Kiwi driver Liam Lawson achieved his best-ever Formula 1 finish with sixth place at the Austrian Grand Prix after narrowly avoiding a first-corner crash that took out Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Despite briefly dropping to ninth, Lawson’s one-stop strategy and defensive drive against Fernando Alonso helped him earn eight points, boosting his season total to 12 and placing him 15th in the standings.
McLaren’s Lando Norris won from pole in a close-fought race ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri, cutting the Australian’s championship lead to 15 points. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took third, while Verstappen’s first DNF of the season saw him fall further behind in the title race.
