Lawson Secures 2027 Racing Bulls Seat but Steiner Warns Red Bull Future Is a Dead End

Racing Bulls have confirmed Liam Lawson will stay with the team for 2027 alongside Arvid Lindblad, ending speculation over his future. The 24-year-old has been one of 2026’s standout midfield performers, helping the team tighten its hold on fifth in the Constructors’ Championship. But Guenther Steiner has warned that stability may not be enough.

Why it matters:

Lawson’s extension rewards a strong season, yet it also highlights the ceiling imposed by Red Bull’s driver hierarchy. With Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar confirmed at the senior team for 2027, a promotion looks closed for now.

The details:

• Steiner predicted Racing Bulls would retain Lawson, but argued he must “make his own way out of the Red Bull family” to win a title.
• Lawson’s Red Bull history is complicated: he was promoted for 2025, demoted after two races, then returned for three 2026 races when Hadjar was injured.
• His form has been persuasive: points in 15 of the first 20 grands prix, including a third-place start and seventh-place finish in Brazil.
• Steiner believes Lawson has title-level talent in the right car, but needs one of F1’s top four teams to prove it.

What’s next:

Lawson’s immediate task is to keep leading Racing Bulls’ midfield charge. Longer term, his championship ambitions may depend on whether an opening appears outside Red Bull—or whether the senior team ever reconsiders.