Liam Lawson insists was was shocked to be demoted by Red Bull, insisting he was🐠n⭕’t given enough time to impress.

Lawson was only pr༒omoted to become Max Verstappen’s teammate after 11 impressive races for Red Bull’s sister team over two years.

But he was unceremoniou🌠sly axed two grands prix into 2025 a💯fter a pair of disappointing weekends.

Lawson has been sent back to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Racing Bulls, for whom he will drive at this weekend’s F1 Japanese Grand Prix. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda replaces Lawson at Red Bull.

"It was definitely a shock, honestly,” Lawso꧃n🌠 told .

“It's not something that I saw coming.

ꦜ"The discussions we were having as well, I think, weren't really leaning in this direction.

“So it was definitely not ꧂s🌃omething that I expected."

Lawson added: “Obviously I woꦉuld have loved more time🍨.

"And I felt like with more time… especially going to places that I'd been be❀fore…

“It was a tough start. We꧙ had rocky testing. We had a rocky first weekend in Melbourne with practice. And then obviously China was a sprint.

"I thin🎐k going to places that I'd been before, with the way the car was quite tricky, I think that would have helped.

“I would have loved that opportunity. But obviously it's not my decision, so I'm here to make the 💜most of this one."

Liam Lawson claims 'not enough time' cost him Red Bull drive

The RB21 has even left Verstappen frustrated this seaꦫson.

With Perez and Lawson both axed in recent memory, major questions surround the comp💝etitiveness of Red Bull’s car in the battle with M💫cLaren.

“The car is hard to drive,” Lawson insisted. “But we🔜 were going through a process of making that adjustment.

“In a pre-season test you drive all day and have time to 🤪adjust. A lack of time in𒉰 the car is what made it hard to adjust.

“It felt like every time I weꦚnt out, I was adjusting or getting used to ♔something unknown.

“It’s not so much a driving style, it’s literally just adjusting. I didn’t have ꦉtime to do that.”

Lawson insisted it is possible to regain the Red Bull drive if he impresses with the sister♐ team.

“Yes, definitely,” he said. “It w🐻as part of the conversation, part of how they let me know about the switch.

“They felt ꧅that I wasn’t ready for it, they make the decision, and it’s their opinion.

“Fr꧙om my side? I was ready but I didn’t have enough time.

“Eit🐬her way, we all wa🐻nt the same thing. We want to win.

“If that pathway leads me back to R꧅ed Bull, that’s great for the team and for myself.”