Liam Lawson addresses Red Bull future after Laurent Mekies promotion

Liam Lawson revealed that he has "no idea" what the promotion of Laurent Mekies could mean for his own future within the Red Bull family.  Three days after the British Grand Prix, it was announced that long-time team boss Christian Horner had been axed following 20 years of leading Red Bull.  Mekies was immediately confirmed as Horner's successor and left his position at Racing Bulls to become team principal and CEO of Red Bull. It is a seismic change within the Red Bull organisation, with Mekies becoming just the second-ever person to lead the Milton Keynes-based squad. The Frenchman's move has already triggered speculation that Isack Hadjar's chances of a promotion could be greater, whilst Lawson is unsure what it means for him. Asked what Mekies' promotion could mean for his own future, Lawson told select media, including RacingNews365 : "Honestly, I have absolutely no idea, and it's not something that I'm really thinking about now.  "I have 12 more races to go through this year, and they're very, very important. So for me, it's just focusing on that.  "I'm sure the communication with Laurent will stay as it has been, because he's somebody that is very supportive through, as I said, through everything.  "But in terms of what it means for my future, I honestly, I don't know at this point."

Lawson backs Mekies appointment

Mekies' appointment as Horner's replacement was a leading topic on media day ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, with nobody yet to disagree with the choice.  Lawson is confident Mekies will deliver for Red Bull, should he be "trusted" to do what he does best. Discussing if Mekies is what Red Bull needs, Lawson said: "It's hard to say. I just know that he's going to do a very, very good job regardless.  "And so I think it's hard to say what the team needs, yeah, probably some consistency. But, you know, I just know that he'll do a good job in his position, if he's trusted to do the job that he's very good at doing."