13/07/2025 20:00
Liam Lawson's former DTM team-mate Nick Cassidy has backed the
Racing Bulls driver to keep making progress, and reminded him that
"people in motorsport have short memories". Lawson endured a
disastrous start to his first full-time season in F1 after being
axed by Red Bull after just two races. Red Bull opted to demote
the New Zealander back to the sister team, with Yuki Tsunoda having
gone in the other direction. Since returning to Racing Bulls,
Lawson has steadily made steps in the right direction, but has
started to make significant strides in recent weeks. Lawson scored
big points in Austria, before retiring on the first lap in the
British Grand Prix after being hit by Haas' Esteban Ocon. According
to Cassidy, who recently spoke to his former team-mate,
developments have been introduced to help Lawson and expects him to
keep reminding people how good he is. When asked by RacingNews365
if he is pleased to see Lawson's form improve, Cassidy answered: "I
am. I think it took probably some adjustment for him going to the
Red Bull car and then back to Racing Bulls as well. "I caught up
with him recently, and I think he's quite happy with some of the
changes they've been making on setup and development to suit him,
and it's been a little bit obvious in the last two weekends, the
lift in form. "And so I really hope he can keep that going. And
you know, the Formula 1 calendar, it is long and people in
motorsport have short memories. "I'm sure he has the opportunity
to really turn it around, and the talent to turn it around. So all
the best to him for that."
