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Liam Lawson earns praise after impressive Red Bull comeback at Dutch GP

Former Red Bull mechanic and current team ambassador Calum Nicholas has praised Liam Lawson's "absolutely brilliant" adaptation after the New Zealander stepped up to the Milton Keynes outfit at the Dutch Grand Prix. Lawson was unexpectedly called up to the Red Bull seat to replace Isack Hadjar, who withdrew from the final Formula 1 event at Zandvoort due to a wrist injury. Despite the extremely…

Liam Lawson earns praise after impressive Red Bull comeback at Dutch GP

Liam Lawson was praised for his impressive performance at the Dutch Grand Prix after being unexpectedly called up to replace Isack Hadjar, who withdrew due to a wrist injury. Team ambassador Calum Nicholas called Lawson's adaptation "absolutely brilliant" during the Talking Bull podcast. Lawson maximized the results available with the car he had and delivered a strong performance, taking seventh place.

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies echoed similar sentiments, acknowledging the difficulty of stepping into a different team and car for a race like that.

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