Liam Lawson walks out of the paddock entrance under the big red Formula 1 logo, leather jacket on, and finds a hand held up in front of him at chest height. He reaches for it. A voice stops him: “No, I’m not shaking your hand.”

The 21 second clip was posted on TikTok on September 23, 2026 by @visacashapprb, the official account of the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula 1 team, with the caption “look who’s Back-u,” a pun on Baku. The text over the opening reads “welcoming Liam back with a dap.”

The reason comes next. “Why not?” comes the question, according to the platform’s auto captions, and the answer: “Because last time.” The video cuts to black and white footage labelled “last time:” in which Lawson, in a team jacket, walks toward the same kind of outstretched hand, passes it, and ends up pressing his palms together with a grin. A voice in the clip sums it up: “You didn’t shake my hand.”

Back in colour, the two keep at it. “It’s good to see you, man,” one says. Then “No, this is genuine,” and “we’re excited to see it,” followed by “Are you really?” and a yes, and “Thank you. I really appreciate that.” The last line in the captions keeps the bit going: “See, what about trust? Cause I’ve got none with you.” The clip ends with the two hands finally clasped together in front of the camera.

The captions do not mark who is speaking each line, so this article quotes them as lines from the clip rather than assigning every one.

Lawson and the Racing Bulls in 2026

Lawson drives for the team this season. In its own announcement, Visa Cash App Racing Bulls confirmed Lawson and Arvid Lindblad as its 2026 line up, with Lawson in car number 30. Team principal Alan Permane said in that announcement that Lawson “excelled when conditions have been at their hardest.”

Why the Baku Weekend Runs Differently

The caption’s pun places the clip at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. According to the race page published by the Cadillac Formula 1 team, the weekend ran September 24 to 26 on the Baku City Circuit, a street track of about 6 km raced over 51 laps for a distance of 306 km. The weekend runs Thursday to Saturday: both of the first practice sessions on Thursday, final practice and qualifying on Friday, and the race on Saturday. The team describes the track as a mix of a tight old city section, where the castle complex narrows sharply, and a long full throttle straight.

If You Are Going to a Baku Race Weekend

For anyone planning a trip to a future Baku weekend, the official schedule above is the thing to plan around:

• Check the day count, not just the dates. A Thursday to Saturday schedule means the race is on Saturday, so travel that assumes a Sunday race misses it.
• Follow the team accounts during the week. This clip went up on September 23, the day before first practice, so arrival content can appear before any track action.
• Pick your viewing spot by section. The old city part of the track and the long straight give very different views of the cars, so decide which one you want before buying a ticket.