Liam Lawson's first qualifying session for Red Bull did not turn out the way he had hoped for. This Saturday, he first failed to set a lap time because of a power unit issues, and he then got eliminated in Q1 already.

Liam Lawson faced a tense wait to see if he could take part in his first qualifying session as a Red Bull Racing F1 driver, as technical issues hit his RB21. A power unit issue hit Lawson’s car ahead of qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix.

Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson react to Liam Lawson's opening two practice sessions in Australia.

It was a mixed bag of a curtain raiser for Red Bull Racing as Max Verstappen just missed out on victory in the Australian Grand Prix, while debutant Liam Lawson crashed out. Reigning world champion Verstappen was trapped between McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for much of the opening stint in wet conditions in Melbourne,