Lawson: We cannot determine the reason for the lack of speed.

Lawson: We cannot determine the reason for the lack of speed.

      Max Verstappen clocked seventh time in the second practice session of the Australian Grand Prix, losing to session leader Charles Leclair by more than six tenths of a second. After the session, the reigning world champion said that the car lacked traction.

      His teammate Liam Lawson is on the seventeenth line in the protocol and said that he does not know the exact reason for the lack of speed.

      Max Verstappen (7th): "The grip wasn't very good today and we had problems with all the tyres, especially in the first and last sectors. Apparently, we are not at our best right now, but the team will continue to work to achieve more speed.

      There were no special problems with the balance, so it will be more difficult to solve the difficulties that have arisen. But we can't say that we saw something unexpected when we arrived in Melbourne. In fact, we are pleasantly surprised by the pace of the car.

      Traditionally, we haven't been very good in Melbourne since the asphalt was updated on the track, so we'll see how things turn out this weekend. The team will continue to work to achieve greater speed in qualifying."

      Liam Lawson (17th): "I felt comfortable driving today, but I wasn't fast enough. In the evening, you need to figure out the reasons. On your first day at a new track, you know there's a lot of work to do, but not that much. We can't pinpoint the cause of the lack of speed yet – if we knew, we would fix it much faster.

      We need to increase the pace on a fast lap, but the pace on a long run doesn't look particularly impressive either, so there's still a lot to do. It's a real challenge for the team, but we'll try to improve tomorrow."

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Lawson: We cannot determine the reason for the lack of speed.

Max Verstappen clocked seventh time in the second practice session of the Australian Grand Prix, losing to session leader Charles Leclair by more than six tenths of a second. His teammate Liam Lawson is on the seventeenth line in the protocol and said that he does not know the exact reason for the lack of speed.