Liam Lawson outlines disappointment on unexpected Red Bull return
Liam Lawson expressed disappointment after failing to advance to the final stage of sprint qualifying during his unexpected return to Red Bull at the Dutch Grand Prix. Lawson is filling in for the injured Isack Hadjar.
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Lawson's performance is closely watched as he seeks to prove his capability in a high-stakes Formula 1 environment.
Article To news overview © XPBimages Liam Lawson has outlined his disappointment at failing to make the final part of sprint qualifying at Zandvoort, on what has been an unexpected return to Red Bull.
It was announced ahead of this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix that Lawson would partner Max Verstappen for the first time since last year's Chinese Grand Prix, as a result of Isack Hadjar sustaining a wrist injury.
To Lawson's credit, he quickly settled into the RB22, showing consistent lap times in practice before going quicker than Verstappen in the opening part of sprint qualifying.
Unfortunately, come SQ2, the New Zealander failed to make an expected lap time improvement, resulting in him qualifying for the sprint in 11th.
It was a disappointment for Lawson, who was pleased with how comfortable he was feeling in the Red Bull and eager to discover why he failed to improve.
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