Liam Lawson has had an encouraging start to his latest Formula 1 stint with Racing Bulls at the Japanese Grand Prix

Liam Lawson has broken his silence after his sudden demotion from Red Bull to its junior Formula One team, Racing Bulls, following the Chinese Grand Prix. As F1 heads to Japan's Suzuka Circuit this weekend, Lawson admitted that he "wasn't expecting" the setback.

Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies would be lying if he said Liam Lawson “was happy about the news” of his Red Bull exit. However, back with the junior team as of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix,

But following his sudden promotion to the senior Red Bull team last week, Yuki Tsunoda knows he has his long-awaited chance to write a new chapter in Japan’s F1 history. Resumin

Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. That was difficult enough, elevated to the top team last week as Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull’s No. 2 Formula 1 team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season’s first two races.

Liam Lawson says he did not see his demotion by Red Bull coming, after he was dropped by the F1 team after just two races.