Finishing just outside the points in 11th, having improved from starting 13th, Liam Lawson’s performance at the Spanish Grand Prix will be considered strong and maybe slightly unlucky.
“From our side, it was a very strong race,” commented Lawson. “Despite spending a lot of it in traffic, we had good speed and were overtaking cars, so it was working out.
“We ended up in the wrong position and missed the safety car line by half a second because everyone in front of us boxed. To be that close after all the work we did in the race is really unfortunate. As we look ahead to Canada, we’ll take the positives of great race pace. Points are always the goal.”
The Grand Prix saw a McLaren 1-2 with Oscar Piastri winning from Lando Norris. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished third. Lawson’s teammate Isack Hadjar continued his stella season finishing seventh and in the points.
“A very strong weekend here in Barcelona,” commented Laurent Mekies, Team Principal. “A huge thank you to the team here and back at the factory. As we come to the end of a triple header, it’s been three times in Q3 and three times in the points for us, so it’s been mega.
“There’s been lots of progress compared to this time last here in Spain where we weren’t very fast, but this year the car was strong, and we could fight at the top of the midfield for most of the race; the safety car at the end mixed things up a bit, but nonetheless we gained some very good points.
“An incredible performance from Isack across the whole weekend, yesterday in Q3 and out there killing it on track today.
“Liam was stuck in some traffic after a slightly slower Quali yesterday, but he was fast, he made some very good moves and he’s back to a very good pace. We started this triple header in P8 in the Constructors’ Championship, and we’re leaving it in P6.”
Spanish Grand Prix Results
1/ O. Piastri McLaren
2/ L. Norris McLaren
3/ C. Leclerc Ferrari
4/ G. Russell Mercedes
5/ N. Hulkenberg Sauber
6/ L. Hamilton Ferrari
7/ I. Hadjar Racing Bulls
8/ P. Gasly Alpine
9/ F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing
10/ M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing
11/ L. Lawson Racing Bulls
12/ G. Bortoleto Sauber
13/ Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing
14/ C. Sainz Williams
15/ F. Colapinto Alpine
16/ E. Ocon Haas F1 Team
17/ O. Bearman Haas F1 Team
dnf A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
dnf A. Albon Williams
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