Liam Lawson’s girlfriend has taken to Instagram to react to the New Zealander’s brutal Formula One axeing.
News broke on Thursday morning that confirmed Lawson, 25, will be replaced and that Yuki Tsunoda will now succeed him for next week’s Japanese Grand Prix.
It comes after Mail Sport had been told by sources close to the Dutch racing driver that Max Verstappen was left ‘shaken’ by Christian Horner’s decision to sack his 23-year-old Kiwi team-mate.
As the racing world continues to digest the news, Lawson’s girlfriend has since reacted to his dismissal in the form of a post online.
Taking to her Instagram on Thursday, Hannah St. John shared a picture of her and Lawson together with a simple red heart emoji on screen.
St John, has been a regular trackside sidekick since they started dating in October 2022.
Liam Lawson’s girlfriend, Hannah St. John, has taken to Instagram to react to the New Zealander’s brutal Formula One axeing
Lawson has been axed as Red Bull’s No 2 driver, following a difficult start to the season
The Instagram model shared a picture of her with Lawson with a red heart accompanying it
Hannah is a pre-medical student and splits her time between her home in California and London, where Lawson is based.
The 22-year-old studies at Arizona State University and regularly shares updates from their personal life with her more than 30,000 Instagram followers.
She reportedly graduated from Corona Del Mar High School in 2021 and will earn her bachelor’s degree this year.
The Instagram model has more than 45,000 followers on Instagram and has a clear passion for the outdoors, sharing images of her skiing in Utah, frolicking on the beach in Abu Dhabi, fine dining around Lake Como, and helicoptering and hiking around New Zealand – often with Lawson.
Understandably, Lawson has a somewhat bigger presence on social media with one million Instagram followers.
The Instagram model wasn’t the only one to use the social media platform to air her grievances with Lawson’s axeing, with team-mate Verstappen doing the same.
Former Dutch Formula One driver, Giedo van der Garde, blasted Red Bull for ‘crushing Lawson’s spirit’ after giving him two races in a post on Instagram.
The pair have been dating since October 2022 and regularly share snaps of their travels
Lawson (left) was promoted to drive for Red Bull during the off-season but struggled for form in the opening two races of the season
Max Verstappen (pictured) has liked a post on Instagram that appeared to criticise Red Bull for their decision to sack Liam Lawson
Verstappen, interestingly, liked the post and it seems the four-time World Champion also quickly withdrew the like.
Lawson has struggled for form at the start of the 2025 season with the Kiwi driver notably crashing out of the rain-affected Australian Grand Prix having also finished 18th in qualifying in Melbourne.
A week later, he would finish last in qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, before placing 18th in Sunday’s race.
His brief stint with Red Bull is the shortest amount of time a driver has spent in a seat in Formula One history – illness and injury aside. His two-race stint surpasses that of Yuji Ide, who raced four times for Super Aguri in 2006.
