The Latest Breaking News from Lawson

The other Kiwi called Liam aiming for success in Japan

In fact, Formula 1 hopeful Lawson is not even the only Kiwi called Liam plying his trade on the Japanese scene in 2023. Formula Regional Japanese Championship racer Liam Sceats has seen to that.

Motorsport · Jul 31, 2023

Land ballot enthusiasm has not always turned into sales: Chief Planner

Officials were also stumped on what counts as infill and greenfield development.

The Canberra Times · Jul 19, 2023

Makino can’t hide frustration as first victory eludes him

Dandelion Racing driver Makino scored his first pole position since his 2019 debut in the Japanese single-seater series on Saturday as he beat Red Bull junior Lawson to the top spot in qualifying.

Motorsport · Jul 17, 2023

Lawson: Cassidy advice “huge” part of early Super Formula success

Red Bull junior Lawson goes into this weekend’s fifth round of the season at Sugo leading the championship following his second win last time out at Autopolis with Team Mugen.

Motorsport · Jun 14, 2023

How Miyata missed clear chance to beat Lawson at Autopolis

Around 15 laps into the 41-lap race at the flowing Kyushu track, Lawson’s decision to pit early looked like it wasn’t going to pay dividends. With the majority of drivers opting to extend their first stints amid fears of heavy tyre degradation, the Mugen driver soon caught up to a…

Motorsport · May 23, 2023

Is this driver now Lawson's biggest Super Formula title threat?

Defending two-time champion Nojiri holds a slim championship lead over Suzuka winner Ritomo Miyata three rounds into the 2023 season despite crashing out of last month’s race at the Formula 1 venue following contact with Toshiki Oyu.

Motorsport · May 16, 2023

Lawson admits to caution in closing stages of Suzuka race

Lawson finished fourth in Sunday's third round of the season as the top Honda-powered driver behind Toyota trio Ritomo Miyata, Sho Tsuboi and Ryo Hirakawa, continuing his strong start to his rookie campaign.

Motorsport · Apr 24, 2023

Lawson "very disappointed" with Suzuka qualifying performance

After making it through his Q1 group with the third-fastest time, Mugen driver Lawson was only ninth of the 12 cars in the Q2 pole shootout, with a laptime almost a second slower than pacesetter Toshiki Oyu.

Motorsport · Apr 22, 2023

Lawson: Super Formula deserves same superlicence points as F2

Lawson has switched to Japan’s top single-seater series for his 2023 campaign after two seasons in F2, causing a sensation by winning on his debut for Team Mugen at Fuji Speedway earlier this month.

Motorsport · Apr 20, 2023

Nojiri feels Super Formula's reputation at stake in Lawson battle

The two-time champion was beaten in a straight fight by Lawson in Saturday’s curtain-raiser, although Nojiri struck back with a straightforward win from pole in the second race.

Motorsport · Apr 10, 2023