Lawson in top-10 for Silverstone sprint race
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New Zealand's Liam Lawson has the ninth quickest time in his Racing Bulls car after an aggessive approach for the Formula One sprint race at Silverstone at the British Grand Prix..
Lawson, 24 said it was a "good starting position" for the sprint and that the car had been "really good".
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"We've honestly barely changed anything, so that's been something that's been really good for us recently," he said.
"We've come to these weekends and been quite aggressive, and it's been working."
Lawson will still have some work to do to gain points as only the top eight finishers get points in the sprint race.
Questioned about fighting for a point, Lawson was circumspect. "If they (the top four teams) all finish, probably not, which sucks.
"We'll try and get a good start, and see what we can get in the first few corners.
"But I think pace-wise, normally in the long run, they're a bit ahead of us anyway, so we're very focused on quality tomorrow and the race on Sunday."
Lawson has been in strong mid-season form to be 10th in the overall standings after finishing from sixth to ninth in each of the last four Grands Prix.
Racing Bulls teammate Arvid Lindblad will start in 10th.
In pole position for the sprint is Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari. The seven-times world champion was fastest in sole practice and all three phases of the qualifying session,
Mercedes's Formula One leader Kimi Antonelli was 0.011 slower than Hamilton. Max Verstappen starts in third.
