Liam Lawson will be a Red Bull Racing diver for the 2025 Formula One season.

The team officially confirmed late Thursday night New Zealand time that he will partner four-time defending world champion Max Verstappen. 

Why did Red Bull choose Liam Lawson over Yuki Sonoda? 

And what does success look like for Liam next year? 

Motorsport Analysist Eric Thompson joins the show to discuss the young kiwi's new position. 

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Liam Lawson will be a Red Bull Racing diver for the 2025 Formula One season.
The team officially confirmed late Thursday night New Zealand time that he will partner four-time defending world champion Max Verstappen.&nbsp;
Why did Red Bull choose Liam Lawson over Yuki Sonoda?&nbsp;
And what does success look like for Liam next year?&nbsp;
Motorsport Analysist Eric Thompson joins the show to discuss the young kiwi's new position.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE.&nbsp;

Weekend Sport with Jason Pine on Newstalk ZB brings you all the action and reaction to the sporting weekend.

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Eric Thompson: Motorsport Analysist on Liam Lawson's Red Bull Racing deal

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It's the final showdown. 

A hundred thousand fans will pack into the MCG this afternoon as the Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions face off for the AFL title. 

The Brisbane side is chasing their third premiership in a row, while the Dockers are hungry to claim their first-ever title. 

ABC Commentator Corbin Middlemas joined Piney to discuss just how big of a game this is in the Australian sports landscape. 

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It's the final showdown.&nbsp;
A hundred thousand fans will pack into the MCG this afternoon as the Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions face off for the AFL title.&nbsp;
The Brisbane side is chasing their third premiership in a row, while the Dockers are hungry to claim their first-ever title.&nbsp;
ABC Commentator Corbin Middlemas joined Piney to discuss just how big of a game this is in the Australian sports landscape.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Corbin Middlemas: ABC Sports Commentator previews the AFL Grand Final between the Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions

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Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Saturday 26 September.

Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen to the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast for Saturday 26 September. 
Get the Weekend Sport with Jason Pine Full Show Podcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Full Show Podcast: 26 September 2026 

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Manchester City has found themselves in hot water, facing the biggest challenge in the club's history. 

They've reportedly been found guilty of breaking 114 of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching. 

City has vowed to appeal the verdict, but the possibility of severe sanctions hangs heavy over the pitch. 

England Correspondent Jon Norman told Piney with that many charges, it's not just carelessness, it seems to be systematic and endemic cheating on a scale the League has never seen.  

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Manchester City has found themselves in hot water, facing the biggest challenge in the club's history.&nbsp;
They've reportedly been found guilty of breaking 114 of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.&nbsp;
City has vowed to appeal the verdict, but the possibility of severe sanctions hangs heavy over the pitch.&nbsp;
England Correspondent Jon Norman told Piney with that many charges, it's not just carelessness, it seems to be systematic and endemic cheating on a scale the League has never seen. &nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Jon Norman: England Correspondent on Manchester City being found guilty of breaching over 100 financial rules

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Eric Thompson: Motorsport Analysist on Liam Lawson's Red Bull Racing deal

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