{"id":410281,"date":"2026-05-03T21:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/410281\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T21:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:00:09","slug":"liam-lawson-crashes-out-of-miami-grand-prix-in-early-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/410281\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Lawson crashes out of Miami Grand Prix in early collision"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/p>\n

\nThe Alpine car of Pierre Gasly flips following a collision with Liam Lawson’s Racing Bulls car (R) at the Miami Grand Prix.
\nPhoto: AFP\n<\/p>\n

Liam Lawson has completed a forgettable weekend at Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix, crashing out early in the main race in a spectacular collision.<\/p>\n

Lawson locked brakes entering a corner on the eighth lap and the chassis of his Racing Bulls car lifted the Alpine car of French rival into the air, flipping it 360 degrees.<\/p>\n

Both drivers were uninjured but were forced to retire with car damage.<\/p>\n

Lawson later explained he suffered a sudden gearbox failure and that he’d apologised to Gasly for the incident.<\/p>\n

“It’s destroying something, I can hear it,” Lawson told Racing Bulls engineers over their team communications ahead of the incident.<\/p>\n

“It’s really bad in the gearbox. If I let go of the clutch, it’s making terrible noises. It’s gone, it’s gone.”<\/p>\n

Over goes Gasly’s Alpine! <\/p>\n

Both Pierre and Liam Lawson were OK after this collision in Miami #F1<\/a> #MiamiGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8b4bfSaJLU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Formula 1 (@F1) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Race commentators suggested Lawson may yet pay a penalty for being the apparent cause of the incident – potentially by being handed a grid penalty for the next race – the Canadian Grand Prix on Montreal in three weeks.<\/p>\n

It was the second straight year Lawson has failed to finish in Miami, having exited in the opening lap last year.<\/p>\n

Lawson had started 11th on the grid and made some early gains but he suggested his car was struggling with technical problems.<\/p>\n

That continued a weekend of batting with his car, having struggled to make an impact in practice and qualifying, while finishing 15th in the sprint race on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Lawson remains 10th overall on the standings after four rounds, having picked up points with top-10 finishes in the two previous rounds in China and Japan.<\/p>\n

– Reuters<\/p>\n