Liam Lawson says he’s “not right here to make buddies” after spats with Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso in current F1 rounds.
Alonso voiced his frustration in direction of Lawson over crew radio within the Austin dash race, with the two-time world champion sad with the RB driver’s aggressive defending.
The pair had been then seen having intense talks in parc ferme after the race.
It was an analogous story in Mexico Metropolis following a good battle between Perez and Lawson.
Lawson confirmed the center finger to Perez later within the race after minor contact.
Talking to Sky Sports activities forward of this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Lawson defined his current confrontations.
“Clearly, my purpose is to not exit and make enemies of anyone, I am not making an attempt to trigger any points or something like that,” he mentioned.
“However on the similar time, I am not right here to make buddies, I am right here to win, and that is what I am centered on doing.
“And on this state of affairs, we’re preventing very onerous for P6 within the Constructors’, and I am preventing clearly for my future in Method 1 as nicely, so that is what I am centered on.”
Reflecting on the Perez battle, Lawson revealed he apologised to the Mexican after the race, however insisted it was a racing incident.
“Yeah, briefly we spoke after the race however on the similar time, we left the observe very early, instantly afterwards anyway,” Lawson added.
“It was an on-track battle, and I apologised, clearly, for what I did after the incident. However when it comes to the battle we had on observe, I suppose [it’s] seen as a racing incident and one thing that was an in-the-moment battle.”
Lawson might be hoping to impress within the ultimate 4 rounds of the season as he appears to be like to safe a Purple Bull drive for 2025.
The Kiwi is considered the front-runner to exchange Perez if Purple Bull lastly determine to make a change.
