Liam Lawson will start 10 places back from his sprint qualifying spot in Austin after Helmut Marko said he will take an engine penalty. The New Zealander would have hoped to start by hitting the ground running but that task has now been made harder by him having to take a new power unit.

The New Zealander will return to an F1 cockpit in Austin in Ricciardo's place, but have Red Bull/RB made the correct decision?

Red Bull has confirmed that Liam Lawson will replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB for the rest of the season, with six grands prix and three sprint races remaining. “Everyone here at VCARB would like to thank Daniel for his hard work across the last two seasons with us.