New Zealand driver Nick Cassidy celebrates at a Formula E race. Photo: Joao Filipe / PHOTOSPORT
New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson has the backing of a former team-mate.
Lawson is currently enjoying a mid championship break following a challenging first half of the season.
After being dumped by Red Bull after just two races of the 2025 season, the 23-year-old Kiwi is starting to show some consistency with junior team Racing Bulls.
Lawson's former team-mate in the German Touring Car Championship, fellow New Zealander Nick Cassidy, is backing him and believes he is making progress.
"People in motorsport have short memories," Cassidy told RacingNews365.
Lawson had his best result of the season, a sixth place finish at the Austrian Grand Prix last month, but failed to finish last week's British Grand Prix when he was hit on the first lap.
Cassidy, who competes in Formula E for Jaguar, said he is pleased to see improvement in Lawson.
"I think it took probably some adjustment for him going to the Red Bull car and then back to Racing Bulls as well.
New Zealand Racing Bulls F1 driver Liam Lawson, 2025. Photo: ANTONIN VINCENT / AFP
"I caught up with him recently, and I think he's quite happy with some of the changes they've been making on setup and development to suit him, and it's been a little bit obvious in the last two weekends, the lift in form.
"And so I really hope he can keep that going. And you know, the Formula 1 calendar, it is long and people in motorsport have short memories.
"I'm sure he has the opportunity to really turn it around, and the talent to turn it around. So all the best to him for that," Cassidy told RacingNews365.
Cassidy and Lawson both drove for Ferrari during the 2021 DTM (German Touring Car Championship).
Cassidy won a Formula E race in Berlin at the weekend and is fifth in the standings with one round remaining.
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