Lawson to start eighth at Barcelona Grand Prix
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New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has equalled his season-best qualifying performance to start from eighth at Formula 1's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old's time of 1m 16.542 lap in Q3 was good enough for eighth despite being slower than his flying lap that extended his session during the second qualifying.
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"It's been a trickier day today than yesterday overall. We had a good start to the weekend, and then just a difficult end to yesterday," the Kiwi said.
"Honestly, I just put one really good lap together in Q2. I'm very, very happy and we're in a good place for tomorrow."
The result continues a strong run of form for the Racing Bulls driver, who currently sits 10th in the World Driver's Championship standings and has scored points in all but two races this season.
Mercedes driver George Russell claimed pole position ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, while Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli will start from third.
