Lawson: We understand the machine better now than we did a year ago.
Last year the round in Qatar turned out to be one of the most difficult of the season for Racing Bulls. Liam Lawson hopes the team will show a higher level this weekend.
Liam Lawson: "We had a lot of races where we expected to be quick, but in reality it turned out to be the opposite. There were also cases the other way around. Last year the round in Qatar proved to be one of the toughest for us. I hope that means that for some reason we'll perform well this year. But it's hard to make predictions.
The Qatar track is very different from the Vegas circuit, but right now our car is in much better shape than last year, and we understand it better ourselves.
Of course, because it's a sprint round it will be tougher, but I hope we have a good weekend."
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Lawson: We understand the machine better now than we did a year ago.
Last year's round in Qatar was one of the toughest of the season for Racing Bulls. Liam Lawson hopes the team will show a higher level this weekend.