Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on Liam Lawson crashing out at the Australian Grand Prix

Liam Lawson has succumbed in his first full race with Red Bull as wet conditions wrought havoc on Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix.

Sitting 13th, he lost control at turn two with 10 laps to go and was forced to retire.

Lando Norris was victorious, with Lawson's Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen second. 

Sportstalk host Jason Pine recaps the race.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ryan Bridge, Jason Piness with us Hey Jason, Hello Ryan.
Now Liam Lawson on yesterday wasn't very great.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
No, No, it didn't go the way he would have planned.
He had a pretty tough weekend all things considered, Ryan,
even from practice where it started to go a little
bit of rye for him. Then after qualifying he was
on the back foot there and qualified way at the
back of the grid. Then they changed the car so
he had to start from pitt Lane under IF one

(00:30):
regulations and on a very very challenging day in Melbourne
yesterday without rain. Goodness only knows how they can go
at three hundred k without rain lashing against the cars.
But nonetheless he wasn't able to finish a DNF in
his first full time drive for red Ball. Look, it's
a long season. There are twenty four events. This is

(00:51):
number one of twenty four. But look, I'm sure he
would have much rather had a better day yesterday. It'll
be a very good test of his resilians. That's one
of the reasons they put them in that car. They
had a lot of options in the two seat for
red Ball. They decided on Liam Lawson, not only because
he's a good driver, but because he's got good mental fortitude,
he's going to need it because it is a harsh

(01:13):
glare on these twenty drivers and it hasn't started that
well for Liam Lawson.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
It has, as you say, long season to go, and
as I understand it, if you finish outside the top ten,
you don't get any points anyway, right, so either you
crash or you come eleventh. It's the same outcome, really,
isn't it.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
That is the positive way we should be looking at
these things, right, That is what I've one of the
many things I've always admired about you is finding the positives.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
Speaking of your Hurricanes did it at the weekend. Might
have taken them ahead, high tackle, but they did it.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
We can put that off to one side. Surely is
a little bit of you know, just just something that
happened along the way. You're right, it was missed by
the ref. Well they have kicked the penalty. The Highlanders
they might have who knows, they probably could have won
the game with that drop goal at the end. But yeah,
Hurricanes fans, it was a much more palatable weekend.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
And the Crusaders are their back.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Well they could be. They could well be. With the
son on their backs down in christ Church when that
Saturday fifty five points nine tries maca Springer with five,
Severes with three. Look, this time last year they were
zero and five. Now they've won four and only lost
one of their first five this season. So are they
back well they? I guess that remains to be seen,

(02:25):
but it's certainly a heck of a lot better than
twenty twenty four for fans of the Crusaders.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
Fascinating stuff, Jason, Thank you very much for that. Jason Pine,
sports talk host, to be with you tonight seven o'clock
on News Talk SEBB.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
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