A podium in the final 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship Feature Race at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix for Liam Lawson has seen him finish third overall for the season.
“Very happy with the weekend,” commented Lawson. “Obviously to finish on a high is nice, I think we, as a team, deserve it after the struggles we’ve had this year.”
Ayumu Iwasa converted pole position into Feature Race victory, but it was far from straight forward for the DAMS driver. The Japanese racer just about won the battle with Felipe Drugovich in the final laps of the year, as the 2022 Drivers’ Champion attempted to sign off his title-winning season with victory.
However, he did help MP Motorsport do the double to win their first Teams’ Championship as a parting gift. Liam Lawson claimed third place after his Sprint Race victory on Saturday.
“I think it also shows where we should have been most of the season, we’ve had the pace to be here all year. It’s a bit bittersweet, obviously very happy with the win yesterday,” said Lawson.
“It’s been my highlight weekend of the year, to have FP1 with Red Bull as well, very happy with that and to finish 3rd in the F2 championship. 3rd isn’t what we came into the year to achieve but considering we came into this weekend 7th, taking 3rd is maximising what we could achieve.”
Lawson’s double podium this weekend lifts him up to third in the Drivers’ Championship on 149-points while Iwasa’s second F2 win moves him to P5 on 141-points, behind F1-bound Sargeant on 148 who earned enough points to secure his F1 Super Licence and Williams drive for 2023.
MP Motorsport claimed its first F2 Teams’ title on 305 points, thanks to Felipe Drugovich’s P2 result. Théo Pourchaire’s late retirement and Carlin’s P3 and P5 result lifted the British team above ART Grand Prix in the final standings and up to second.
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