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Lawson's Hot Streak Sends Racing Bulls Within a Point of Alpine

Improved high-speed balance from a Canada upgrade has lifted the car's race pace and tyre life.

Overview

  • On Sunday Liam Lawson finished sixth at the British Grand Prix to extend his run to five straight points finishes and move to 39 championship points.
  • Lawson and the team say a larger upgrade package introduced in Canada and validated at Barcelona has given the car stronger high-speed balance and better second-half stint performance.
  • Team-mate Arvid Lindblad finished seventh at Silverstone, marking the fourth consecutive double-points weekend for Racing Bulls and leaving the team one point behind Alpine in the constructors standings.
  • Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov has won three F2 races in a row, including a Silverstone sprint and feature double, a run reported to be intensifying promotion pressure though no 2027 F1 seat has been confirmed.
  • Team principal Alan Permane called Silverstone 'near-perfect' and the team now plans to push the development run into Spa, a sequence that could decide midseason development priorities and influence Red Bull driver-lineup choices.