(Reuters) -Formula One driver Liam Lawson said his demotion by Red Bull after two races was "tough" but he was excited to return to his former team Racing Bulls. The New Zealander was replaced by Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda in a straight swap between the sister teams after not scoring a point in Australia and China as defending champion Max Verstappen's new teammate.

Liam Lawson gave his verdict on Red Bull’s current Formula 1 challenger just a matter of weeks prior to being moved back to Racing Bulls. The Kiwi was replaced by Yuki Tsunoda earlier this week, having completed just two race weekends, having finished 14th and 12th in both races in China, following a DNF in Australia.

It was no shock that rookie Liam Lawson bounced out of the team after just two race weekends. But it does again illustrate just how wrong Red Bull planned this.