Liam Lawson will continue with Red Bull for the Formula 1 Italian GP in two weeks. The New Zealander is being prepared in case Isack Hadjar has not fully recovered, according to GPblog.
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For the Dutch GP weekend, the Frenchman suffered a wrist fracture and ended up missing the race. In this, Lawson was promoted to the main team, while Yuki Tsunoda, the reserve, was called up to race alongside Arvid Lindblad at Racing Bulls.
According to GPblog, during the weekend in Zandvoort, Hadjar already indicated that his wrist was better than a few days ago, optimistic about a return for Monza.
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A possible return of Isack will become clearer only next week. If the Frenchman is not well enough to drive his car in the next Formula 1 round, Lawson will continue with Red Bull and with this possibility in mind, the Austrian team decided to keep him with them until the trip to Italy, to be better prepared for any eventuality.
At the Dutch GP, Liam started from eighth position and after Max Verstappen’s accident at the end of the first lap, he moved up one place and finished in seventh position.
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