Racing Bulls retain Lawson and Lindblad for 2027

Red Bull’s second team, Racing Bulls, will keep Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad together for 2027. Red Bull had considered promoting Formula 2 frontrunner Nikola Tsolov in Lawson’s place but has opted to assess its current pairing for another season.

The decision marks a break from Red Bull’s previous fast-tracking approach, which often saw drivers moved on when they failed to establish themselves. Lawson has experienced the programme’s reversals himself: he was promoted to the senior team alongside Max Verstappen for 2025 but demoted after two races. In 2026, he returned to the senior team for the Dutch, Italian and Spanish Grands Prix while Isack Hadjar recovered from a broken wrist.

Keeping Lawson gives Red Bull an established benchmark as it continues to assess Lindblad, who made his F1 debut in 2026. Lindblad has excelled at times in his rookie season but has been a little behind Lawson on average: Lawson has outqualified him 13 times to nine and scored more than twice as many points.

Team principal Alan Permane called the pairing Racing Bulls’ best line-up, citing experience and ambition. Lawson said he and the team had enjoyed a brilliant season and that he was keen to keep building with Lindblad; Lindblad said he wanted to build on what he learned as a rookie.

Racing Bulls are fifth in the constructors’ championship on 114 points, 45 ahead of Alpine.