Visa Cash App Racing Bull’s driver Liam Lawson finished Friday Practice for the Austrian Grand Prix very happy despite missing the opening FP1 session at the Red Bull Ring.
“A solid afternoon overall,” commented Lawson. “I missed FP1 this morning, so I had a bit of catching up to do in FP2, but the car felt like it was in a good place and that made it pretty easy to get back into the groove.
Japanese rookie driver Ayumu Iwasa replaced Lawson for FP1 which saw teammate Arvid Lindblad go sixth fastest in the session. Lawson went ninth quickest in FP2 with Lindblad 12th.
“There’s still plenty of work to do heading into tomorrow,” said Lawson. “It’s incredibly close in the midfield, so we’ll need to stay on top of everything and make sure we keep finding those small improvements.
“So far, we’ve got a decent package, and I’m looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow.”
“A good day for us,” said Team Principal Allan Permane. “Starting with an aero investigation, which proved positive and we carried the configuration through to FP2 on both cars.
“Liam and Arvid were both happy with the car this afternoon, we had decent balance and were able to work through our program without any issues.
“Liam also did a great job out there despite missing FP1 this morning, he was up to speed straight away. We still have a bit of work to do on our braking, which is where we feel our main weakness lies, so that’s our focus overnight. Overall, we’re much happier with our long-run pace here than we were in Barcelona, and we’ve made a step forward.”
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