Liam Lawson: “Heading for concrete wall,” Fernando Alonso “left me no space”

Liam Lawson reacts after Fernando Alonso incident in F1 Miami Grand Prix꧋ sprint race

Liam Lawson
Liam Lawson

Liam Lawson insists “I had my wheels ahead” after being punished for an incident with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso on Saturday in Miami.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Racing Bulls driver Lawson was stripped of a poꦗints finish by FIA stewards in the sprint race at the F1 Miami ൩Grand Prix.

A five-second penalty for tangling with Alonso dropped Lawson from seventh,ಞ where he thought he’d finished, to 13th.

The incident between Lawson and Alonso took place🍸 at Tu𝐆rn 12, where the Racing Bulls driver was ahead.

However, stewards ruled that Lawson was behind at ꦫTurn 11⭕ so was obliged to give Alonso room.

Liam Lawson: "Not my intention but I had my wheels ahead"

“He 𝄹came out on cold tyres, and I’d done a lap,” Lawso🦩n explained.

“I was trying to get by him early in the lap.

“I waited for DRS, made sure to get ꦦmy wheels ahead at the apex trying to overtake. I feel I did that, then I got squeezed off.

“At t🃏hat point, I was heading♊ for the concrete wall. I was trying to get out, but he left me no space.

“Obviously no𒐪t my intention. But I feel like I had my wheels ahead.”

The stewards' verdict was: "Car 30 was attempting an overtake on the outside of Car 14 into Turn 11. Although being able to pull fully alongside, the front axle of Car 30 was not ahead of the front axle of Car 14 at the apex as required per the driving staꦿndards guidelines.

"Therefore Car 30 was not entitled to be given room at the exit. Due to the layout of the track, the car which has the right to the racing line in Turn 11 also has the right to the racing line in Turn 12. Car 30 drove to the very edge of the track between Turns 11 and 12 and collided with Car 14 on the apprﷺoach to Turn 12."

Aston Martin driv﷽er Alonso later crashed out of the sprint෴ race anyway.

But it was a blow to Laws෴on, who is s𓂃till recovering from his high-profile demotion from Red Bull’s main team this year.

He made up five places, having started in 14th, on the ope🐬ning lap of the sprint race which was affected by the rain🌠.

La🌌wson crossed the line in eighth then improved by one place due to Max Verstappen’s punishment for his incident with Kimi Antonell💟i.

Hoജwever, more bad news fr𓆉om the stewards denied Lawson a much-needed points boost.

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