Liam Lawson has admitted that his factors lead to america Grand Prix – his first race again on the grid since October 2023 – was very surprising, notably provided that he arrived into the weekend with an enormous 60-place grid penalty.
Having inherited the pool of elements beforehand utilized by Daniel Ricciardo after changing the Australian at RB for the rest of the season, Lawson discovered himself having to start out Sunday’s race in Austin from the again of the grid as a result of exceeding the allotted quantity of a number of energy unit components.
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Regardless of this, the New Zealander managed to make floor through the 56-lap encounter, overtaking drivers together with the Aston Martins of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso, in addition to Pierre Gasly within the Alpine to work his approach as much as a ultimate place of P9.
When it was put to Lawson after the race that he in all probability was not anticipating to return away from the Circuit of The Americas with factors given his hefty grid penalty, the RB driver mentioned “Yeah, I undoubtedly didn’t, truthfully, not after the place we have been beginning and in addition simply after yesterday’s Dash race.
