Red Bull open to loaning Lawson to Williams

Red Bull “would be open” to loaning Liam Lawson to Williams for the Italian Grand Prix, according to Christian Horner.

Williams has sounded out the availability of potential replacements for Logan Sargeant should it make a mid-season change to its driver lineup, following an expensive crash for Sargeant during FP3 at the Dutch Grand Prix. Lawson is understood to be one such name on the list, and Horner says he is not against Lawson driving another car on short notice but would want him to still be available to the two Red Bull teams as a reserve driver if required.

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“It would depend on which terms and if we needed him back that we could have him back quite quickly,” Horner said. “But we’d certainly… if they needed a driver next weekend, we’d be open to that. But that’s a Williams question rather than one for us to answer.”

RACER understands it was not just Red Bull that was approached to understand potential driver availability, but Williams refused to be drawn on whether a change could be made as soon as next weekend’s race at Monza.

“We are not going to get into speculation,” a team spokesperson said. “There have been a lot of false rumors about Logan and his seat this year. As James [Vowles] maintains, F1 is a meritocracy but as a team we are focused on delivering the best possible results in the upcoming races.”

Sargeant will stop racing for Williams in 2025 when he is replaced by Carlos Sainz, who has signed a multi-year deal to join Alex Albon at the team.