Lawson just outside top-10 starting spot in Baku
New Zealand driver Liam Lawson will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from 11th after missing out on Q3 in qualifying around the streets of Baku.
Twenty-four-year-old Lawson is back driving for Racing Bulls after three Grand Prix's in the senior Red Bull team and was feeling a little frustrated.
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"We’ve just honestly been slow this weekend,” Lawson said after qualifying.
“We made a step [up] for qualie, which was good. The lap was really good up until turn 16.
“I just had no tow as well. I tried to start close to Max, but his out lap was too quick. By the end of the lap he’d pulled away.
"It’s super frustrating watching your delta climb, and you lose all the time you’ve made up."
Lawson initially qualified 12th, but was upgraded to 11th after Williams' Carlos Sainz received a five-place grid penalty for failing to slow under yellow flags.
Mercedes driver George Russell is in pole followed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
