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Satisfaction for Liam Lawson to finally convert practice pace into a qualifying result in Formula One

Satisfaction for Liam Lawson to finally convert practice pace into a qualifying result in Formula One

29 June 2025

The Kiwi driver has gone sixth fastest in the battle to set the grid for tomorrow's Austrian Grand Prix.

It's not only a seasons-best effort - Lawson was also the fastest of the Red Bull-backed drivers, world champ Max Verstappen one spot back in seventh after a yellow flag hindered his final flying lap.

A near-perfect lap gave Lando Norris pole position - ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri .

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03 Feb: Former Red Bull driver David Coulthard feels opportunity knocks for Liam Lawson during the looming new Formula One season

01 Feb: Kiwi motor racing driver Mitch Evans has fought through the spray at a wet Miami E-Prix to win a record-breaking 15th time in the Formula E Championship

31 Jan: American driver Ugo Ugochukwu has closed in on the overall title with victory in the Saturday race in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy series at Highlands

27 Jan: Liam Lawson admits there's plenty to learn after his first drive of the new generation Formula One car

26 Jan: Hayden Paddon has finished sixth in his class and 11th overall at Monte Carlo, the opening event of the World Rally Championship

25 Jan: A positive end to a disappointing third day for Hayden Paddon at the season-opening event on the World Rally Championship

23 Jan: Hayden Paddon is up two places to seventh after day two of the World Rally Championship's season-opening event in Monte Carlo

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