Returning F1 driver Liam Lawson is feeling positive after qualifying 15th fastest for the United States Grand Prix Sprint Race on Saturday morning (local time).
“It was good to be back in the seat today,” said Lawson. “We were up to speed pretty quickly and we were building and building, but then I think I found the limit a little bit, I went wide on the curb and got massive wheel spin and then obviously you’re trying to make up from the rest of the lap because you know you’re at a delta.
“It was a scrappy lap, which is a shame because the car is really fast and to be honest, I actually felt really good and comfortable, so we’ll learn from it to take into tomorrow.”
Lawson’s Visa Cash App RB Formula One racing teammate. Yuki Tsunoda qualified a credible ninth. Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will start on pole with Mercedes driver George Russell starting alongside him on the front row.
“A good job from Liam (Lawson) today, as he was straight on the pace in free practice,” said Alan Permane (Racing Director-Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team). “He was a little bit unfortunate to very marginally go off track at turn 1 and lose his lap time in SQ2. Without that he would have been 12th, less than two tenths behind his team-mate. So, it was a very good first day for him and he can now build on that tomorrow.”
The Sprint race is timed to go at 7:00am NZ time.
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