Liam Lawson delivers F1 seat defence as Red Bull decision nears

Liam Lawson has asserted he has “done enough” to retain a drive on the 2026 F1 grid as Red Bull readies to make a decision.

The New Zealander started the year at the senior team before a disastrous opening two rounds saw him demoted back to the sister Racing Bulls squad.

Lawson has since endured a mixed campaign, but did capture a career-best result at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by crossing the line in fifth.

Red Bull has confirmed that it will make a decision regarding its driver line-up for 2026 after the Mexico City Grand Prix this weekend, however Isack Hadjar is widely expected to be promoted to the drive alongside Verstappen.

With F2 rookie Arvid Lindblad also in the running for a drive at Racing Bulls, Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda could lose their place within the set-up next year.

Lawson, however, is confident he has shown enough to keep his seat.

“Hindsight is amazing, you always look back on stuff that you've done, you always learn from things,” Lawson told media including RacingNews365.

“We’re not perfect. I'm definitely not perfect. For sure, there are things over a season and that I'll look back on and learn from, mainly, but I think that's the main thing.

“As long as looking back on those mistakes or things that I learned from them and trying to do them again, that's the most important thing.

“From that side, yes, I feel like I've done everything that I can, and I'll continue doing that.”

When asked by RacingNews365 on what will sway the decision in his favour, Lawson asserted it simply comes down to on-track results.

“I‘m just going to drive as fast as I can every time I get in the car and don't change too much,” Lawson added.

“Obviously it's a results-based program. It's always been performance-based since, since I joined when I was 16.

“It was always ‘perform and you get promoted’ and you stay in the sport. That's literally as simple as I can put it.”