CHAPTER 385 Ft. Liam Lawson
Gypsy Tales
Jase Macalpine
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🗓️ 15 February 2026
⏱️ 152 minutes
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Summary
Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson joins us for Chapter 385 of Gypsy Tales. As he prepares to compete in the 2026 Formula 1 season with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, Liam shares the journey that led him to one of the most competitive seats in motorsport. From growing up in New Zealand to earning his opportunity behind the wheel of a Red Bull Formula 1 car, we dive into the defining moments that shaped his career and the mindset required to perform at the highest level of the sport. Liam also opens up about what it was really like inside the Red Bull environment alongside Max Verstappen, what he learned from observing a multiple time World Champion up close, and his time working alongside Daniel Ricciardo, including the dynamics, expectations, and pressure that come with racing inside one of Formula 1’s most scrutinized teams. We talk about handling pressure, seizing opportunity when it comes, and what it truly feels like to race in Formula 1, where every decision happens at 300 km per hour and the margin for error is razor thin. This is a conversation about belief, preparation, and rising to the moment on motorsport’s biggest stage.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:56 Welcome Liam Lawson to the Podcast
00:02:33 Kim Karadashian and Lewis Hamilton Dating Rumors
00:14:24 Cash App Ad
00:16:02 Liam Lawson's Competitive Approach that Got Him to F1
00:29:52 Liam Lawson's Path to Formula 1
00:41:55 Fist Handwear Ad
00:43:18 The Chances of Becoming an F1 Driver
00:55:24 Nothing Compares to Formula 1
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01:09:07 An Inside Look at the Life of a Formula 1 Driver
01:15:45 What was the Red Bull F1 Car Really LIke?
01:25:47 Max Verstappen's Crazy F1 Saves
01:30:30 Entering the Flow State in F1
01:36:15 Motosport Ad
01:38:02 What Separates the Best Drivers in F1
01:48:59 Liam's Love for Two Wheels
02:00:43 The Haka and New Zealand Culture
02:03:47 Liam Lawson Thoughts on Haiden Deegan
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02:16:32 New F1 Car for 2026
02:24:40 Closing
02:31:25 End
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| 0:00.0 | Formula One sits at the pinnacle of motorsports, defined by speed, glamour and precision. |
| 0:06.5 | But the reality of the sport is far harder to grasp. It starts with a young kid driving go-karts, |
| 0:12.1 | dreaming of Formula One, but nothing prepares you for what Formula One truly demands. |
| 0:17.5 | But the speed is the main thing, F3 to F2 and you go four or five seconds quicker. You |
| 0:21.5 | go to F1, it's like 15, 20 seconds faster. The reality of how few ever make it creates immense |
| 0:27.8 | pressure. Out of billions of people, only a handful will ever race an F1 car. Liam Lawson |
| 0:34.4 | is one of those people. Sometimes opportunities don't come with warning. Just the call up to drive and the expectation that you're ready to perform. I wonder if Ricardo's tried to take the line and found that's exactly where Piaastre is. Are you okay? You're okay? My aunt. If I walked and I found helmet and he just looked at me in, it's like, you're ready? I was like, yep, and that was it. |
| 0:54.7 | What we've also learned in the last few minutes is that Liam Lawson will replace him. |
| 0:59.4 | When you drive these cars, the commitment level is so high. You know, you're turning into a corner at 300 plus flat out and not even lifting. |
| 1:07.0 | It may be one driver in the car, but everything behind it is built by thousands of people, |
| 1:12.8 | engineers, mechanics, team personnel, all invested in delivering results. I could feel intensity |
| 1:19.9 | within the entire team, thousands of people. You do these guys who go to work every single day |
| 1:25.0 | to make this car go as fast as you can. |
| 1:27.5 | And I'm lucky enough to get to drive one of those cars. |
| 1:29.6 | And when that opportunity comes, you're tested, measured immediately and judged without emotion. |
| 1:35.5 | Liam Lawson had to meet the standard and earn the right to continue competing at the pinnacle of motorsport. |
| 1:41.6 | You got tested, dude. |
| 1:43.1 | Yeah. You got held to the flame. |
| 1:47.2 | That's the job. |
| 1:48.4 | Gypsy Tales. |
| 1:49.4 | Welcome Liam Lawson to the podcast. |
| 1:55.0 | I met a gypsy. |
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