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Why Lawson won't really settle for being Verstappen's number two

When Red Bull decided who to pass Formula 1’s poisoned chalice to for 2025, one factor outweighed all others in selecting Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen’s teammate. Performance mattered, but more important was the robust mindset required to thrive where his predecessors have failed. It’s a logical criterion to prioritize, but one potentially leading to other problems given the mentality intrinsic to any successful racing driver. It’s an exaggeration to say Verstappen is a career-killer given Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon rose again in F1, albeit to diminished heights, while Sergio Perez is licking his wounds ahead of a possible return in 2026, but they all sustained heavy damage from...
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