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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted the team may have expected too much from Lawson too soon.
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Yuki Tsunoda knows he has his long-awaited chance to write a new chapter in Japan’s F1 history.
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As Liam Lawson walked into the Formula One paddock at Suzuka Circuit, a heartfelt welcome from Racing Bulls awaited him.
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