Jacques Villeneuve calls Liam Lawson “very arrogant” after brutal Red Bull demotion

“You have to bear ꦓin mind that he came into F1 very arrogant. He came into F1 last year saying how amazing he would be and he had an attitude.”

Liam Lawson
Liam Lawson

1997 F1 world c⛄hampion Jacques Villeneuve believes Liam Lawson’s ‘arrogance’ didn’t work in his favour following Red♛ Bull’s brutal demotion.

On Thursday morning, Red Bull announced that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda would taꩲke Lawson’s place from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards

It means Lawson’s Red Bull stint ha🥃s lasted j🥀ust two races.

Lawson qualified 20th in ﷽the two qualifying sessions at the Shanghꦕai International Circuit, forcing Red Bull to make a tough decision.

Red Bull cited a need for Tsunoda’s exp💧erience in helping the team turn th🌠e RB21 around from a development point of view.

Lawson will have the cဣhance to rebuild h🅺is career at Racing Bulls, which has performed well in the opening two races.

Villeneuve th💃inks that Lawson’s attitude “set himself up” potentially for failure.

The Kiwi wasn’t afraid to be combative on or off track, annoying the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez last year.

Speaking to , the Canadian said: “These two races didn’t do much good for him in the paddock. It’s v🦹ery simple and that’s the risk. When you start with Red Bull you have to be on it right away.

“And that’s the price to pay for being put in the best tea🙈m. You want to take that risk? Good. But then the opposite side is you’ll pay a dear price if it doesn’t work out. That’s just the way it is. And that’s okay. That’s how it should be. I thought they might give him another three races when they come back to Europe so they could then make a 🌌considered decision.

“You have to bear in mind that he came into F1 very arrogant. He came into F1 last year saying how amazing he would b🐎e and he had an attitude.

“When the results don’t come, it makes everybody react even stronger. It’s actually the worst result ever in a Red Bull car. So, he’s paying his own price there. He set himself up in a way.🙈”

Lawson “can recover” at Racing Bulls

Racing Bulls have started the year well, often leading F1’s💟 midfield in qualifying.

Isack Hadjar qualified seventh in China before dropping down the field due to 🐓poor strategy decisions from the pit wall.

Similarly, in Australia, after securing fifth place on the grid, RB’s poor str♑ategy call meant Tsunoda finished outside the points.

Villeneuve thinks that L𓆏awson can “r👍ecover” due to how quickly Red Bull have demoted him.

“Red Bull have the data that we don’t,” he added. “So they know that🧸 Lawson is just not there and Suzuka is a dangerous track. You don’t want to be there with the wrong mindset.

“They already have decided that as he appears to be burnt out, then you might as well change him ﷽as quickly as possible so maybe he can recover.”

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