Racing Bulls confirm Iwasa will drive in Mexico

Racing Bulls have announced that the junior driver now competing in the Japanese Super Formula, F2 race winner Ayumu Iwasa will be taking over the driving duties at Liam Lawason's Racing Bulls' car during FP1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Iwasa has three other FP1 outings under his belt, two of them for Racing Bulls. One came in the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and the second one at this year's Japanese Grand Prix. His third also came this year, but this time at the wheel of Verstappen's Red Bull car.

Iwasa's announcement comes days after Red Bull Racing confirmed Arvid Lindblad will replace Max Verstappen for the FP1 session at the weekend in Mexico.

For next season, Max Verstappen — who confirmed at the Hungaroring that he will remain with Red Bull — and Isack Hadjar have contracts for 2026.

Helmut Marko has also suggested that Lindblad has a strong chance of getting promoted to F1 next season with Racing Bulls.

The Mexico City Grand Prix could also prove to be an important weekend, as a decision about the 2026 seats will be made after this weekend.

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