F1 reserve driver Liam Lawson will replace Daniel Ricciardo for Scuderia AlphaTauri for the rest of the Dutch Grand Prix 2023 weekend, find out more about him below along with his age, height, girlfriend and net worth
Liam Lawson will get to race this weekend following a tragic practice race day accident which left Daniel Ricciardo injured.
Who is Liam Lawson F1 AlphaTauri reserve driver, bio, age, height, girlfriend, stats, net worth in 2023
๐จ confirmation that Daniel Ricciardo has broken his wrist following the FP2 shunt this afternoon.
as a result, Liam Lawson will be replacing him at AlphaTauri for the rest of the Dutch GP weekend. pic.twitter.com/AIYU7vwa5a
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) August 25, 2023
an X-ray confirmed Daniel sustained a break to a metacarpal on his left hand, and this injury will not allow him to continue his duties, so he will be replaced by the teamโs reserve driver Liam Lawson for the remainder of the #DutchGP weekend ๐
— Scuderia AlphaTauri (@AlphaTauriF1) August 25, 2023
Lawson once came close to winning the DTM series championship title but came short following his disappointing final race.
Liam Lawson bio
Liam Lawson is a New Zealand motor racing driver who was born on 11 February 2002, in Hastings, New Zealand. Lawson currently competes in the Super Formula Championship with Team Mugen. Aside from that, Lawson is also a reserve driver for Scuderia AlphaTauri in the Formula One Championship.
Liam Lawson is dating American student Hannah St John and his girlfriend is currently studying her bachelor’s degree in Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Arizona State University.
Age and height
Liam Lawson is currently 21 years old and stands at a height of 1.74m.
Liam Lawson career
Before his current role as a reserve driver at AlphaTauri, Liam Lawson was a part of the Red Bull Junior racing team. The 21-year-old won the Toyota Racing Series title with this team. He has also driven for the Red Bull AF Corse at Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
Aside from that, Lawson has previously contested in the Formula 3 championships for MP Motorsports alongside Yuki Tsunoda. He then joined the Indy series and competed in the DTM series where he won multiple races and podium finishes, even coming close to winning the championship title. After his stint at DTM, Lawson joined Formula 2 before leaving it by the end of 2022.From there he started competing in the Super Formula for Team Mugen.
Liam Lawson to replace Daniel Ricciardo for AlphaTauri at Zandvoort
Liam Lawson will race for AlphaTauri at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort race track this weekend. Australian racer Daniel Ricciardo will be sitting out the upcoming race week after crashing in the first practice race on Friday. During the practice race, Daniel Ricciardo collided with the wall and broke his wrist.
Following the tragic incident, Nyck de Vries was rumored to make a comeback. However, the top Red Bull bosses eventually decided to go with Liam Lawson. As such, Liam Lawson now has the chance to impress one of the Formula 1 teams in the upcoming weekend.
Liam Lawson net worth
According to various sources, Liam Lawson currently has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million.
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