Lawson equals best with fifth Monaco Grand Prix
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New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has survived a chaotic Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix to finish fifth, his equal best results as imi Antonelli won his fifth successive race.
The race featured two safety cars and a red flag and plenty of tension as drivers crashed, suffered mechanical issues and penalties.
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Lawson started 10th on the frid to finish fifth with Racing Bulls team-mate Arvid Lindblad sixth after starting 15th on the grid.
Lawson and Lindblad were lucky to get to the grid as the Racing Bulls team were still working on both cars in the pit lane just before the start.
Both drivers made their way through the field as the chaos went on around them with seven drivers failing to finish while others are still under investigation for a variety of infringements.
However he admitted he had doubts about his race today.
"I didn't think I was going to race, I turned up to the garage and we had issues and I saw the car in pieces and so to put it together and just go and have a car that was very competitive was great.
"For us it's a good result, it feels really good especially where we started the weekend and obviously where we started the race as well," said Lawson..
Merecedes driver Antonelli, 19 had a solid lead but it disappeared following a crash and subsequent red flag that took out Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton was second for the second successive Grand Prix with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar provisionally third, although he was one of a number of drivers under investigation for a variety of infringements.
Max Verstappen, who started second on the grid, stalled at the start and retired after one lap. McLaren driver Lando Norris also retired with mechanical issues.
The Barcelona - Catalunya Grand Prix is next 12-14 June.