Lawson misses sprint points, starts eigtht for GP
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New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson has an opportunity to earn his first World Championship points for Red Bull after qualifying eighth for the Dutch Grand Prix.
In Lawson's promotion to the top team following an injury to Isack Hadjar he has a real chance for points after the sprint race saw him qualify 11th and finish 11th.
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The 24-year-old from Auckland who sits ninth in the drivers' championship is one place behind four-time world champion Max Verstappen at the Circuit Zandvoort.
Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad will start 10th on the grid and temporary team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, the reserve taking the seat vacated by Lawson, 12th.
Champion Lando Norris is on pole for McLaren ahead of Mercedes pair George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
