Who would win: Liam Lawson in the Red Bull or Max Verstappen in the Racing Bulls?

We're talking 2026 cars here...

You're doing a discredit to yourself using NZ Herald as your source, seeing as NZ Herald don't know anything and that they use AI to write their articles.

deathshood11mo ago

Neither as Liam couldn't drive the diva at red bull and Max has done nothing but complain about the RB22 since they put it on a track and Barcelona test days

wilsonjimwilson5mo ago

This is a silly question due to the experience in the two very different cars. If they both had equal amounts of experience in each car, then Liam would win because the Red Bull is still clearly faster even if a bit more difficult to drive - it's been nowhere near as hard to drive for non-Max drivers compared to past Red Bulls.

jamesisdasmithski5mo ago

This is the correct answer.

kyle.archer6mo ago

Based on the form seen so far in 2026, Max Verstappen in the Racing Bulls VCARB 03 would beat Liam Lawson in the Red Bull RB22 (and you would imagine comfortably, given the RB22's balance problems and the issues that Lawson faced with that problem during his short-lived stint at Red Bull in 2025).