168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson has been told to embrace his role as Red Bull’s No2 driver despite his “combative” nature.

Lawson impressedඣ enough since replacing Daniel Ricciardo in the RB la❀st season to earn a step up to Red Bull for 2025, as Verstappen’s teammate and Sergio Perez’s replacement.

The young New Zealander memorably irked Fernando Alonso with his driving♕ style last year, but he’s been warned that keeping up with his new teammate is impossible.

“He’ll have no choice because hꦅe’ll get nowhere near Verstappen on pure pace,” Connor McDonagh told the Crash F1 po♎dcast.

“L💮awson’s combative ability could benefit Verstappen. If L🐲awson is a couple of places behind, and he’s willing to be that aggressive, he can help Verstappen.

“Against꧟ the Ferraris, Mer♛cedes, McLarens? If Lawson is willing to be aggressive, in a way that Perez couldn’t because he was often out in Q2 or Q1, it could benefit Verstappen.

“But I don’t think Verstappen has an𒉰ything to worry about. There will be a significant margin between tꦍhe two.

“Lawson hasn’t proven that he’s got the pace. He has proven that he’s got the minera🌃ls on track to go head-to-head with Alonso.

“Lawson has the q⛦ualities to be a great asset. But in terms of pace? Verstappen is not going to be wꦜorried at all.”

Liam Lawson told to 'do the job' at Red Bull

Perez’s poor form in 2024 largely contributed to Red Bull’s lack of points which saw them concede the constructors’ championship to🦹 McLaren.

Lawson’s ✅role is to pick up enough points to bolster Verstappen and Red Bull’s tallies, he has been told💯.

“This situation will sort itself out quickly. Verstappen will have Lawson’s number, especially early🍌,” Lewis Larkam told the podcast.

“There will probably be a big gap between them.

“The best thing he can do, for Lawson, is to go into thisဣ not expecting to beat Verstappen. Not trying to.

“We all know that’s not wౠhat he’s been put into the car to do.

“Re🧔d Bull need to have a stronger fight in 🐓the championship, and be able to get back into contention for winning the title. That’s why Perez was dropped.

“He alone contributed to Red Bull slipping to third an♎d they can’t afford that again.

“Lawson, naturally, wants 📖to 🍨do the best he possibly can. But getting too carried away with those thoughts would be unwise for him.

“He should do the job he’s been hired to do, which is to not be 10 or 15 places behind Verstappen and dropping out of Q1, but to scor🐻e points and maybe finish second behind Ve💟rstappen if Red Bull have the car to dominate races.

“That is ultimately what he’s been bro🔥u𓆏ght in for.”