Lawson was also asked if he considers himself to be an F1 rookie ahead of his fully-fledged debut, having so far been limited to those part-time seasons, practice outings and test sessions.
“I feel like a rookie in Melbourne and those tracks… the tracks I haven’t done, for sure,” he added, pointing to this weekend’s season opener. “But in F1? No. I’ve been in the paddock long enough, I’ve obviously done enough races, to know how the sport works and to understand it.
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“Starting the season, it’s going to feel quite new, just because of the tracks we’re going to and because it’s the start of a season, but no, in F1 I don’t feel like a rookie.”
Nonetheless, Lawson is regarded as one of six rookies on the 2025 grid, alongside Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, Alpine’s Jack Doohan, Haas’ Oliver Bearman, Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar and Kick Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.
