Max Verstappen has admitted that Red Bull still have “some problems” over kerbs and bumps with the new RB21 car for the F1 2025 season. And he has vowed to “keep harping on” about the car’s weakness as he targets a fifth consecutive World Championship this year.

Lawson has taken a huge leap into the unknown, without having grit his teeth in the F1 mid-pack with Racing Bulls. A jump from a reserve driver at a lesser team to the number two role at F1's most successful team this decade could leave him feeling like a fish out of water.

Formula 1 defending champion Max Verstappen downplayed Red Bull's chances at Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, saying the car is slower than their rivals and still working through some issues.