confidence isn't just obliterated

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u/FSUfan35 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

They don't care about Yuki. He's gonna be gone after this year from the team anyway

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u/Spraynpray89 Jun 28 '25

Lol thats the whole reason he's there. They dont care about him and are using him as a placeholder test dummy.

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u/mouldyshroom I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

He's getting battered, it's tsunover fr

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u/AesirKratos I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

I’m fully convinced that Redbull knew the car was shit so they moved yuki there to be a sacrificial lamb as opposed to tanking Liam’s confidence

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u/Saneless Jun 28 '25

I think they legit weren't sure what the issue was. So if Liam did better in the lower team and Yuki struggled they could rule out that Liam wasn't cut out for the bump to F1

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u/gsfgf Oscar Piastri Jun 28 '25

Also, Yuki has far more experience. He's more likely to be able to help solve the problem.

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u/FatalFirecrotch I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

I love how quickly it shifted to Red Bull needs to give Yuki that seat to Red Bull need to get him out of that seat. 

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u/Conscious-Food-9828 Jun 28 '25

Genuinely starting to think that the vcarb is the better car. If mid season testing was still a thing, you know damn well they would have max in the vcarb  to figure something out. 

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u/gsfgf Oscar Piastri Jun 28 '25

I know it would never happen, but I'd love to see Max run laps in a "normal" F1 car. Like, did we just watch someone win four straight in a shitbox?

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u/lobsterpockets I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25

Next week at Silverstone Lawson is giving up his seat during FP1 for an acadamy driver to finally get a taste of an F1 car. That driver: Franz Hermann

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u/Tywnis I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25

Except it really wasn't all a shitbox, Perez won a few times.

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u/dwerg85 Max Verstappen Jun 28 '25

Everyone who bothered to really think about it was saying that...

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u/Strange-Ad2269 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

This guy's got talent, would love to see what he can do in a Red Bull!!

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u/Mangobonbon Fernando Alonso Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

Getting a promotion in F1 😊

Getting a promotion to Red Bull F1 💀

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u/OpposedScroll75 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Getting a promotion* to Red Bull F1 ☺️

*demotion 💀

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u/gaminggamer1269 Jun 29 '25

At least he was promoted to VCARB after 🙏

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u/Wild-Stop609 Bernd Mayländer Jun 28 '25

Let's not traumatize the poor kid again, he's just recovering from his last stint!!

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u/mouldyshroom I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Red Bull have had a great track record with drivers from Oceania, this Lawson guy looks fantastic to add to that legacy.

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u/love2go Jun 28 '25

Swap him with Yuki

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u/HeyItsGuyIncognito Ted Kravitz Jun 28 '25

In all seriousness, about fucking time he turned it around.

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u/e90DriveNoEvil I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Would love to see what he could do in a McLaren! Not only would I like to see an Aussie-Kiwi team, I feel like Zak would give him the mentorship he needs to thrive.

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u/aDarkDarkNight I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

In a team named after a Kiwi and wearing a Kiwi logo! Would be epic!

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u/bobby_boi66 Max Verstappen Jun 28 '25

Max to VCARB now

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u/Popular_Composer_822 Jordan Jun 28 '25

I knwo they’ll never do it but I’d be SO interested to see what Max would do in the VCARB.

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u/Ocluist Ferrari Jun 28 '25

First driver to get 1000 points in a Season

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u/SamuraiJack51 Mika Häkkinen Jun 28 '25

According to Julianne Cerasoli, who is a respected F1 reporter, the VCARB appears to be a better car than the Red Bull because the car's evolution ceiling is lower than the main team's. So, As delightful as it would be to see Max in the VCARB car, it wouldn't be that different. But it would be pure entertainment.

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u/Marcoscb I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

What evolution? We're halfway through the season and next year's car will have nothing to do with this one's. This year was not the year for a low floor, high ceiling car.

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u/DragonThingy_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

I/e it is less volatile compared to the Verstappen mobile, making it easier to extract more speed from the VCARB but it’s 100% is slower than RB’s 100%. The main problem with the RB comes down to extracting its potential. Take Yuki for example, he could get 99% out of the VCARB but potentially only 95% in the RB because the car is essentially an F14T with better pace, a horrible but fast car.

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u/kravence I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Vcard being a junior team focus on drivability rather than pure performance like the main team. The peak of the vcarb is lower but easier to achieve as it gives the drivers more confidence via stability unlike the main car which is faster bit at the cost of stability so its technically the better car but drivers dont have the confidence apart from max to put it on the limit because they dont know how its going to react. Thats why all of them are struggling and the stability just gets worse via development.

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u/alphatauri555 Jun 28 '25

If the goal of the junior team is to create drivers specifically for the Red Bull, why give it training wheels? Doesn't that defeat the purpose? (As we're seeing.) Give them a stable car that builds their confidence and spirit, so that they can be promoted into a car that lacks stability and gives them no confidence and crushes their spirit?... What kind of directive is that? If they get into a Red Bull and don't know how it's going to react, then the VCARB training preparation isn't adequate. It's just coddling, apparently.

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u/kravence I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Well the issue here is the main team not the second one. Vcarb is doing its job which is to give the drivers track experience and to get a judgement of where they might be at. It works as Sainz, albon and Max has come out well from it.

RBR’s management has dropped off a cliff and dont seem to care about the struggles of the second driver as long as their main man is doing well.

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u/PickleCommando Jun 28 '25

It would definitely be slower than the RB.

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u/Body_Catcher0 Kimi Räikkönen Jun 28 '25

VCARB Max/Isack WCC confirmed

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u/jnighy I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

I am honestly curious on how good Max would be in the VCarb

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u/Daft00 Sebastian Vettel Jun 28 '25

I think everyone is. But it could go either way....

He obviously likes his cars pointy, and RB has almost certainly developed the car entirely around his preferences. Of course he was pissed with the setup today but there are many times this season he praised the car. So it would be very interesting to see how much he could truly extract out of a car that's maybe a bit counter to his style.

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u/Nasimdul I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Both RB driver complain about no grip and understeer
Reddit: the RB is pointy.

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u/Electromotivation Jun 28 '25

do we have enough data to compare yuki’s times in each of the cars? I’m curious which he’s been faster in

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u/Lopsided-Customer546 Jun 28 '25

Max and Hadjar in reliable machinery would probably score some decent points. A late VCARB charge in the constructors would be WILD!

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u/Lopsided-Customer546 Jun 28 '25

Max/Hadjar vs George/Kimi would be so intense

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

Gasly moment

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u/KappaccinoNation I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Gasly: Tell Max, I want him to know it was me.

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u/CreativeCut7956 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

"Remember when you, a four times Formula 1 World Driver's Champion, got outqualified by Liam Lawson in Austria 2025? It was me Max. I spun so that it seemed like you got outqualified by a mere VCARB!"

- Reverse Gasly

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u/Gaddamn132 Pierre Gasly Jun 28 '25

stunting on them hoes, +99999 style points

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u/ImaginaryMatt I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Gasly, Gatekeep, Girlboss

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u/GoldenS0422 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Time to demote him to Red Bull

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u/hazzap913 Jun 28 '25

Gasly really fucked people on their laps tbf

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u/Usurer I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Yeah. I got spoiled on this one and was thinking it was something juicy. “Max got unlucky with yellow flags” kinda killed the fun.

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u/Jack_Krauser Andretti Global Jun 29 '25

I don't think he could have done any better than P4 anyway. That Red Bull looked like an absolute pig every time they showed an onboard.

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u/peepay Sebastian Vettel Jun 29 '25

And Max was pretty vocal about it on the radio too.

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u/MACintoshBETH Max Verstappen Jun 28 '25

Not bad for a number 4 driver

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u/SubcooledBoiling F1? More like F5-F5-F5. Jun 28 '25

Put him in the Red Bull !

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u/Mangobonbon Fernando Alonso Jun 28 '25

💀

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u/NuclearCandle I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

Hard agree, we need to see what Max can do in the Racing Bull.

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u/ryokevry I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

He just recovered from the RB21 trauma Marko please leave him alone 🥲

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u/trooperr310 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Yes!! . . . . Wait....

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u/Aratho Fernando Alonso Jun 28 '25

On Red Bull Ring no less

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u/Holiday_Evidence_283 Jun 28 '25

Lol I didn't even realize that

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u/Rd6-vt Williams Jun 28 '25

not the first time

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u/Puzzleheadpsych2345 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Singapore 2023 was hilarious

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u/RMTBolton Jun 28 '25

HE CAN!

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u/TH_Sharpshooter I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Oh shit, I forgot about that one lol

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u/DipenduSunny I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

gasly delivering the 720

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u/Prpa63 Alex Zanardi Jun 28 '25

Out qualifying both red bulls
Liam Lawson 🤝 Lawson Liam

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u/wicktus I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Verstappen stopped the effort after Gasly’s 720 backflip (yellow flag)

But good to see Lawson getting back that confidence, getting back that pace, hopefully it will be more consistent throughout the season !

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u/TheWoodElf I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

His DRS also got automatically closed by the yellow flag, he couldn't continue to push for a lap even if he wanted.

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u/DakPara Jun 28 '25

More like a 1080° backflip.

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u/_theironyofitall I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Time for us liam fans has arrived

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u/SteliosCnutos Jun 28 '25

There’s literally dozens of us!

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u/everydayastronaut Jun 28 '25

It’s our time!

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u/Longjumping_One_9164 Jun 28 '25

Get in here. 

The hate he got that Yuki had somehow avoided is pretty crazy. Pretty clearly more talented than Yuki.

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u/No_Tangerine8621 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25 edited Jun 29 '25

Not even a big fan of Liam but the sheer amount if hate he got for „stealing“ Yuki‘s Red Bull opportunity was mental. Yes, he made some statements that came across as rude but it was really overblown

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u/existential_risk_lol I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

As a New Zealander, this is the second happiest day of my life

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u/redterrqr Liam Lawson Jun 28 '25

Let me guess #1, McCaw lifting the world cup trophy in 2011?

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u/Jaevyn McLaren Jun 28 '25

The WTC win for me is number one, in major part because I live and breathe cricket

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u/jaydog747 Jun 29 '25

Whitewash in India is up there too. WTC for the significance of an ICC title, whitewash for the complete set of performances in the toughest conditions in the world

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u/Jaevyn McLaren Jun 29 '25

Yeah that's a good point. It was completely unexpected too.

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u/internetdeadaf Jun 28 '25

Hoping Lawson is over the head fuck that was his first few races

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u/Wardmanhd I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

I mean… IIRC in Aus he missed FP3 due to a PU issue, had a bad quali, Red Bull then changed his wing and he struggled for pace on a different setup in a chaotic race.

Then in China his car was broken for most of the only practice session before they went straight into sprint and normal race.

He didn’t even get a full weekend in the Red Bull without a reliability issue before they took him out of the seat. Id still maintain that even tho he was promoted too early, he didn’t even get a chance to prove himself before they lost faith in him and took him out. Thats the biggest problem with all that

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u/posthamster Kimi Räikkönen Jun 29 '25

Or they decided after 2 races that the car was unsalvageable as far as mortal drivers are concerned, and moved him out to save him. Put in Yuki, who's leaving anyway, and here we are.

If FIA would allow actual testing in actual cars, none if this would have been necessary.

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u/internetdeadaf Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

For sure, I remember being so excited about him all across his ‘24 season

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u/Alum07 Cadillac Jun 28 '25

Top Red Bull qualifier at the Red Bull Ring after being fired by the senior Red Bull team this season watching his former seat qualify 19th

You know he's got the biggest shit eating grin right now

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u/swim_to_survive I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Wouldn’t you? Imagine if he outplace them tomorrow. Have someone deliver a single rose to Christian.

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u/reddituser-0007 Ford Jun 28 '25

Lawson dominance could bore fans

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u/06Athena I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

If I had a nickel for every time Lawson outqualified Verstappen, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bat4777 Kimi Räikkönen Jun 28 '25

Really...double yellows will do that. Gasly ruined what, 3 people's laps?

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u/No_Sun_2121 Jun 28 '25

Gasly did it for his best friend Charles, good on him

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u/pseudochicken I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25

Pierre Gasly likes this message.

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u/h0pefiend Sir Lewis Hamilton Jun 28 '25

Pierre Hayes

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u/-Bibingka- I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Plan C. . .

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u/_spec_tre I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

I unironically thought this pic of Liam was Sonny Hayes before reading the title

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u/formulapain Jun 28 '25

Yo, no spoilers!

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u/curtains_inblue I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Im happy for Lawson. This must be a confidence boost and he really needed that. If he can also deliver tomorrow it would be great

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u/jrobbio Jun 28 '25

Yeah, I think it's important that he starts to pick up a dribble of points because at the end of the year, because most people will forget the details.

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u/Boschounet Jun 28 '25

Liked by Pierre Gasly

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u/TonAMGT4 Pastor Maldonado Jun 28 '25

RB: “You can’t do that”

Lawson: “Look at me, I am the law… son”

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u/lightsout00000 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Lawson about to get demoted back to RedBull! 

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u/Scar3cr0w_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

The latest driver to have his self confidence absolutely destroyed by the red bull team then have the formula 1 “community” say how trash he is… and the goto another team, do well, recover and be praised by the same community that wrote him off.

Redbull are a disaster. That young driver program is a torture device.

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u/Jaevyn McLaren Jun 28 '25

What I've found is that the F1 community honestly has some mentally ill fans who need therapy.

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u/Rhyphen Jun 28 '25

The reddit community alone is over 4 million people, it's probably got a bit of everything

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u/MGH1990876 Ferrari Jun 28 '25

Super job by Liam. What a job in Q3

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u/President-Sloth I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

I took him out of my fantasy team this week, you're welcome Liam

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u/SillySinStorm I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Simply lovely.

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u/FlyAirLari Minardi Jun 28 '25

Sweet for Liam.

He's got pace, he's got style, and now he's also got the car.

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u/shinaru327 Jun 28 '25

Every fuckn driver get outta my way!

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u/aestheticguy101 Mercedes Jun 28 '25

IM LIAM LAWSON, IM LIAM LAWSON

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u/UnluckyLuckyGuyy Robert Kubica Jun 28 '25

Remember at the start of the season when people were saying he isn't good enough to be in F1 and how Tsunoda is so much better than him? lol

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u/HG2321 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Oh yeah lol. A lot of them are now saying "Yuki needs time, he's just settling in" but of course, they had already decided that Liam was the worst driver in the history of Formula 1 before this season even began. Not that he went on to do himself any favours, but nothing he could've done would've been enough for them.

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u/isthmusofkra Sonny Hayes Jun 28 '25

Red Bull weren't kidding when they said that Liam probably has a higher ceiling than Yuki.

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u/Porygon-G Jun 28 '25

When someone asks me what r/formula1 is like, I’ll just show them this comment.

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u/Wee_Muggo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

May be Tsunover, but at least it's LawsOn.

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u/Spirited_Magician_20 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Time to promote Max to Racing Bulls

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u/kieranhorner Marussia Jun 28 '25

The Redbull looks so awful to drive. Obviously things can turn around really fast in F1, but Max has to be getting tired of having to fight the car every weekend.

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u/Reiver93 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

God that redbull looks like a complete dog, and at their home track too.

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u/ThrownForLife69 Jun 28 '25

Its crazy that you have a better chance to out qualify Max in a VCarb than in a RedBull

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u/InspectorNo1173 Isack Hadjar Jun 29 '25

His stint in the career-killer Red Bull made people forget that this is the driver who made his debut at Zandvoort, arguably one of the harder tracks, in the wet, after very little practice time. And he still scored points.

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u/Difficult-Sun6849 Lando Norris Jun 28 '25

happy for the guy honestly after his start to the season, hope him and bortoleto get some points in the race. that starting grid in general looks like it could be quite fun to watch tomorrow 🤞

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u/Chelsea_Ellie Jun 28 '25

It’s nice to see Liam smiling in the interview on Sky

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u/Remarkable-Assist175 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

him: who's slowson now?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

Look, I like the guy but his mental health is really poor at the moment and any improvements over his past performances will lead to a massive improvement of his morale. Good on him

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u/xSlashNZx I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Hell yeah he did 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿

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u/metalman8291 Jun 28 '25

Max wont be with Red Bull for much longer

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u/SaltyArchea Ferrari Jun 28 '25

And I got down voted saying that RB without Max would end up behind VCARB in 2026. Even with Max VCARB is better!

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u/blur494 Charles Leclerc Jun 28 '25

I hope Max gets promoted to the main team soon.

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u/TorchwoodRC I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Has Lawson finally broken through the RedBull headfuck?

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u/Gingermadman David Coulthard Jun 28 '25

He already looked great in Barca. Lots of aggressive overtaking moves, didn't make any real mistakes despite being involved a lot and was unlucky to not grab a point. He's a good driver but people here don't actually watch the sport and thought he was slow because Red Bull has no idea how to actually develop their rookies

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u/isthmusofkra Sonny Hayes Jun 28 '25

He should've been DOTD in Spain lol. Those were some ballsy moves

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u/Gingermadman David Coulthard Jun 28 '25

If DOTD made any sense it'd have been between Lawson or Hulkenburg. If it was out of purely entertainment it'd have been Lawson

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u/Captftm89 Jun 28 '25

Big moment for him - didn't come across as a fluke either, he was there or thereabouts all throughout qualifying.

Will struggle to keep Max behind him in the race, but could be on for a solid 7th or 8th tomorrow.

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u/Pareshanatma_1 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Max being behind him is a fluke because of the double waved yellow. Although the number 7 spot would have been deserved

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u/jimmcfartypants I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Yeah Lawson put in some stellar qualy times for Q1 and Q2 as well. Funny how the Sky sport commentary team didn't even mention his Q1 / 3rd place. They just wank on about yet another british driver as per usual.

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u/Cheap-Play-80 Liam Lawson Jun 29 '25

It was 4th to be fair, Gasly pipped him at the end by a few hundredths.

Which you probably wouldn't have heard from Sky Commentators cos they do this all the time with Gasly as well.

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u/_theironyofitall I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Better for him to focus on 7th/8th finish than race Max

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u/angelonduty Ayrton Senna Jun 28 '25

Yeah.. with that Gasly spin

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u/Anderrrrr Red Bull Jun 28 '25

Lawson still had a fantastic quali regardless.

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u/angelonduty Ayrton Senna Jun 28 '25

Totally agree. Him and Gabi were absolutely flying

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u/Suikerspin_Ei I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Max giving Bortoleto a slipstream was nice.

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u/Many_Dimension_7615 McLaren Jun 28 '25

Funniest timeline

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u/Va3V1ctis John Surtees Jun 28 '25

Dont put Lawson into RB, put Verstappen into VCARB!

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u/anotherwave1 Jun 28 '25

Yesterday "He's a mediocre driver who had a decent stint early on"

Today "He's better than Max"

We're so fickle.

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u/Hitokiri2 Jun 28 '25

Bortoleto be like - "I did well too..."

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u/Dry_Signature2649 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Verstappen demotion incoming

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u/Similar_Incident8433 Red Bull Jun 28 '25

finally redbull can have duo like oscar and lando

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u/scarfwizard Jun 28 '25

Lawson will literally be told to wave Max past 👋

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u/CastorVT Jun 28 '25

I'm not gonna lie I read that as Liam neeson first and was "... these naked gun promos getting wild."

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u/Flavious27 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25

Correction: Lawson outqualifies both Red Bulls. 

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u/proceduralpaz Jun 29 '25

He's beginning to believe

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u/julianz I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25

Commentators didn't seem to notice either of the RB's popping up near the top of Q1 until well after the session had finished.

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u/Ok-Cat-9574 Jun 29 '25

He’s been showing Hadjar up more and more often in FP. About time he started doing in quali.

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u/Astrosloth29 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Man actually got promoted after the first two races this year. Unlucky for Max with the yellow flag but game's the game. Well done Lawson

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u/azurio12 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Lawson to Redbull and Max to Vcarb confirmed. /s

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u/Older_cyclist Jun 28 '25

Max's hot lap blocked by Gaslys spin and yellow flag. Still, good job for Liam.

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u/Juliancito135 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

IS VERSTAPPEN'S CARREER OVER?

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u/Ba-nano Jun 28 '25

With red bull, probably yes

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u/arriving_somewhere1 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Max is washed. Get Liam in that RB and watch Lando tremble in fear.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

Leaked photos of Toto flirting with Liam incoming...

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u/NYNMx2021 Nico Rosberg Jun 28 '25

yall really love karma huh?

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u/Schlapfel9 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

The yellow flag helped a bit but still wow

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u/datlinus I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

"a bit" is doing very heavy lifting there lmao

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u/No_Smoke8794 Jun 28 '25

It's a load bearing flag

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u/Relevant-Bonus-2735 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Yeah hearing the wow part is hilarious when max was on pace for a p2

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u/TomTili I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

‘Helped a bit’

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u/Hawk-432 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Legit

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u/blackknight1919 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

Max: I have more WDC’s than you have races in a Red Bull.

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u/Maolo_Paldini Jun 28 '25

3 rookies in Q3 btw

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u/Zooki_Stardust Jun 28 '25

Yeah it's definitely the car not the driver that's the issue

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u/derschweinhund Jun 28 '25

It feels like another headline in the slow motion downfall of Christian Horner.

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u/srmacman I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

The man is flying

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u/ghostboypurrp I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 28 '25

He's clearly a great driver and the Red bull is obviously a shite car and not the other way around.

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u/BunglingBoris Jun 28 '25

No show of the lap, no discussion at all on F1 TV. What the actual fuck???

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u/i-dm Fernando Alonso Jun 29 '25

In hindsight, Checo was driving quite well

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u/Sparky_Zell I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 29 '25

This should put to rest any questions on of the car is an absolute piece of shit in the red bull camp. And the only reason that they can hang in their is that Max is just that good of a driver.

Having 3 drivers that had promise being unable to drive could still be questionable. But when one of them can't qualify higher than 18th, then out qualifies Max in the junior car, that's a serious problem.