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🏎️ Liam Lawson shines in F1 debut

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Jordan Williams
August 29, 2023

In this week’s email:

  • Daniel Ricciardo injured in practice at Dutch GP 🤕

  • Dutch Grand Prix Results 🏎️

  • Haas resigns Hulkenberg & Magnussen đź“ť

  • 2023 F1 Team Standings đź“Š

Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson stepped in as AlphaTauri driver due to Daniel Ricciardo injuring his hand

During Friday’s practice at the Dutch Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo ended up crashing his car resulting in him breaking a bone in his hand.

Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson ended up replacing Ricciardo for the weekend and ended up placing P13 this past weekend for AlphaTauri.

With only 10 laps of practice, Lawson finished past the likes of Magnussen, Bottas, Russell, Zhou, and Leclerc. Along with fellow teammate Yuki Tsunoda whose had more seasons in F1 than Lawson’s had sessions.

Lawson plans to race this upcoming weekend at the Italian Grand Prix.

Dutch Grand Prix Results 🏎️

This past weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix, we saw 186 overtakes which is a new F1 record. There was 63 overtakes alone on lap 3.

Max Verstappen ended up winning his ninth race in row this past weekend. That ties him with Sebastian Vettel record that he set in 2013.

Below are results from the race:

  1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

  2. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

  3. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

  4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

  5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

  6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

  7. Lando Norris (McLaren)

  8. Alex Albon (Williams)

  9. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

  10. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

  11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

  12. Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Haas)

  13. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri)

  14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

  15. Valterri Bottas (Alpha Romeo)

  16. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)

  17. George Russell (Mercedes)

Drivers that DNF — Nico Hülkenberg (Haas), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Logan Sargeant (Williams)

Other things to note:

  • Pierre Galsy was able to get on podium due to Sergio Perez five second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. This Gasly’s fourth podium all-time and first with Alpine.

  • Alex Albon drove through the rain on soft tires for 45 laps. Resulting in 4 points and having his 2nd best finish so far this season.

Kevin Magnussen and Nico HĂĽlkenberg resign with Haas for 2024 season

Haas this past week ended up extending Niko Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen’s contract for the 2024 season.

Team principal Gunther Steiner stated that there was “no reason to look to change” the driver pairing for next year despite the drivers lack of performance on the track so far this year.

“It’s nice to get things sorted early for next season to just keep the focus on racing and improving performance,” stated Hülkenberg. “We’re competing in a very tight midfield and I’m looking forward to building on what we’ve done together so far and taking that forward into 2024.”

With Haas having locked up its two drivers for the next year, there is now only 6 driver spots available for the 2024 season.

Chart of 2023 F1 team standings đź“Š