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November 3, 2017

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Carlos Sainz penalty overturned after Dutch GP clash with Liam Lawson

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Liam Lawson of New Zealand drives the (30) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team VCARB 02 during the Race of the Formula 1 PIRELLI Gran Premio d'Italia 2025, the 16th round of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, on September 7, 2025, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy.

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Liam Lawson at the Italian Grand Prix

F1: Liam Lawson qualifies last for Italian GP, Verstappen on pole

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#3Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske Chevrolet during the NTT INDYCAR Series Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix on August 31, 2025 in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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Oscar Piastri wins Dutch GP, Lawson 12th

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Liam Lawson of New Zealand driving the (30) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 02 on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 30, 2025 in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

F1: Piastri takes pole, Lawson to start eighth for Dutch Grand Prix

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