Liam Lawson is now set to continue at Racing Bulls for the 2027 season after months of uncertainty surrounding his future.

Lawson has been competing with Formula 2 driver and Red Bull prospect Nikola Tsolov for the seat alongside Arvid Lindblad.

And multiple outlets, including The Race, reported on Monday that Lawson has seen off Tsolov, with a contract announcement expected before Las Vegas as Racing Bulls opt for continuity.

Liam Lawson wasn’t ‘keen’ on joining Cadillac

Racing Bulls have made a habit of waiting until the end of the season to confirm their driver line-up. Last year, the signing of Lindblad wasn’t announced until early December.

It was the same a year before when Lawson earned an ill-fated promotion to Red Bull at the expense of Sergio Perez.

They can afford to bide their time because the drivers in consideration are all contracted to Red Bull, but it leaves the candidates in limbo. If they lose out on a spot, they’re unlikely to find a vacancy elsewhere.

With Oliver Bearman’s extension at Haas ultimately a formality, Cadillac are the only other player still active in the driver market.

Sergio Perez recently announced a new contract that could keep him at the team until 2029, but Valtteri Bottas’ seat is still in play.

Reserve driver Colton Herta is the leading alternative, which is why he has made a string of FP1 appearances to secure a superlicence. According to the New Zealand Herald, Cadillac moved Herta from IndyCar to Formula 2 in the first place with a view to giving him a 2027 F1 seat.

However, with Herta struggling in F2 – he ranks 19th out of 23 drivers with just two rounds remaining – Cadillac have also explored other options.

They showed ‘interest’ in Lawson but it was ‘completely one-way’. The 24-year-old wasn’t ‘keen’ on joining the team who currently prop up the constructors’ championship.

Cadillac, who are up for sale at an asking price of $3bn (£2.2bn) as per Sportico, will eventually become a General Motors works team, but they haven’t scored a single point in their debut season.

They have been around three and a half seconds off the pace on average this season, so there is little prospect of them being competitive as soon as 2027.

Their admiration for Lawson is understandable given that he is currently the ‘best of the rest’ in the F1 standings behind the top four teams. That partly reflects the strength of the Racing Bulls car but is also a testament to his superb consistency.

Lawson, who has scored points in 13 of his 17 races for the Faenza outfit this year, would be moving from the front of the midfield to the back of the pack if he joined Cadillac at this stage.

Depending on the length of his anticipated Racing Bulls renewal, he may start to consider a move elsewhere for 2028, but Cadillac are unlikely to be at the top of his wishlist.