Liam Lawson reveals 'pretty powerful' boost to Racing Bulls ambitions

Liam Lawson believes Racing Bulls has been 'pretty powerfully' served by the appointments of key technical staff in recent times.

Dan Fallows is the latest high-profile recruit who will join the team in April as its new technical director, working with the likes of Tim Goss, who joined Racing Bulls just over two years ago as its chief technical officer, and team principal Alan Permane.

Permane was appointed to his role midway through last year after initially joining the team around the same time as Goss as racing director.

Fallows is another high-profile recruit after previously working as chief engineer and head of aerodynamics at Red Bull for many years before joining Aston Martin in 2022 as technical director, a role he held for two years.

With Racing Bulls looking to take another step in its development on and off track, Lawson feels the right people are continually being brought on board.

"Honestly, it's something that we obviously don't have so much involvement in," said Lawson, speaking to the media, including RacingNews365.

"Obviously, we trust the decisions behind the scenes on the team side, but operationally, everything's very similar to how it was.

"So, yeah, I feel pretty good about going to this year. In the last couple of years, we've had some new people come on board, and that's been pretty powerful for us. Going into a new season, it's very valuable to have these guys."

Lawson better prepared

Going into this season, Lawson is grateful to have a full pre-season under his belt for the first time, although he appreciates there is still plenty to learn when it comes to the new regulations.

The New Zealander, though, feels he could not be better prepared compared to last year, when he was promoted to Red Bull from Racing Bulls and had to get up to speed in a new environment, which lasted the first two grands prix before a swift demotion.

Assessing whether he at least feels he is in a stronger position this year due to the better preparation and a stable environment, he replied: "Yes, for sure...yes and no, just because the cars are brand new.

"On that side of things, I'm fully aware there's still a lot for us to learn, and on the development side, it's going to be very, very important to try and get a handle on the cars as quickly as we can.

"But on a personal level, it's good to obviously have had a full pre-season and know the direction where we're going with the development and with the car. I'm now just looking forward to getting on track and getting things started."