New Zealander Liam Lawson will be hit with an immediate grid penalty when he returns to Formula One at this month’s US Grand Prix in Austin, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has confirmed.
Lawson, 22, is replacing dropped Australian Daniel Ricciardo for the last six races of the season alongside Yuki Tsunoda at the Red Bull-owned RB team, with Austin a sprint weekend on October 19-20.
The Kiwi impressed after five races last season when Ricciardo was injured and is being assessed for a 2025 drive with RB and a possible longer term future with Red Bull.
“In Austin, he’ll be taking an engine penalty there anyway,” Horner told Formula One’s F1 Nation podcast. “So he’s got a bit of a soft landing, or soft re-entry.
“But of course he’s going to be gauged against his teammate.
