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VCARB confirms both Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson will be back for 2027

(is associated with: «Racing Bulls to retain Lawson and Lindblad for 2027 F1 season») Erwin Scheriau/APA/dpa Racing Bulls confirmed on Thursday that they will retain drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad for the 2027 Formula One season as both drivers signed a new contract.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 3 sources•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC
Key points
  • 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.” “I’m very happy to be continuing with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls next year.
  • I’m looking forward to carrying this moment forward with Arvid through to 2027; we’re building something super positive and I’m excited by what we can achieve together.” “I’m very happy to be continuing with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls next year.
  • Lawson was promoted to parent team Red Bull in 2025, but demoted back to Racing Bulls after only two races due to poor performances.

Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson will continue as the drivers for Red Bull's second team Racing Bulls in 2027.

Additional details
  • With three races left this season, Racing Bulls are fifth in the constructors' championship.
  • Lindblad quickly acclimated to life on the F1 grid as a rookie, scoring points on debut with an eighth-place finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
  • We've had a brilliant season together and the team has worked very hard to produce a fast car, which I've loved driving," Lawson said.
  • As for Lawson, he sits ninth in the standings with 89 points, and is well on his way to finishing his best season on the F1 grid.
  • Nikola Tsolov, the young Bulgarian driver, has impressed in both FP1 sessions as well as testing sessions for VCARB and those performances led to speculation that Tsolov would be selected for one of those two seats, perhaps replacing Lawson.

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