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Liam Lawson was handed a drive at the sister Red Bull team after the Singapore Grand Prix last year, which marked the end of the F1 road for Daniel Ricciardo.
Liam Lawson recalled the “extremely uncomfortable” situation of replacing Daniel Ricciardo last year at Red Bull’s sister team, RB, after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix was marked as Ricciardo’s final F1 race due to poor performances.
Speculations were rife before the event about Ricciardo parting ways with the team.
Lawson had stepped in for Ricciardo once before in 2023 when the latter suffered a hand injury at Zandvoort.
Despite the awkwardness of the situation, Lawson commended Ricciardo for his professionalism and shared his admiration for him.
After achieving his career-best fifth-place finish in Baku, Lawson received a congratulatory message from Ricciardo, indicating their positive ongoing relationship and mutual support.
