Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko is toying with the idea of swapping Daniel Ricciardo for Liam Lawson in-season, as he revealed a clause in Lawson’s contract which makes that prospect more appealing.

After a disrupted 2023 return to the grid for Ricciardo with Red Bull’s second team – due to suffering a broken hand at Zandvoort – the eight-time grand prix winner was confirmed for what was planned to be the full F1 2024 season alongside Yuki Tsunoda, but now, the threat of Ricciardo losing his seat before the campaign is over seems to be intensifying