P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Liam Lawson will start 20th and last for the Italian Grand Prix after a critical Monza mistake.
At the Italian Grand Prix, Liam Lawson matched his worst qualifying performance of the season due to a crucial mistake he made.
During the final runs in Q1, Lawson had his lap-time deleted for a track limits violation at the first Lesmo, placing him in a precarious position.
His Racing Bulls car drifted wide in a fast right-hander, nearly hitting the barriers, ultimately resulting in his elimination as the slowest qualifier.
Lawson’s official time was 1:20.279, and he was joined at the back of the grid by teammates Isack Hadjar, Lance Stroll, Franco Colapinto, and Pierre Gasly.
This was the first time since the Chinese Grand Prix in March that Lawson found himself qualifying at the back of the grid.
Fortunately, due to Hadjar’s decision to take a new power unit and start from the pit-lane, Lawson will not actually start in last place.
