<a href="/f1" class="sdc-site-localnav__header-title" data-role="nav-header" aria-controls="sdc-site-localnav-body" aria-expanded="false"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 34 34" class="sdc-site-localnav__icon"> <path d="M6.02 12.67c.01.194.087.362.247.525l.188.192L16.52 23.45c.188.19.44.294.706.294s.518-.104.707-.293l10.135-10.134.123-.126c.162-.163.24-.332.248-.53.006-.173-.155-.438-.442-.725-.187-.187-.386-.368-.59-.537-.05-.04-.096-.078-.138-.11l-.496.495-9.193 9.193-.355.354-.354-.354-9.197-9.198-.484-.484c-.043.033-.09.07-.14.112-.204.168-.402.348-.59.536-.285.288-.446.553-.44.727z" /> </svg>F1 </a> <br>Liam Lawson's nightmare start to life at Red Bull continues after he qualified at the back for the second F1 race of the season in Shanghai; <strong>watch the Chinese GP live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event at 7am on Sunday, with build-up from 5.30am</strong><br>Saturday 22 March 2025 10:41, UK<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br>Red Bull's Liam Lawson says "I don't have time" and admits his performances are "not good enough" after qualifying last for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.<br>Lawson, who replaced Sergio Perez over the winter, has been eliminated in Q1 in the two qualifying sessions this season, plus the first part of Sprint Qualifying in Shanghai on Friday.<br>In contrast, team-mate Max Verstappen qualified fourth for the Chinese Grand Prix and was less than two tenths off pole-sitter Oscar Piastri.<br>"It's just really tough. The window is really small. That's known but it's not an excuse," Lawson told <em>Sky Sports F1</em>.<br>"I've got to get a handle on it. It was a messy session and had we not dealt with traffic, it might have been OK but it's still not good enough.<br>"To be having those issues and that's the reason we get knocked out, we should be fast enough on our first lap and it shouldn't be an issue. I just need to get on top of it."<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br>Lawson also crashed out of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last weekend and faces an uphill challenge to score points in Shanghai, when the <strong>lights go out at 7am<em> live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event</em></strong><em>.</em><br> Stream every F1 race with NOW <br> When to watch Chinese GP on Sky <br> F1 in 2025: The full race schedule <br> Get Sky Sports on WhatsApp <br>Asked if he could explain his issues, he added: "I think it's just time. Unfortunately, I don't really have time. To drive an F1 car takes 100 per cent confidence in what you're doing.<br>"It's not that I don't feel confident but the window is so small that I just seem to miss it and it's that I need to get a handle of. I don't know how else to put it. It's just not good enough."<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br>Red Bull had the option of choosing between Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda, who has been with the sister Red Bull team since 2021.<br>Tsunoda qualified ninth for the Chinese Grand Prix and started fifth in Melbourne. Rookie Isack Hadjar outqualified Tsunoda in China and will start Sunday's race from seventh.<br>Lawson had only started 11 races ahead of 2025 and Red Bull boss Christian Horner did not give away anything when it came to a timeframe for the New Zealander to improve.<br>"It's been a tough day in the office for him today so we'll have a good look at it and go through it and obviously try and give him the best car for tomorrow," Horner told <em>Sky Sports F1</em>.<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br><em>Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle:</em><br>"It's difficult times. Every time he gets out of the car and sees Tsunoda right up there, it will feel even more nervous.<br>"He was seven tenths off Verstappen in Q1 and Verstappen was third, he was 20th. You think, 'well that's half a tenth per corner, that's doable', but it's not.<br>"It's so hard to find. It's a fundamental shift you need to find seven tenths of a second. The good thing is Liam is not making a lot of excuses and is saying 'I've got to do something better' and that's the right attitude.<br>"It's an attitude the team will be able to cope with. If you get out and start blaming the tyres, gearbox or whatever they won't take kindly to that."<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br><em>Sky Sports F1's Karun Chandhok:</em><br>"I think you've at least got to give him half a dozen races.<br>"Clearly it's not an easy car to drive and if you drop Yuki or Isack into it, you have to give them half a dozen races before you judge them. It's a bit unfair to judge before that.<br>"We've got the first five flyaways before we go to Europe and I imagine that'll be a natural point where there is some sort of conversation."<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br><strong>Sunday March 23</strong><br><em>*Also on Sky Sports Main Event</em><br><strong>Formula 1 is in Shanghai this week for the first Sprint weekend of the season at the Chinese GP, live on Sky Sports F1. <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">Stream Sky Sports with NOW - No contract, cancel anytime</a></strong><br> <a href="/" class="svg-logo site-footer__site-logo"> <img class="svg-logo__image" alt="Sky Sports" src="https://e0.365dm.com/tvlogos/channels/Sky-Sports-Logo.svg" onerror="this.onerror=null;this.src='https://e0.365dm.com/tvlogos/channels/Sky-Sports-Logo.png'"> </a> © 2025 Sky UK <br><br><a href="https://news.google.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?oc=5">source</a>
