Lawson struggles in Austin sprint race qualies
- Dave Worsley
- Oct 18
- 1 min read
Liam Lawson will start 15th in the US Grand Prix sprint race in Austin, Texas after being forced into evasive action to avoid one of the Ferarris
The 23-year-old New Zealand Formula One driver had his final timed lap deleted for track limits infringements.
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With his F1 seat at Racing Bulls up in the air Lawson has to put together something special this weekend.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and the Racing Bulls Lawson, meanwhile, both had their lap times deleted due to track limits, meaning that neither recorded a time to put them in 14th and 15th places.
A number of drivers failed to reach the line in time to complete their final runs in a frantic finish to SQ1,.
Haas’ Ollie Bearman (P16), Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda (P18), the other Haas machine of Esteban Ocon (P19) and Kick Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto (P20) suffering this fate, the latter not getting a time on the board at all after his first was deleted for exceeding track limits.
Reigning Red Bull champ Max Verstappen is on pole and right back in the title hunt, the former constructors' champions hopes could hinge on a strong weekend in Texas.
The Dutch great's now 63 points behind the McLarens, after being 104 back just four rounds
