Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #29 Liam Lawson

After two solid but inconclusive seasons in Formula 2, a move to Super Formula was exactly what Lawson needed to fully convince Red Bull of his qualities as a genuine F1 prospect, and he stunned the Japanese establishment with a historic debut win at Fuji.

That was the first of three victories, but a penalty, a strategic blunder and a very costly crash at Motegi ended up denying him the title.

When he was parachuted into AlphaTauri after Daniel…