Liam Lawson tipped to rescue F1 career after being thrown into 'deep ocean'

Liam Lawson has been tipped to recover from his Red Bull stint, after being thrown into the "deep ocean" of F1, by Daniil Kvyat. 

Lawson was promoted to Red Bull at the start of the 2025 season, but following poor performances in Australia and China, was sent back to Racing Bulls, with Yuki Tsunoda taking his spot.

The Kiwi has shown flashes of pace since partnering Isack Hadjar, but remains point-less heading into the Monaco Grand Prix, but insists he is now fully up to speed with the Racing Bulls machine. 

Kvyat himself was axed early in a season by Red Bull, after four races in 2016, having delivered a podium in one of those races, being swapped out for Max Verstappen. 

The Russian, who last raced in F1 in 2020 and is currently racing in IMSA for Lamborghini, backed Lawson to recover from his tough Red Bull stint. 

"It is not quite the same situation, with different levels of performance, but what happens in Formula 1 is that sometimes you are thrown in the deep ocean," Kvyat exclusively told RacingNews365. 

"They are not great circumstances for you as a driver, and once you don't have it, and are not in the right place at the right time, it can play a lot against you, but it is not over yet.

"Especially for Liam, the car looks competitive, and he just needs to reset and keep going. 

"I know it is easy to say, but it is the pinnacle of the sport, and it is tough, it has always been like that, and nothing I see coming back [in the paddock] has changed in that regard. 

"It is like it should be. When I was racing for AlphaTauri in 2019, 2020, it was in the midfield, and there were just two teams that were massively ahead of everyone; now it is not so much the case anymore.

"You can really see a good car straight away."