Home / Sport / Motorsport / Formula 1Alex PowellSports Journalist·NZ Herald·11 Jun, 2026 11:00 PM5 mins to read‌Liam Lawson, Shane van Gisbergen and Mad Mike combined over the Kiwi summer. Supplied / Red BullAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.After three difficult years to begin his Formula One career, you’d be hard pressed to argue that 2026 isn’t seeing the true arrival of Liam Lawson in motorsport’s pinnacle.

Arriving in Spain for this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, the Kiwi sits ninth in the drivers championship, having earned a fourth

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