"Start counting your days Liam Lawson": Fans react to the FIA granting Red Bull prodigy a super license exemption

Red Bull junior driver Arvid Lindblad was granted an exception by the FIA to race in F1 without meeting the age requirement. This move led fans to conspire about how Liam Lawson's downfall may ramp up with Lindblad's arrival. The Austrian giant will now have the opportunity to assess the possible "next Verstappen" at the pinnacle of motorsport.

The 17-year-old's superlicense exemption came under special circumstances. After the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen earned three penalty points on his superlicense for his intentional collision with George Russell in the latter phase of the race.

The stewards viewed this with grim eyes, and now even a small offence could result in the Dutchman earning a race ban. With Red Bull only having one car at the front of the field, and that too at risk of earning a race ban, the Milton Keynes-based squad soon had to look over its pool of drivers to prepare if the worst came to worst.

That's where Arvid Lindblad entered the scene, and he now has a superlicense exemption to get onto the grid. This led fans to warn Liam Lawson about how the Kiwi should be gearing up for his last few days in the Red Bull camp:

"Start counting your days Liam Lawson."

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"Lawson seat in danger," one fan wrote.

"The 18th birthday requirement is an idiotic requirement. If the talent is there, they should be able to race," another fan wrote.

However, Lawson was not the only one who was warned by fans, as Yuki Tsunoda also surged to the minds of some:

"Tsunoda and Lawson count your days," one netizen wrote.

"I worry for yuki," another netizen wrote.

"Bye Yuki!" a third netizen wrote.

In the nine races held so far, the 23-year-old has scored a mere four points.

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Liam Lawson has had a tough start to his 2025 venture

Liam Lawson at the F1 Grand Prix of Spain - Source: Getty

After being demoted to Racing Bulls at the Japanese Grand Prix, Liam Lawson suffered multiple point-less races. However, this trend ended at the crown jewel of F1, i.e., the Monaco Grand Prix.

Talking about his experience of racing at the principality, the Kiwi said (via RacingNews365):

"There were obviously doubts because when you are dropping pace like that, you're under threat from the guys behind, but both cars were in the points. It was really weird, and I've never experienced anything like that."

"As a driver, you are always searching for me, and I felt like there was more this weekend, but to have points and come away after the tough start to the year, it is now about us using this going forward."

On the other hand, Lawson's successor at Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda, has scored seven points at the Austrian squad.