After just two races with Red Bull, Liam Lawson is making his return to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. In the team’s media preview, Lawson called the weekend a “big opportunity” as he looks to bounce back after a difficult start to the season.

The Formula 1 circus has arrived at Suzuka for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix and the famous figure-of-eight circuit is

What makes it special: The only figure-eight layout in F1, with legendary corners such as the Esses, 130R and the Degners. The Japanese fans are also unlike any others in F1, dressing in homemade costumes and staying late into the night just to watch activity in the garages.

Lawson has been handed a Red Bull lifeline as he remains on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix, where he will instead compete for the Racing Bulls, having swapped seats with Yuki Tsunoda for the event in Suzuka following the team's call to drop him from the main outfit.

From his debut in Zandvoort to shock demotion after China, there have been several twists and turns in Liam Lawson’s F1 career. He now finds himself back at VCARB for the Japanese GP, just weeks after debuting with Red Bull.

Formula One debutant Liam Lawson was dropped by Red Bull Racing after just two races of the 2025 season and has spoken out for the first time since the shock decision