Lawson: Nobody wants to see such accidents.
Of the Racing Bulls drivers, only Isaac Hajjar qualified for the second part of qualifying in Imola. Liam Lawson failed to complete his second attempt, as the session was interrupted with red flags due to Franco Colapinto's accident.
Liam Lawson (16th): "I had just started the lap when the red flags appeared. It's a pity that we only made one attempt in this session, and my first lap was clearly not the best, because we were too busy trying to warm up the tires. Of course, as always, I wanted to drive a little faster, but it didn't work out.…
Qualifying was very difficult, because on this track, when you're driving at the limit, you can't cross that limit, otherwise you have to pay a high price. Of course, we have seen examples of this today.
However, that's why it's so interesting to race on tracks like Imola. Although, of course, no one wants to see such serious accidents..."
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Lawson: Nobody wants to see such accidents.
Liam Lawson failed to finish his second attempt in the first part of qualifying, as it was interrupted by red flags due to the accident of Franco Colapinto...