Liam Lawson has defined that he “misplaced the gearbox” earlier than colliding with Pierre Gasly throughout the Miami Grand Prix.
Whereas the Alpine driver attacked Williams’ Alex Albon and fought off Lawson, the Racing Bulls driver misplaced management at Flip 17 and clipped the rear of Gasly. The nudge triggered the Frenchman’s automotive to flip earlier than it crashed into the obstacles.
Fortuitously, Gasly was OK, however each he and Lawson have been out of the race.
“Yeah, it sucks for each of us, clearly,” Lawson informed the media after the race. “I simply went into the final nook, and once I braked, I misplaced the gearbox and I went to impartial.
“So I principally had no gears, and I could not cease, so it isn’t one thing I’ve had earlier than. Clearly, it is fairly an enormous difficulty for us and it is what meant we needed to retire the automotive, however it’s a disgrace as a result of it is clearly taken out Pierre as properly.”
The incident got here after a powerful first lap for the New Zealander. He began eleventh on the grid and was up into ninth by lap 4.
“Yeah, we have not actually been fast sufficient this weekend and we had a great begin,” Lawson added.
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
Photograph by: Andy Hone/ LAT Photographs by way of Getty Photographs
“First lap was actually, actually good, made up a variety of locations and was properly inside the highest 10 and combating the steadiness so much at first of the race, which is why I used to be really defending in order that’s fairly irritating and clearly a mechanical to take us out is disappointing. Exhausting luck.”
Lawson at the moment sits tenth within the drivers’ standings with 10 factors, and Gasly is ninth with 16 factors.
Kimi Antonelli went on to win the Miami Grand Prix after ranging from pole place. The Italian was joined on the rostrum by McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who completed second and third, respectively.
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