Lawson early incident, finishes down order
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Pushing too hard, too soon put Liam Lawson to a first lap collision with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri which ended any hopes of a points finish for the New Zealander
Lawson, 23 finished out of the points and down the order at Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix in a race which had been marred by inclement weather leading up to the main race.
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Starting in the top 10 for the eighth time this season, Lawson came wheel to wheel with the Australian at turn one, and suffered front wing damage that forced him into the pits, too far back to recover to eventually come home 16th
Neither driver faced further punishment from the stewards for the collision.
“Sorry, guys, that was on me,” Lawson said to his race engineer over his radio
“[I] didn’t meant to do that, so apologies. It didn’t need to happen. Honestly, I wasn’t trying to push the braking. They just checked up, I wasn’t expecting it, so sorry.”
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took the lead early and never let go for his sixth win of 2025 and possibly another driver championship title.
The four-time champion finished ahead of Lando Norris who started on pole with George Russell third and Oscar Piastri fourth.