Lawson suffered a Q1 exit and race-ending crash on the season opener, earlier than qualifying final for each the Dash and Grand Prix within the second spherical.
Crimson Bull opted to take swift motion amid his struggles and, from subsequent week’s race at Suzuka, Lawson’s spot will likely be taken by Yuki Tsunoda.
A number of hours after Crimson Bull’s driver announcement was made, Lawson took to social media with a short message for his followers.
“Being a [Red Bull Racing] driver has been my dream since I used to be a child, it’s what I’ve labored in direction of my entire life,” he wrote, alongside photographs from his college days.