At around 4pm Japanese time last Saturday, Liam Lawson’s phone wouldn’t stop vibrating. After his stunning debut Super Formula victory at Fuji, the messages of congratulation were flooding in. One of them was from none other than Red Bull junior scheme taskmaster Helmut Marko, who no doubt was keenly following his protege’s progress from afar.
“Normally if we win a race, we get a message from Helmut,” says Lawson. “That’s obviously encouraging. I had a crazy amount of support; I was really surprised how many people saw the race. I was
