Lawson takes seventh at Dutch GP for Red Bull
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New Zealand driver Liam Lawson remains ninth in the F1 drivers championship after gaining points at the Dutch Grand Prix finishing seventh and best of the Red Bull and Racing Bulls drivers.
It's 16 months from Lawson's demotion to Racing Bulls but at the Zandvoort track he was the one gaining the points, but still not challenging for the podium.
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Deputising for the injured Isack Hadjar, Lawson put in a sharp performance to stay out of any trouble as team mate Max Verstappen crashed in a spectacular way early in the race.
"It was a pretty lonely race for me today, I just struggled to match the pace of the guys in front," he said.
"It's a decent result but in a car like this you want to finish higher."
It was Lawson's first drive for Red Bull in 16 months, having been demoted back to Racing Bulls early in last year's campaign.
He was realistic about what he could achieve after he and four-time world champion Verstappen couldn't break into the top six in qualifying.
"We knew after yesterday that we were both behind them. I knew it would be a hard race but I didn't expect it to be that hard," he said.
"I'm sure it's something I can learn from. I'll go and reflect and try to understand what I could have done better."
Lawson's regular Racing Bulls team had Yuki Tsunoda finish 11th and Arvid Lindblad 12th
The race was won by Lando Norris for McLaren ahead of the two Mercedes cars of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.
The Ferrari's of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were next followed by Australian Oscar Piastri in the McLaren.
