Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad were caught in up a team orders drama in the Austrian Grand Prix.
The issues stemmed from the fact that Lindblad attacked Lawson after being told by the team not to do so - with the New Zealander ultimately finishing ahead after a strategy call by the team at the final pit-stops.
Lawson finished ninth for 'best of the rest' behind the Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, and Ferrari drivers, with Lindblad in 10th.
Below, read the sequence of events between Lawson, his race engineer Alexandre Iliopoulos, Lindblad and his engineer, Pierre Hamelin.
After exiting the pits, Lawson was told to lift into Turn 3 to protect his brakes, and was passed by both Lindblad and Oliver Bearman.
On the charge to Turn 4, he weaved between the two Britons to claim back the position, which was not the cause of the flare-up in team orders.
Pierre Hamelin (PH): We need to hold position. Lift off (for brake temperature management), please.
Arvid Lindblad (AL): Why?
PH: Lift-off is critical. Lift-off remains critical.
After this, Lawson enquired with Iliopoulos whether he would be attacked again - something he was told was not going to happen.
Liam Lawson (LL): Am I going to be attacked?
Alexandre Iliopoulos (AI): Negative.
AI: Arvid will hold position; we are not fighting.
Lindblad then proceeded to attack Lawson into Turn 4 with a forceful move, to which the New Zealander was not happy.
LL: Dude. Alex?
AI: I told you what I was told (Lindblad will not attack)
LL: Last f***ing time I'm listening, man.
LL: I lift off 50 metres, and I get attacked.
Lindblad then received firm instructions not to overtake Lawson again, which was followed as he came home in 10th, after the strategy was changed to ensure Lawson stayed ahead.
Originally published by RacingNews365 —
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