D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Liam Lawson potentially getting into a political collision with the Red Bull Formula One

A political collision looms within the Red Bull Formula One team concerning Liam Lawson.

The Kiwi hopeful has the backing of the team's director of driver development, Dr Helmut Marko - but overall boss Christian Horner maintains loyalty to Daniel Ricciardo.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Darcy water Grave sports talk Hoosters with me, Darcy.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
I love to see someone rocking a turtleneck, Heather. It
is great. I know it's radio and it's not visual,
but this brings me back to my misspent youth with
a turtleneck rocking around.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Okay, listen, are you are you? Are you saying this
because you still they haven't come around, like you haven't
accepted that they call again.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
I don't even know what's call anymore. Okay, So about
a fifty four year old man, is that.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
The thing that you're doing right now? You're like, oh,
look at you wearing your little ladies.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
I like it. I'm just saying it reminds me of my.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Can I ask you a few questions? That's the question
when I see young ladies at the moment walking around
in their Lulu Lemon bootleg cut pants.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah, huh. No.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
Matter how much I try, I just cannot get into it.
Because when I was eighteen years old, that was all
we wore was black bootlegs, and and so it's had
its day with me and I just can't love it again.
Are you having the same thing about the turtleneck because
you did it the first time? Around. You can't do
it the second time.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
I'm going to go and buy a turtleneck after that. Yeah,
you watched me roll the turtleneck. Yeah, I'm probably going
to have to we talk about sport Heather.

Speaker 1 (00:59):
So okay. So Liam Lawson, the Red Bull head of
driver development, wants him, and he.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Keeps talking about it. He then sign it and thus built.
But there is a power struggle at the top. And
the power struggle is Christian Horner, who loves Ricardo, and
I don't know if he can shift to one side
because he was on shaky ground after that internal investigation
around his inappropriate snapchats. I believe there was with someone

(01:31):
within the team. But then you've got Helmet Marco, who's
like the brains are the opposition, who wants Liam Lawson.
He keeps reiterating this is a junior development team. This
is not a place for an old man today, and
Ricardo's that old. But he's been around the block. He's
come out and said, I've told all the concern parties
we're going to give him a seat next year. That's

(01:52):
as close as we've got so far to sign him.
Oh No, he got to the end of the year
and then if they don't, they they'll let him go
free because we've still got the season goes till Christmas.
It's up till December. It's a huge season, and I
think outside of this drama off the track, what we've
got after what happened in the weekend is a very

(02:14):
upset Max. First start, it is a bit rattled. He's
a bit rattled because suddenly we've got a McLaren that's
actually showing some real speed and some real go. So
you've got Lando Norris having a crack. Max doesn't like it.
He's doing the shoemaker, he's got his elbows out. So
the rest of the season on the tracks looking fascinating
and off the track, that's looking fair.

Speaker 1 (02:34):
Give me your take on it. Do you think Liam
Lilson actually deserves it? Yes, okay, great, so we'll just watch.
We'll just watch for Christian Horner to get rolled on
that one. What are you expecting out of the All
Black squad tomorrow?

Speaker 2 (02:44):
We don't know. I mean, hoo's the first peck?

Speaker 1 (02:47):
First five?

Speaker 2 (02:48):
Well, I suppose they're going to go with Damien McKenzie,
which brings up another re issue is who do they
put inside of him? Now remember we have no Aaron
Smith for the first time in several decades, So they go,
are they going to run with Finley Kresty who seems
to be their goal? TJP and Ara might be better
off the bench when there's a situation like oh, we've

(03:09):
got a very tight back area because like you know,
we're squeezing. Oh my god, and he could save the day.
But Cortez is the guy who has been playing and
the chiefs with Damian McKenzie, so they have a combination there.
So this is a guy that's coming up and I
know he might be there. And then we look at
the loos Ford trio. We know Dalton Papa is going

(03:31):
to be in seven Jumper, We know that Addie Sathia
is going to be in the trunk and the eight
who comes in at six? Do they get that raw
boned gristle shoulders and everything else of Ethan Blackadder? Do
they run a different mode to that? And what happens
in the Locke formation? Who comes off the bench is
Jacobson and then the wingers are Talaia fantastic winger. Kayla

(03:53):
Clark played great, but what about sever Reese the most
outstanding playing the Crusaders all year and Scott knows what
he's got, so lots of interest around this team.

Speaker 1 (04:01):
I'm so fascinated. Yeah, I'm looking forward to it, Darci,
Thank you as always, Darcy Watergrave Sports Store, Coastport.

Speaker 2 (04:05):
Back at seven, Chris Jones from the BBC joined us
to talk about the English team After seven Yeah.

Speaker 1 (04:10):
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