Liam Lawson returns for second FP1 outing with AlphaTauri in Mexico City
Liam Lawson will return to the Formula One field this weekend in his second junior driver session for AlphaTauri.
Red Bull junior Liam Lawson during FP1 at the Belgian Grand Prix. (Getty Images/Red Bull Content Pool)
After the Kiwi made his debut in a weather-affected session at Spa, he will make his return in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Lawson has been travelling with the team in his role as reserve driver for both Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri.
"The track is at altitude so the air is thinner," said Lawson.
"The track is very slippery and the tyres are very sensitive to overheating, on the surface especially, so the last sector is very important, quite often you see the cars sliding around a lot there.”
“Tyre management over the whole lap is very important which is something I have to get my head around also, much more so than in Formula 2."
The 20-year-old has been working in the simulator to prepare for his return to F1 machinery.
"It's a big step up from F2 but nice to be getting back in the F1 car."
Lawson drove Pierre Gasly’s car in Belgium, and will jump into teammate Yuki Tsunoda’s car in Mexico.
It’s expected that Lawson will also drive for Red Bull in one of their junior driver sessions later in the year.
The Mexico City Grand Prix takes place 28-30 October. with Free Practice 1 underway at 5am Saturday 29 October (AEST).
