Formula 1 today: Racing Bulls stick with Lawson and Lindblad
Racing Bulls keep Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad for 2027, while Nikola Tsolov becomes reserve driver in the Red Bull camp.
Racing Bulls confirm their drivers for 2027
Racing Bulls confirmed their drivers for 2027 on Thursday: Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad will stay with the team. That means Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov misses out on a race seat. Instead, he will become reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls.
This ends weeks of debate over Lawson's future. Tsolov is currently second overall in Formula 2 and was seen as a possible replacement. Team principal Alan Permane praised both drivers: "Both have demonstrated their ability and their potential over the course of the season," motorsport-total.com quotes him as saying. 2027 will be Lindblad's second Formula 1 season and Lawson's third as a full-time driver. Lawson contested his first races in 2023 as a stand-in.
In the constructors' standings, Racing Bulls sit in fifth place on 114 points with three races to go.
Key facts
As of 13 November 2026, 07:05 UK · from our data at the time of publication
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is the 2026 world champion (decided at the Mexico City Grand Prix)youngest world champion since 1950: 20 years, 68 days on the day the title was decided (previously Sebastian Vettel in 2010: 23 years, 134 days)
Mercedes are the 2026 constructors' champions (decided at the Brazilian Grand Prix)
Standings after the Brazilian Grand Prix 2026
1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 390 points
- 1Andrea Kimi Antonelli390
- 2Max Verstappen279−111
- 3George Russell262−128
- 4Lewis Hamilton261−129
- 5Charles Leclerc249−141
- 1Mercedes652
- 2Ferrari510−142
- 3Red Bull Racing415−237
Next session Free Practice 1: Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026
Next race Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026
- 1Lando NorrisMcLaren
- 2Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
- 3Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing
In this article (8 entries)
- Liam LawsonRacing Bulls · P9 in the standings, 89 points · 0 wins
- Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls · P11 in the standings, 38 points · 0 wins
- Gabriel BortoletoAudi · P14 in the standings, 14 points · 0 wins
- Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls · P20 in the standings, 1 point · 0 wins
- Nikola Tsolov
- Red Bull RacingP3 in the standings, 415 points · 3 wins · of which: Verstappen 279, Hadjar 122, Lawson 14
- Racing BullsP5 in the standings, 114 points · 0 wins · of which: Lawson 75, Lindblad 38, Tsunoda 1
- AudiP8 in the standings, 28 points · 0 wins · of which: Bortoleto 14, Hülkenberg 14
Audi's Monza appeal: hearing on 25 November
The FIA International Court of Appeal has set a date for Audi's appeal over the Italian GP. The case will be heard on Wednesday, 25 November, at the FIA headquarters in Paris.
Audi is challenging the stewards' decision not to penalise Yuki Tsunoda. Tsunoda drove for Racing Bulls at Monza as a stand-in for Lawson. According to racefans.net, Audi believes he caused an additional formation lap before the restart following the red flag. In that case, the regulations require a pit lane start. The stewards, however, did not deem Tsunoda responsible. Tsunoda took the final championship point in tenth. If he is penalised retrospectively, Gabriel Bortoleto could move up and gain one point.
Sources
Results, grid, standings and schedule: our database (official results)
- Racing Bulls keep Lawson and Lindblad as Tsolov gets Red Bull reserve role (opens in a new tab) – racefans.net, retrieved 13 November 2026
- Kein Platz für Tsolov: Racing Bulls bestätigen Lawson und Lindblad (opens in a new tab) – motorsport-total.com, retrieved 13 November 2026
- BREAKING: Racing Bulls ends speculation with F1 2027 driver announcement (opens in a new tab) – motorsportweek.com, retrieved 13 November 2026
- Court of Appeal to hear Audi's case over Tsunoda decision on November 25th (opens in a new tab) – racefans.net, retrieved 13 November 2026
