They worked for Red Bull and its sister team.

Liam Lawson's transfer to the parent company allows the New Zealander to join a long list of drivers who have been part of both Red Bull teams.

From the Red Bull driver academy to the pinnacle of the sport, eight names have tasted life in the senior team and its junior team (now Racing Bulls), but the path between the two has been anything but straightforward. With the exception of rookie Liam Lawson, seven veterans have competed in at least one Grand Prix for each team, and their journeys reveal a clear pattern: promising debuts, a mixed period in the satellite team, and a final verdict that only a few truly flourish after promotion. Vitantonio Liuzzi pioneered this two-team trajectory. After starting as a third driver at Red Bull, he started four races in 2005 and scored his first point at the San Marino Grand Prix. The following season, he secured a full-time seat at Toro Rosso, where he competed in 35 Grand Prix races and added four points to his tally before moving to Force India and HRT, before hanging up his helmet in 2011.Sebastian Vettel's career has set the standard. After joining Toro Rosso in 2007, he claimed the team's first victory at Monza in 2008, a performance that quickly opened the doors to Red Bull. Between 2009 and 2014, he competed in 113 races, won 38 victories, and clinched four consecutive world titles (2010-2013), while also securing four constructors' world titles for the Austrian team. Daniel Ricciardo's career has been something of a rollercoaster ride. He made his F1 debut with HRT, then spent the years 2011 to 2013 at Toro Rosso before being promoted for the hybrid era. In his first season at Red Bull, he outqualified four-time champion Sebastian Vettel and won his first race in Canada, before adding six more victories to his tally. Frustrated by the atmosphere within the team and a faulty car, he left for Renault and McLaren, before returning to the junior team in 2023, replacing Nyck de Vries, who was struggling, and then being fired a year later. Daniil Kvyat experienced the full cycle of promotion and demotion at Red Bull. A rapid rise saw him join the senior team, but a series of collisions and modest results led to his replacement by Max Verstappen. Back at Toro Rosso (later AlphaTauri), he never regained his level of excellence, often finishing in the middle of the pack in 91 starts. Max Verstappen embodies ultimate success. After impressing in test sessions at Toro Rosso, his daring overtaking earned him a seat in 2015. His bold move to Red Bull in 2016 immediately paid off when he took advantage of a collision between Mercedes drivers to win his first race. Since then, he has dominated the championship, with 186 starts, 63 wins, and four consecutive world titles from 2021 to 2024.

Pierre Gasly quickly showed promise at Toro Rosso, finishing fourth in Bahrain before being promoted to a Red Bull seat alongside Verstappen. A pre-season crash and disappointing race pace saw him demoted to the junior team, now AlphaTauri, where he finally claimed his maiden victory at Monza in 2020 after a podium finish in Brazil. Alexander Albon's stint was brief but eventful. His strong performances at Toro Rosso earned him a mid-season promotion to Red Bull in 2019, where a collision with Lewis Hamilton cost him a podium finish in Brazil. He secured his first podium at Mugello in 2020, but his inconsistent results led to his replacement by Sergio Pérez at the end of the season.

Together, these seven drivers illustrate the risky gamble that is Red Bull's internal talent pipeline: a handful rise to glory, many remain in the shadows, and only the most adaptable survive the relentless pressure that pushes them from the junior team to the flagship team.