Eddie Jordan: Lawson could be the next Vettel

Eddie Jordan, founder and former team principal of the Jordan (now Aston Martin) team, believes Liam Lawson is so good he could become the next Sebastian Vettel, so Red Bull should appreciate the New Zealand driver and not allow him to do so. that other teams are poaching him.

Liam replaced the injured Daniel Ricciardo at AlphaTauri and is doing very well – not only is he ahead of Yuki Tsunoda, but has already earned a few points at the Singapore Grand Prix, considered one of the most difficult stages of the Grand Singapore Prix. season.

However, Red Bull opted to leave the composition of the Italian team unchanged and in 2024 Tsunoda and Ricciardo will race for it, while Lawson will serve as reserve driver for both AlphaTauri and Red Bull Racing.

In the latest episode of the Formula for Success podcast, Eddie Jordan spoke highly of the 21-year-old New Zealander.

“I suppose I would have liked to see Lawson in an AlphaTauri car, but at the same time Formula 1 shouldn’t lose characters like Daniel,” he said. – On the one hand, I would advise them to leave Liam in the team – they should take advantage of this opportunity, because there is a possibility that they will get a new Vettel.

However, AlphaTauri has its own commercial interests that dictate what the team should do, and I don’t think anyone can handle this kind of task better than Daniel. Perhaps this is the right decision: let Lawson remain a reserve driver for one more season. But you can’t lose him, I think he’s really good.

Liam deserves a chance in Formula 1. But there can only be one world champion, so if I were Red Bull and we were looking for a replacement for Sergio Perez, I’d bring a completely new driver into the team instead , which has a great future.

Lawson has exactly that ability and I think he should be behind the wheel of a Red Bull car next year or the year after.”