Red Bull set to give Liam Lawson another race after taking one look at Madrid Grand Prix layout

Liam Lawson is expected to continue at Red Bull for this weekend's Madrid Grand Prix, journalist Adam Cooper reports. Isack Hadjar has missed the races at Zandvoort and Monza after fracturing his wrist while boxing during the summer break. And according to Cooper, corroborating a report from Sky Sports' Ted Kravitz, Hadjar 'won't be fit' for F1's first visit to the Madring this weekend, either. That will see Lawson once again called up alongside Max Verstappen, with Yuki Tsunoda covering for him at Racing Bulls. Kimi Antonelli comes from P19 to win his home race at Monza! How much did you enjoy that race? Photo by Luca Barsali/NurPhoto via Getty Images Red Bull wary of Isack Hadjar 'aggravating' his injury in Madrid Race ambassador and Williams driver Carlos Sainz has compared the Madrid GP track to Jeddah and Baku, the two fastest street circuits on the F1 calendar. If the crash statistics at those two races are anything to go by, there will be a high number of accidents this weekend, particularly as the drivers learn the track. This is precisely Red Bull's concern, having seen the layout. If Hadjar returns and hits the wall, he could 'aggravate his injury' and miss an even longer period. Baku and Singapore are the next two stops on the calendar after Madrid, and both carry a similar risk. But the longer Hadjar waits, the stronger his wrist will be. More F1 Stories 'Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda are set to keep their respective seats for Madrid as Isack Hadjar won't be fit to race – especially at a street venue with a high risk of clipping a wall and aggravating his injury,' Cooper wrote on X. 'A Baku return could be possible, but it's another tricky venue.' Laurent Mekies: Isack Hadjar will only return when he's '100% fit' Speaking to Sky Sports Germany after the race, Mekies suggested Red Bull would follow the same procedure as they did before Monza and make a late call. Lawson worked with two different sets of engineers in the run-up to the Italian GP amid the uncertainty. He finished 14th on Sunday, though an engine penalty and a broken front wing meant the result wasn't representative. Mekies made it clear that Red Bull, who aren't fighting for the constructors' championship, will be cautious with Hadjar. 'We'll see in the coming days,' he said. 'Our approach remains unchanged. We want him to have fully recovered and not put him back in the cockpit any sooner. 'The priority is for him to be 100 percent fit. We'll speak with the medical staff in a few days and then we'll see.'