F1 | AlphaTauri, Tost wasn't convinced about Liam Lawson

In Alpha Tauri several drivers took turns during 2023. One of these was Liam Lawson: the New Zealander made his debut in Zandvoort on the weekend when Daniel Ricciardo, starter at that time suffered a fractured wrist after an accident during free practice. The young man then jumped into the Faenza single-seater owned by the company Red Bull, at the time anything but performing, and after a few adaptation races the points zone also arrived in the very difficult and not at all obvious crazy race Singapore, where he demonstrated that he has crystal clear talent. Once the Australian returned, Liam returned to the bench, but with the doors open for the foreseeable future. He is happy and convinced Peter Bayer, CEO of AlphaTauri, who spoke about his driver to Speedcafe.

“The main push came from Berger – Bayer revealed. She said that when Liam was in the DTM, she damn impressed him. Gerhard is a great admirer of his riding style, he immediately said he was the right one, he immediately looks for the gap and is fast. Helmut was also convinced of his speed, while Franz was a bit skeptical at first, he wasn't sure of his results. Looking exclusively at this last aspect, he doesn't seem exceptional, but he has run many races in different categories and has shown time and time again that he has that spark. Helmut immediately said “This guy is talented”, while me, Christian and Franz had a long discussion, and that's how he managed to join the team as a reserve driver”.