Speaking with F1.com, Lawson says he still thinks about the demotion often and is hopeful he will have time soon to reflect on what\u2019s happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a lot,\u201d said Lawson. \u201cThe start of the year, [we had] the big shake-up with the team switch, and then not really having the time to get to grips with things, racing every weekend, and trying to be at the level that I need to be at.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been very heavily speculated that my confidence took a hit and stuff like this, which is completely false. From the start of the year, I felt the same as I always have.<\/p>\n
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI think in two races, on tracks I\u2019d never been to, it\u2019s not really enough for my confidence … maybe six months into a season, if I\u2019m still at that level, if the results are still like that, then I\u2019d be feeling something \u2013 maybe my confidence would be taking a hit.<\/p>\n \u201cThe biggest thing going into a team like that, in a car like that … it was going to take a bit of time to adjust and learn. With no proper testing, the issues in testing, the issues in Melbourne through practice … it wasn\u2019t smooth and clean. I needed time and I wasn\u2019t given it.\u201d<\/p>\n It took six races with Racing Bulls for Lawson to finish inside the points with an eighth-placed finish in Monaco<\/a> and two races later, he secured his sixth place in Austria.<\/p>\n Even though it\u2019s been a rollercoaster season for Lawson, he remains committed to keep improving for the rest of the season and is not focusing on what the future holds.<\/p>\n Discover more<\/p>\n The latest speculation is that Lawson will likely be retained by Red Bull for the 2026 season<\/a>, while Tsunoda will be moved on.<\/p>\n \u201cHere, you\u2019re forced to basically come out of a race weekend, especially on a triple-header, have a day to think about what just happened, and then you\u2019re straight away thinking about the next race,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s healthy or not healthy, but you just think about F1, the performance and the result. I sit here now and we\u2019re nearly mid-July.<\/p>\n \u201cThe year has just gone. The fact we\u2019ve done 12 races is insane, and they\u2019ve just gone by like that.\u201d<\/p>\n The Formula One season resumes next weekend in Belgium, followed by the Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Since the last race at Silverstone, Horner was sacked by Red Bull<\/a>.<\/p>\n AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n