Liam Lawson and Pierre Gasly have both been moved to the pit lane for the Canadian Grand Prix after their respective teams made changes under Parc Ferme conditions. The duo were initially set to partner one another on the back row of the grid following a frustrating qualifying session.
With his race already looking like an uphill battle, Lawson’s Racing Bulls squad opted to use a new internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-H, MGU-K, energy store, control electronics, and exhaust system. Gasly’s Alpine engineers fitted a new energy store and control electronics on his A525 machine.
For Lawson, his chances of scoring points in the Grand Prix have taken a major hit. The New Zealander hasn’t enjoyed the rub of the green since he was demoted from Red Bull after two race weekends, and has been outscored 21-4 by team-mate Isack Hadjar.
“We’ve been struggling to make the tyres work on the first lap all weekend,” Lawson said on Saturday, summing up his miserable qualifying session. “We committed to doing a build lap at the start of Q1 to keep them in the right window, however we didn’t do a build lap for the last run.
“This meant we didn’t have much grip through the lap, which is a shame as the car has been fast all weekend. I really enjoy the track and, as always, will be giving it my all tomorrow. We keep pushing.”
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