Now, this is how you save a Formula 1 career. As Motorsport.com España reports, Racing Bulls has finally put an end to a long saga by locking in Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad for the 2027 season.
For a moment there, it genuinely looked like the team's relentless pursuit of raw talent might cost Lawson his drive. The factory's primary mandate remains unearthing the next Max Verstappen—or perhaps the next Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who just snatched a world title at the tender age of 20. That meant heavy internal pressure to fast-track Formula 2 standout Nikola Tsolov straight into a race seat.
At the same time, Racing Bulls has a bottom line to protect. Securing fifth place in the Constructors' World Championship brings a massive financial lifeline for the Anglo-Italian outfit, especially after heavy investments in infrastructure. And that is where Lawson simply became too valuable to drop.
Across the 2026 season, Lawson racked up 89 points total—75 scored directly with Racing Bulls, plus another 14 during a three-race stint filling in for the injured Isack Hadjar at Red Bull. His remarkable consistency gave the squad the bedrock it desperately needed, paving the way for the team's best-ever constructors' finish.
The numbers are nothing short of wild. Lawson comfortably rules the midfield drivers' standings with 75 points (excluding his Red Bull haul), sitting clear of Pierre Gasly on 42, Arvid Lindblad on 38, Franco Colapinto on 27, Oliver Bearman on 23, Gabriel Bortoleto on 14, Nico Hülkenberg on 14, Esteban Ocon on 7, Fernando Alonso on 7, and Carlos Sainz on 7.
He also boasts 15 top-ten finishes across 20 grands prix with only a single retirement, landing him right alongside the sport's heavyweights in the points-scoring charts. Lewis Hamilton leads that particular list with 19, followed by Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc on 18, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris on 16, George Russell and Lawson on 15, Isack Hadjar on 14, Oscar Piastri on 13, Arvid Lindblad on 11, and Pierre Gasly on 10. (Hadjar, for the record, missed three rounds due to a wrist fracture.)
So, what does that mean for the garage next year? Lawson stays put to anchor the squad, Lindblad continues his development after pulling off 11 points-paying finishes of his own, and Tsolov is expected to slot into the reserve role with an expanded program of private tests, simulator work, and FP1 rookie outings.
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