Kiwi Super Formula Series driver Liam Lawson will make his Formula One debut at this weekend’s Dutch F1 Grand Prix. Lawson will replace an injured Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of the weekend.
During Free Practice 2 at the Zandvoort Circuit, Ricciardo hit a barrier at Turn 3 and take to hospital. An X-ray confirmed he sustained a break to a metacarpal on his left hand, and this injury will not allow him to continue his duties, so he will be replaced by the team’s reserve driver Liam Lawson.
Lawson sits second in the Super Formula standings ahead of October’s season finale double header at Suzuka, with the break in the calendar leaving him free to substitute for Ricciardo.
He is set to become the 10th New Zealander to contest a Grand Prix and the most recent since Brendon Hartley raced for Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri) in 2017 and 2018.
Last year, Lawson made his F1 weekend debut with AlphaTauri during FP1 for the Belgian Grand Prix, before a second appearance for the team in Mexico and then an outing with Red Bull in Abu Dhabi.
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