Liam Lawson issues Racing Bulls plea after 'rocky' F1 period

Liam Lawson has called on Racing Bulls to replicate strong results more often as he targets an uptick in form during the second half of the campaign.

Lawson has endured a tricky period this year as he found himself demoted back to the sister Red Bull team after a disastrous opening two rounds at the front-running squad.

The New Zealander has enjoyed more positive results since returning to the Faenza-based squad, including a career-best sixth at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Reflecting on the first half of the season, Lawson highlighted it has been a frenetic spell.

“It’s been busy, it’s been a whirlwind, I would say, especially at the start of the year,” Lawson told media including RacingNews365.

“It was all very unexpected. What was probably a rocky start has now maybe stabilised and we're in a better place now.”

With two point-scoring finishes in the last three rounds, Lawson is seeking to keep up the momentum in the second part of the campaign.

“In general, the speed has been there most of the year and it's nice that we're able to finally get a couple of good results.

“As a whole, we need to be doing that more. To have two or three of those races over the first half of the season is not enough.

“Going forward into the second half of the year, we're trying to replicate this more.

“Right now, with how close it is, it's just the little things that make a big difference. So trying to extract everything each weekend now.”