Lawson extends Racing Bulls F1 deal into 2027

Racing Bulls has extended Liam Lawson's Formula 1 contract into the 2027 season, after his recent performances helped persuade Red Bull to avoid dropping him. His seat had been at real risk, with Formula 2 race winner Nikola Tsolov waiting in the wings and a decision needed on which two of Lawson, Tsolov and Arvid Lindblad would race for the team next year.

Lawson is currently the highest-placed midfield driver in the 2026 world championship, ninth overall, and is comfortably ahead of his rookie team-mate Lindblad. Only Sergio Perez and Alex Albon have been placed higher than Lawson and then left without a drive the following year, both of them while driving for Red Bull Racing.

Tsolov had made a strong case for promotion, winning six races in his rookie F2 season and impressing when he stood in for Lawson in a rookie FP1 session in Mexico. Lawson rebounded from a difficult Mexico weekend and excelled in the wet in Brazil, and Lindblad has contributed a meaningful share of the points that leave Racing Bulls set to finish fifth in the constructors' championship.