Liam Lawson draws silver lining from 'frustrating' on-track stoppage

Liam Lawson has stated it was “frustrating” to have his on-track action in Barcelona interrupted by an electrical issue.

However, the New Zealander acknowledged it was better to have such concerns appear during practice rather than during qualifying or the race.

Lawson ground to a halt on the exit of the pit lane in the early stages of FP2 on Friday.

After the car was brought back to the garage, the team was able to diagnose the issue and send Lawson back on his way in the final moments of the session.

Nevertheless, Lawson now enters Saturday lacking valuable mileage, especially in qualifying trim.

"We had a small issue today that’s relatively easy to fix, but unfortunately it meant that we couldn’t take part in the main part of the session,” he said.

“While it's frustrating, it’s much better for it to happen today opposed to tomorrow.”

Despite the concern, Lawson asserted Racing Bulls' car performed well when it was operational as it goes in hunt of another strong point-scoring result this weekend.

“The positive is that we’ve had a strong car from the start of both practice sessions, and overall we’re in a really good place heading into the rest of the weekend,” he said.

“We’ll take the learnings from today, make the necessary adjustments and hopefully have a smooth day tomorrow. 

“This is also the first time we’ve been able to properly test our upgrades from Canada on a high-speed circuit, so it’s really encouraging to see them performing well.”