Although that date hasn’t been revealed, it was likely to have been in the days ahead of the Singapore GP.
F1 are currently on an unusual autumnal break, with the four-week gap in the schedule giving Lawson ample time to prepare for his first race back in Austin.
Ricciardo, meanwhile, only returned to Red Bull in a supporting role for 2023 after his contract with McLaren was torn up
The 22-year-old subbed in for Ricciardo last year after a wrist injury and impressed in his five-race stint, scoring two points in Singapore.
Lawson was left without a drive this year but revealed during an exclusive interview with talkSPORT that he could be forced to consider his options elsewhere if a move at Red Bull continued to be blocked.Although that date hasn’t been revealed, it was likely to have been in the days ahead of the Singapore GP.
F1 are currently on an unusual autumnal break, with the four-week gap in the schedule giving Lawson ample time to prepare for his first race back in Austin.
Ricciardo, meanwhile, only returned to Red Bull in a supporting role for 2023 after his contract with McLaren was torn up.
As part of his contract, Red Bull were reportedly bound to find him a race seat for next season by a certain date or he would be released.
His first stint under Christian Horner between 2014 and 2018 saw him win seven of his eight F1 career races.
‘The Honey Badger’ was offered a seat with RB for the past two seasons with the hopes of replacing the underperforming Sergio Perez alongside Verstappen.
Perez then surprisingly signed a new two-year contract to stay with the current champions to leave the writing on the wall for Ricciardo.
