Winners & Losers: The match of the weekend wasn't what you'd expect

PremiumOpinionOpinion byChristopher Reive Senior Sports Journalist·NZ Herald·7 Sep, 2026 04:04 AM8 mins to readChristopher Reive is a Senior Journalist for New Zealand’s Herald. Covering the world of sport is his definition of living the dream.‌Christopher Reive runs through the best and worst of the sporting weekend.Loser: Liam Lawson’s lost weekend You can’t win ‘em all.

After a promising return to Red Bull at the Dutch Grand Prix, the 24-year-old Kiwi had it all against him coming into the Italian Grand Prix, again