Racing Bulls has confirmed an unchanged driver line-up for the 2027 Formula 1 season.

Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad will continue to drive for the team next year.

The news ends speculation Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team would replace either of its drivers with Nikola Tsolov. The Red Bull junior driver lies second in the Formula 2 standings with four races remaining.

Racing Bulls is on course to score its best championship result under any of its identities, including its time competing as Minardi, before it was purchased by Red Bull at the end of 2005.

However Lawson’s future at the team came into doubt as Racing Bulls delayed its decision on its driver line-up for next year. Lawson made his F1 debut in 2023 and gained promotion to Red Bull in 2025 but the team dropped him after just two rounds. Lawson made a temporary return to Red Bull this year as a substitute for the injured Isack Hadjar.

During his time at Racing Bulls, Lawson has scored enough points to single-handedly put Racing Bulls fifth in the constructors’ championship. However he clashed with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen during a practice session in Mexico earlier this month, which his rival said was “not very smart behaviour” for a driver who was “fighting for [his] seat”. Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies denied his team would have any say in its junior squad’s driver line-up.

Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane said Lawson and his rookie team mate Lindblad form “the best driver line-up for us, bringing a strong combination of experience and ambition”.

“Together, we have a solid foundation to build on the progress made this year, continue pushing ourselves forward and take the next step towards achieving our ambitions in 2027.”

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