Liam Lawson made his strongest case yet for a 2027 Racing Bulls seat with a P7 finish in Brazil, briefly running second on Lap 1 after overtaking Lando Norris off the line. The Kiwi qualified fifth Saturday and rode penalties up to third on the grid, but intermediate tire graining pulled him back into the midfield as faster machinery from the top four teams closed in.

The result came with late drama. Charles Leclerc tagged him in Turn 12 during a rain-soaked closing stint—Lawson compared it to "his GP2 move on Albon years ago"—but stewards penalized Leclerc and restored P7. The points extended Racing Bulls' cushion over Alpine for fifth in the constructors' standings, though Lawson expects Alpine to strike back in Vegas on the power-sensitive street circuit.

His 2027 future remains unresolved, with Nikola Tsolov waiting in the wings and team boss Alan Permane promising a decision soon. Until then, Lawson's letting his results speak.

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