Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the team will get a truer reflection of Liam Lawson’s performance at the next race, in China this weekend, after a forgettable opening round in Melbourne. Lawson failed to finish his first full race with Red Bull as wet conditions wrought havoc at the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park yesterday.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has given his backing to two of the team's young stars. Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar both failed to finish the opening Formula 1 round in Melbourne at the weekend. Rain before and during made the race chaotic with six drivers spinning off the track and failing to finish.