Lawson qualifies high at Austrian Grand Prix
- Dave Worsley
- Jun 29
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 30
New Zealand driver Liam Lawson, has scored his best qualifying perfomance of the Formula 1 season.
He will start sixth on the grid at the Austrian Grand Prix, one place behind his career-best performance, which was fifth in Singapore last year.
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Lawson finished one spot ahead of his former Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen, and his relief to finally show he is a capable driver was evident after the session concluded.
"Everything's felt really good, I've felt really good and we've done a lot of work on the car and on my side as well, just to make it more comfortable for me.
"It's nice to show it today, but obviously tomorrow is obviously the important day."
The day did not start so well for Lawson, as he finished 11th-fastest in the third practice session.
But with his team continuing to fine tune his car, things clicked just when everyone was looking for him to deliver.
Lawson was third-fastest in the first qualiyfing phase, then ninth in the second, to ensure he would be lining up his Racing Bulls car in the final qualification, where he sealed his top six finish.
"The last couple of weekends the pace has been there through practice, just in quali it wasn't ... so it's cool to get it across the line," Lawson said.
McLaren's Lando Norris was fastest to claim pole position, ahead of Ferrari's Charles LeClerc and Australian and championship leader Oscar Piastri.
