Liam Lawson starts the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix from 15th on the grid after a mediocre performance in qualifying.
“We struggled a lot with overall grip,” commented Liam Lawson. “It’s frustrating, but it’s not an excuse, we’re all on the same track.”
Lawson made it through Q3 to Q2 only to abort his flying lap.
“I was sliding around most of the lap and had a massive slide in turn 14, meaning I had to abort the lap, which is a shame. “
Grip has been the issue on a track which has been described as dirty and slippery.
“Since the start of the weekend, we found it very difficult to find the correct balance and extract the grip from the tyres,” commented Guillaume Dezoteux (Head of Vehicle Performance).
“We also suffered from front tyre graining, a wear pattern impacting car balance and costing us performance. The engineering groups here and back at base have been great, analysing every aspect of the car’s behaviour and finding changes which were improving the balance and the speed.”
“It’s a little bit puzzling,” said Lawson. “Because through different points the car was good, we felt strong, it definitely felt better in Q1 than it did in Q2. We’ll dig into it and see what’s going on.
Lawson’s Visa Cash App RB Formula One teammate, Yuki Tsunoda made it through to Q3 and will start from seventh.
“For everybody tomorrow it’s going to be about protecting the tyres and stopping them from graining in these cold temperatures, which is going to be quite tough but that’s the target,” said Lawson.
“These conditions are tricky, but we’ll look into what we did yesterday in the long runs and try and make something work for tomorrow.”
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