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Liam Lawson put together his strongest weekend of the F1 season at the Monaco Grand Prix, but heads to the final leg of the current triple-header “a bit disappointed” after Racing Bulls’ team orders.
New Zealander Liam Lawson expressed disappointment with his Monaco Grand Prix performance, despite achieving his best F1 result finishing in eighth. Lawson believed he could have done better in qualifying where he started in ninth, feeling he could have been higher up the grid like his teammate Isack Hadjar who qualified sixth. During the race, Lawson played a strategic rear gunner role to help his teammate secure a double points finish through team orders by deliberately slowing down the field to assist with pit stop strategies. Despite benefiting from Fernando Alonso’s retirement to finish one place higher, Lawson regretted not performing better in qualifying and being on the receiving end of team orders. However, he acknowledged the importance of securing points for the team with both cars finishing in the points.
