Liam Lawson believes his career-high sixth place on the Austrian Grand Prix can show essential to his hopes of getting a robust season with the Racing Bulls.
The New Zealander opened this yr at Crimson Bull, however was relegated after simply two races and scored factors in Monaco after returning to the Racing Bulls in April. Impressed by teammate Isack Hadjar, Lawson admits that he’s uncovered to a rise in scrutiny and proves his excessive stage of belief is troublesome to keep up amidst a scarcity of outcomes earlier than his robust return on Sunday.
“It is definitely deep inside you,” Lawson advised SiriusXM. “This yr, I felt actually assured and comfy for me, however I do know the end result isn’t there.
“We’re all mentally robust. All of us work very a lot in our mind-set, however I am very blissful as a result of, it doesn’t matter what, these outcomes could make a distinction when it is such a troublesome yr.”
Lawson individually mentioned he feels that he does not have all of the completely different facets for him over a specific race weekend that confirmed a robust tempo earlier this season, and that he acknowledges that he must capitalize extra often.
“It has been an extremely powerful yr, it has been a really powerful yr with so many prospects. I entered Formulation 1. There have been just a few races final yr and most have been transformed very nicely. Typically you may get all the boldness and pace on the planet.
“In Canada, there was actually good pace and I feel Barcelona was really dashing up. Monaco additionally did not convert the outcomes.
“Now we have pushed loads on our aspect of automobiles, particularly our storage.
“We clearly must hold pushing, however in Formulation 1, that is what occurs. Typically pace and the whole lot is there, however there are plenty of variables on this sport and we labored for us this weekend.”
