Further untelevised team radio messages from the Austrian Grand Prix after a team orders drama between Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad.<\/p>\n
Racing Bulls\u2019 impressive start to the F1 2026 season continued in Austria, where Lawson and Lindblad recorded a third consecutive double-points finish by finishing ninth and 10th respectively.<\/p>\n
Further Liam Lawson team radio emerges from Austrian GP<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n The result strengthened the team\u2019s grip on sixth place in the constructors\u2019 standings, with Racing Bulls holding a 23-point lead over Haas after eight races.<\/p>\n As reported by PlanetF1.com on Monday<\/a>, Lawson and Lindblad were involved in a team orders drama on Sunday at the Red Bull Ring.<\/p>\n Lawson had been reassured that his teammate would not attack him while the pair were managing tyres and brake temperatures.<\/p>\n However, Lindblad overtook his teammate at Turn 4, with Lawson telling the team: \u201cLast time I\u2019m f**king listening, man.\u201d<\/p>\n Analysis: Austrian Grand Prix<\/p>\n Austrian GP conclusions: Desperate Russell, Verstappen future, Newey\u2019s Aston vision<\/a><\/p>\n Austrian GP 2026 driver ratings: Hamilton challenge fades as Verstappen ups the ante<\/a><\/p>\n Lawson went on to reclaim the place before the chequered flag, eventually crossing the line one position ahead of Lindblad for the third race in succession.<\/p>\n Further untelevised team radio messages from Austria have revealed how Alan Permane, the Racing Bulls team principal, urged Lawson to keep his calm at the end of the race.<\/p>\n The full exchange on the cooldown lap went as follows:<\/p>\n Alexandre Iliopoulos (Lawson race engineer): \u201cLiam, P9. Very well done.\u201d<\/p>\n Lawson: \u201cYeah, very good job everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Iliopoulos: \u201cWell done. We maximised everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Permane: \u201cLiam, it\u2019s Alan.\u201d<\/p>\n Lawson: \u201cCopy, Alan.\u201d<\/p>\n Permane: \u201cBe cool. Yeah? We\u2019ll sort it out. Don\u2019t worry. Be cool.\u201d<\/p>\n Lawson: \u201cYeah, copy.\u201d<\/p>\n Addressing the team orders incident after the race on Sunday, Lawson told PlanetF1.com and other media outlets: \u201cWe had a strategy and executed it in the first stint.<\/p>\n \u201cI was told to manage brakes and that I wouldn\u2019t be attacked, and then I was.<\/p>\n \u201cI just made sure to stay close in that second stint and made the pass again after the stop.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if the matter is likely to be discussed behind the scenes, he replied: \u201cProbably.\u201d<\/p>\n Lawson was also heard reporting a fire on his car in the opening laps, revealing that the brakes were causing concern.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cJust the first few laps with very, very hot brakes and it was just coming through the cockpit.<\/p>\n \u201cIt settled down after that and from there it was all good.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m happy. We had a good \u2013 great \u2013 day. I think, with all the top teams finishing, that\u2019s really the maximum I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Lindblad admitted that he was prepared for Lawson to use an undercut strategy to retake the position.<\/p>\n He told PlanetF1.com and other media: \u201cI kind of saw that coming. I thought they were going to do that.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that\u2019s fine. It doesn\u2019t really matter.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional reporting by Thomas Maher<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n