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Eric Thompson: Herald Motorsport Correspondent on Liam Lawson locking in his seat with Racing Bulls · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: Liam Lawson will keep his Racing Bulls seat for twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty six. Red Bulls confirmed laws and will stay on
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  Speaker 1: and the junior team alongside Arvid Lindblood, who's earning his
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  Speaker 1: F one debut. A Yuki Sonoda getting the boot. Isaac
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  Speaker 1: Hedger is stepping up next to Max Verstappen. Eric Thompson
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  Speaker 1: is former motorcycle racer and Herold motorsport journalist with us
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  Speaker 1: this morning.
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  Speaker 2: Eric, Good morning, Good morning, Ryan, how are you.
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  Speaker 1: I'm very well, Thank you. No, You've known non Liam
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  Speaker 1: since he was just a wee lad thirteen or so.
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  Speaker 1: This is good news for him to be staying in contention.
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  Speaker 2: Ma, I'd like it's a shame. It's a shame as
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  Speaker 2: a race this weekend because I think he would have
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  Speaker 2: been pattying all night as he possibly could have, and know,
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  Speaker 2: and a relief that he's got a seat for next
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  Speaker 2: year because it's especially a Formula one's cutthroat anyway, and
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  Speaker 2: I've always been a big believer and a lot of
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  Speaker 2: people don't quite understand. I think sometimes Ryan that just
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  Speaker 2: to get the Formula one and to get on that
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  Speaker 2: grid is a mountain higher than Everest time and you
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  Speaker 2: tend to forget he's one of twenty to the best
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  Speaker 2: drivers in the world, but to be confirmed for next
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  Speaker 2: year will be a mighty relief for him, his support crew,
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  Speaker 2: his management, his Bumba's dad, his family and all the
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  Speaker 2: other people that have supported him emotionally this year. And
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  Speaker 2: I just think it's a fantastic result.
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  Speaker 1: Eric, how much does he have to prove this year? Well,
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  Speaker 1: for twenty twenty six, Yeah sorry, yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Sorry mate, Well he's still got a race to go
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  Speaker 2: this year, so he can't just suddenly sit back and chill.
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  Speaker 2: Now you're right there. He can't. You know, there's still
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  Speaker 2: something to go in this year. But for twenty twenty six,
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  Speaker 2: it's that will be the year for him to cement
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  Speaker 2: his position on a Formula One grid, you know, and
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  Speaker 2: once you do that, you know you could get a
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  Speaker 2: five to ten year career. You know. There's a lot
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  Speaker 2: of drivers there that a lot of teams really appreciated
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  Speaker 2: for their solid performance. And another thing that is incredibly
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  Speaker 2: to these teams as Constructors Points championships. A lot of
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  Speaker 2: the teams, although they say they like their drivers, they
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  Speaker 2: think it's a wonderful those teams want to win the
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  Speaker 2: Constructors or the manufacturer's title, because that's where all the
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  Speaker 2: money comes from the bank, their chunk of change to
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  Speaker 2: bank roll the teams. So for next year, part of
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  Speaker 2: Len's job will be to keep earning points in every race.
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  Speaker 2: Of course they want to win or get on the
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  Speaker 2: podium without a doubt, but it's more about accumulating points.
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  Speaker 2: So at the end of twenty twenty six they stayed
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  Speaker 2: VCR Red Bulls stayed fift six seventh in the championship,
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  Speaker 2: pick up tens of millions of euros to go towards
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  Speaker 2: the following year, and if he can cement himself next year,
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  Speaker 2: he'll be there for as long as he probably wants
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  Speaker 2: to be.
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  Speaker 1: Fantastic result, great news to be confirmed for us this morning, Eric,
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  Speaker 1: appreciate your time. Eric Thompson, former motorcycle racer, Hero Motorsport journalists.
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