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Lawson explains why he has chosen #30 as his race number

  • Darshan Chokhani
    • Liam Lawson, F1

    ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 23: Liam Lawson of New Zealand and Visa Cash App RB talks with Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Visa Cash App RB in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 23, 2024 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202408230261 // Usage for editorial use only //

    Liam Lawson explains the reason to take up the race number #30 ahead of his F1 return in US GP, which is likely the start of a longer run.

    After he was chosen to replace Daniel Ricciardo in 2023 due to the Australian’s injury, Visa Cash App RB’s Lawson was handed the race number #40 by the FIA. But with his F1 return from US GP onward, the Kiwi was free to choose his own race number which he will keep until he is competing.

    In a video reveal, Lawson explained why he chose his race number to be #30. He recalled using the number from when he was eight-years-old. In fact, he used to use #18 when he started out – the number currently held by Lance Stroll. But when he switched teams, Lawson then picked up #30.

    He did so because he was inspired by a person who looked after him and he ran the number #30. The number was left vacant since the 2020 season after Jolyon Palmer used it between 2016 and 2017. “I’m going to be racing with number 30 because it’s the number that I’ve raced with since I was eight years old,” said Lawson. “It wasn’t actually the very first number I drove with, that was 18.

    “But [in] my first year of go kart racing, I moved into a team, and there was a guy who looked after me, who became like my hero, my idol, when I was a kid in go karts, and he ran with number 30 – so I picked number 30 because of him. He taught me everything about go kart racing when I was younger and then basically I held that number all the way through until today.

    “And I’ve told him as well that I’m bringing our number into Formula 1 and he’s ****ing stoked,” summed up Lawson, who is to get six races in 2024 with Visa Cash App RB and a chance to impress the Red Bull F1 team for a potential drive in 2025, considering that the Kiwi is yet to be formally confirmed as a full-time driver next year with either of the teams.

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