F1 Rumor: Lawson to replace Perez, Hadjar to replace Lawson

Rumor has it that Red Bull have made their decision – Liam Lawson will be promoted up to the Red Bull team as Max Verstappen’s teammate in 2025 and Red Bull sponsored F2 driver Isack Hadjar will replace Lawson on the Racing Bulls ‘B’ team.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

During the Abu Dhabi weekend, Helmut Marko had confirmed that an important meeting would be held on the day after the last GP of the season “to decide the future of both teams”.

The Red Bull board, for the first time involved in a decision involving a driver, has expressed its willingness to end the relationship (as a driver) with Sergio Perez, while finding a solution that satisfies both parties.

Rumor has it that Sergio Perez has been offered to become a Red Bull Brand Ambassador, while maintaining the existing contract with the team signed last summer. He may also be offered a Reserve Driver role

“We’ve heard rumors that Perez will get $16 million to be bought out of his Red Bull driving contract.

According to Helmut Marko, official announcements will take place this week. “In the next few days we will announce the news on the pair of drivers for next year,” Marko said in his SpeedWeek column, admitting that negotiations are underway and that a decision will be made in a few hours.

Liam Lawson’s arrival in Red Bull would clearly open the doors of Formula 1 to rookie Isack Hadjar in VCARB (Now called Racing Bulls), something confirmed to AutoRacer.IT by sources very close to the Faenza team. Hadjar is a French driver with an Algerian passport.