Liam Lawson has commented on suggestions that he could replace the misfiring 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo.

Lawson deputised for the injured Ricciardo at AlphaTauri to much acclaim last ♓🌺season but it wasn’t enough to wrestle away the full-time race seat.

But Ricciardo’s poor start to 🌺2024 for the rebranded RB team has shone a light on Lawson, who waits in the wings.

“It’s unfortun𝓡ately just r🔜umours at the moment,” Lawson told  podcast.

“To tell y🌟ou the truth, I have absolutely no idea𒊎.”

Tom Kristensen, the Le Mans winner, added: “Daniel, coming [to Japan] after Me⛄lbourne, it’s a tough start to the season.

“He sat out first practice then second practice wasꦏ rained off.

“He🦩 had probably been thinking it would be another ♑struggle.

“He did pretty well, he was close to Yuki Tsunoda in qualifying. It was the cut-off to being in the🦋 top 10 or starting 11th.”

Ricciardo’s race ended on the first lap i💛n a crash with Alex Albon.

“Danny couldn’t do anyth💫ing⛄. Ricciardo had nowhere to go,” Kristensen analysed.

He acce♛pted that me🧜rely being close behind teammate Tsunoda in qualifying is not enough to warrant keeping his RB drive.

⭕“Probably not, in the means🧸 of the people within the Red Bull group,” Kristensen said.

“They gave him this c☂hance. They expect more from him. We all expecꦜt more.

“We’re used to se꧒eing late braking, overtaking, strong performances. We can’t wait to see them but they haven’t been here yet.

“🃏I don’t even want to mention that we saw him struggle at McLaren…”

Ricciardo’s best finish has been a lowly 12tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚh this year, at his home race in Australia.

A year which began with h💞im as the red-hot favourite to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull in 2025 has morphed into questions about his suitability to even drive for RB.

Teammate Tsu🅠noda has fared better, 🌱claiming points at his home Japanese Grand Prix last time out.

“He’s never been slow,” Lawson said.

“He’s always been very, very fast.

“It’s a consistency thing. He😼’s on form👍 this year. He is very consistent and not making many mistakes.”

F1TV’s Alex Jacques credited Tsunoda🎀 for scoring points in consecutive grands prix.

“The big five teams are a long way clear﷽,” he said. “You need something to go wrong.

“If♍ you don’t convert your opportunities this year it will be painfꩵul by the time you get to Abu Dhabi.”