‘Let’s see’: Racing Bulls overlook Lawson for car upgrade, teammate rewarded

A planned car upgrade has been given to Arvid Lindblad, instead of the Kiwi.

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Home / Sport / Motorsport / Formula 1Alex PowellSports Journalist·NZ Herald·16 Jul, 2026 09:01 PM3 mins to read‌Liam Lawson, Shane van Gisbergen and Mad Mike combined over the Kiwi summer. Supplied / Red BullAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Claims of favouritism towards Liam Lawson’s teammate Arvid Lindblad won’t be going away any time soon, after Racing Bulls gave its sole car upgrade to the teenager alone for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

As the 11 Formula One teams arrived at Spa-Francorchamps for this weekend’s race, Racing Bulls have

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‘Let’s see’: Racing Bulls overlook Lawson for car upgrade, teammate rewarded

‘Let’s see’: Racing Bulls overlook Lawson for car upgrade, teammate rewarded

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