Lawson, who acts as third driver for both Red Bull and sister team RB, had been one of the favourites for a full-time seat in the Red Bull stable in 2025, but only one seat now remains after Sergio Perez and Yuki Tsunoda both signed contract extensions in the past week.
The New Zealander impressed in a five-race stint last season while deputising for the injured Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri, scoring points in Singapore as he showed his credentials at short notice.
With Ricciardo having signed for the full 2024 campaign by the time the Japanese Grand Prix came around last year, this left Lawson on the sidelines at Red Bull, albeit with credit in the bank after strong performances for his first Formula 1 starts.
But with Yuki Tsunoda continuing for another year at Red Bull’s sister team and both seats now sewn up at the ‘senior’ team, and Ricciardo having scored his first points of the season last time out in Canada, Lawson’s options within his current team may be short if the Australian is retained.
Regarding his own future, he remains bullish about looking to get onto the grid on a full-time basis, however.
