Lawson predicts ‘amazing things’ for Verstappen after Horner’s exit

The New Zealander thinks that little will change for him: “Obviously, as a driver we have enough to think about and especially this year I think it's been a very busy year for me. So at this point things have been pretty good for us recently, I think the car has been performing well and our speed has been good so we're just focus on repeating that and I think the changes don't really do much. They don't change too much.”

Lawson was then asked about the changes at Red Bull, now that Mekies replaces Horner. The Racing Bulls driver reacted: “Honestly at this point it's hard to say. I think for the team having somebody like Laurent coming in is great. Laurent is somebody who has done amazing things for our team and he's somebody I've really enjoyed working with. I think he brings a lot with him to Red Bull Racing.”

Lawson also spoke to Horner after his dismissal: “Yes, just over text briefly.”

However, he couldn't comment much on the difference between the dismissed Briton and Mekies: “I was at Red Bull for two races, so I didn't really work much with Red Bull.”

“It's hard to say in two races. Honestly, I spent most of my time working with this one,” he concluded.