Red Bull is considering making an immediate change to its driver line-up following the struggles experienced by Liam Lawson in the opening two races of the season.

Lawson replaced Sergio Perez over the winter after the Mexican scored just nine points in the final eight races of 2024. That came against the backdrop of Max Verstappen wrapping up a fourth drivers’ championship and scoring 134 points across that same eight-race period, and it was the New Zealander that Red Bull turned to after being impressed with his approach at Racing Bulls over the final six rounds.

Although the Red Bull has not been a race-winning car in the opening two races, Verstappen has still managed to pick up 36 points while Lawson crashed out in Australia and was classified 12th after disqualifications in China – the latter a weekend where he was classified last in both Sprint and grand prix qualifying.