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Lawson puts F1 Chinese GP SQ1 elimination down to inability to cool tyres

Liam Lawson put his Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying woes down to an inability to cool his tyres enough for his final flying lap, leading to him propping up the rest of the Formula 1 field.

The New Zealander was up to 10th after the opening runs, having opened with a 1m32.729s time, but his second attempt was aborted – and ultimately deleted – after running wide at Turn 9 and surpassing track limits.

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