Liam Lawson’s brutal axing from Red Bull has been summed up in one photo with the Kiwi driver breaking his silence on the decision. Liam Lawson’s sad Red Bull fate has been perfectly summed up in one image. The 23-year-old driver was demoted to the junior Racing Bulls team with Yuki Tsunoda being promoted to take his place.

Lawson has been handed a Red Bull lifeline as he remains on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix, where he will instead compete for the Racing Bulls, having swapped seats with Yuki Tsunoda for the event in Suzuka following the team's call to drop him from the main outfit.

Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull from the Japanese Grand Prix, and the New Zealander will return to the Racing Bulls.

The Japanese Grand Prix will be the first race since the huge driver swap between Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson. However, not everyone in the Asian country was aware of Red Bull Racing's decision, as old posters were spotted at a station in Japan.