Andrew Alderson: Liam Lawson earns first F1 points with ninth-place finish in Singapore

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Sep 17, 2023 · 2m

Liam Lawson continues to press his case for a fulltime Formula One seat in the 2024 season.

In just his third race of deputising for injured AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo, the 21-year-old Kiwi has earned his first two points in Formula One with a ninth-placed finish at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Not only was it his first finish in the points, it was the best result any AlphaTauri driver had achieved all season. Red Bull’s sister team are yet to confirm their driver lineup for the 2024 season as Ricciardo is only on loan from Red Bull until the end of 2023, and Lawson has well and truly…