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Kiwi drivers Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard eyeing up big performances in Melbourne

By Kimberlee Downs
March 22, 2018

For the first time the supercars are racing for points at the Australian GP circuit in Melbourne. (Source: Other)

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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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#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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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.

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