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Liam Lawson has admitted that his points result in the United States Grand Prix – his first race back on the grid since October 2023 – was very unexpected, particularly given that he arrived into the weekend with a massive 60-place grid penalty.
Having inherited the pool of components previously used by Daniel Ricciardo after replacing the Australian at RB for the remainder of the season, Lawson found himself having to start Sunday’s race in Austin from the back of the grid due to exceeding the allocated amount of several power unit elements.
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Despite this, the New Zealander managed to make ground during the 56-lap encounter, overtaking drivers including the Aston Martins of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso, as well as Pierre Gasly in the Alpine to work his way up to a final position of P9.
When it was put to Lawson after the race that he probably was not expecting to come away from the Circuit of The Americas with points given his hefty grid penalty, the RB driver said “Yeah, I definitely didn’t, honestly, not after where we were starting and also just after yesterday’s Sprint race.
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