Christian Horner has provided🦩 clarity about Red Bull’s option to keep - or lose - Liam Lawson.

Helmut Marko’s claim that junior driver Lawson would be in one of their cars, seemingly referring to🌠 Red Bull or their sister team RB, caused a stir ahead of this weekend’s F1 Dutch Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo appeared to be most at-ris🦩k as the only uncontracted driver for 2025 of the current quartet at Red Bull and RB.

But Horner has now insisted that Ma💖rko’s comment did not necessarily mean Laws𝕴on would be placed into one of the team’s cars.

“A drive,” the Red Bul💝l team principal told Sky Sports, hinting at other cars on the💧 F1 grid.

“I asked [Marko] clearly. He said that [Lawson] will have a dri🏅ve in Formula 1 next year.

“We could rent him out. We could do.

“Nothing is fixed. 🌠If we don’t take up the option on Liam, then he’s a free driver for 2025.

“We h๊ave specific time periods in drivers’🎶 contracts where that becomes prevalent.

“I check🍌ed with Helmut. He said ‘no I didn’t say which car, I said a drive…’”

Horner’s admission appears to confirm that Red Bull have ꦚa cont🐈ractual option with Lawson to either place him in their car, or an RB, or lose him next year.

This year the talented New Ze🍸alander is acting as Red Bull’s reserve and test driver but is a constant threat to thoღse with race seats.

The newfound con🦋fidence in the under-performing Sergio Perez ha෴s shifted the focus in Ricciardo’s direction.

RB driver Ricciardo has largely been outperformed by teammate Yuki Tsunoဣda this season.

Riಌcciardo has gone from being a contender to replace Perez at Red Bull to desperately clinging onto his existing drive for 2025.

Worryingly, Ricciardo does not yet have a contract for💝 next year meaning Lawson could swiftly take his place.

Horner’s claim that Red Bull could “rent” Lawson out adds a further♐ twist to the driver market.

There are only three unconfirmed seats remaining in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2025 F1 driver line-up.

One belongs to Mercedes and is expected to go to K💞imi Antonelli, an♑other is Ricciardo’s seat at RB, and another is with Sauber.