‘A lot to adjust to’: Liam Lawson qualifies eighth despite challenges in Red Bull return

The Kiwi was just .115sec slower than team-mate Max Verstappen despite his lack of experience in the RB22, qualifying eighth on the grid.

Eighteen months on from a calamitous two-race stint with Red Bull in Formula 1, Liam Lawson came full circle by delivering on the promise he always said he would. With Verstappen's regular team-mate Hadjar sidelined by a wrist injury, Lawson was recalled from satellite team Racing Bulls to step into the Frenchman's RB2

With just an hour to learn his new car, the Kiwi was just 0.350s away from a top 10 start.