Formula 1: Liam Lawson sixth for Red Bull in Spain

<p>Kiwi Formula 1 driver <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/11/liam-lawson-aims-to-get-the-most-out-of-third-race-with-red-bull/" target="_blank">Liam Lawson</a> has p<span">laced sixth at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid overnight.</span></p> <p><span">After </span><a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/13/lawson-qualifies-in-top-10-for-spanish-gp-as-norris-takes-pole/" target="_blank">starting eighth</a><span">, the 24-year-old finished sixth at the new Madring circuit in Madrid – the same position he came home in at the British Grand Prix earlier this year.</span></p> <p><span">It marked Lawson's highest finish for </span><a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/08/liam-lawson-to-once-again-drive-for-red-bull-at-spanish-gp/" target="_blank">Red Bull.</a></p> <p><span">"From where we started, it was an okay race," Lawson said. " It was just super hard to overtake." </span></p> <p><span">"We went for an alternate strategy on the hard [tire], but I think the VSC (virtual safety car) didn't help. I was honestly on my own a little bit.</span></p> <p><span">"I think it would've been nice to qualify higher, but from where we started it was an okay race."