Lawson yellow explained: Albon should not have passed SQ1 due to track limits and was relegated 19th

An unusual image During the SQ1 in Miami Liam Lawson with Racing Bulls ranked 17th, thus being among the six eliminated from the session. For the entirety of SQ2 – the second segment of Sprint qualifying – the New Zealand driver remained in the cockpit of his single-seater, as if he were ready to hit the track again. This didn’t happen, but many wondered why Lawson didn’t get out of his Racing Bulls once he was eliminated. Yellow Lawson: What happened? What happened found an explanation more than an hour after the end of the Sprint Qualifying. Williams’ Alexander Albon – who topped SQ1 and finished SQ2 in 14th position – should not have advanced in SQ2 Miami due to a track limit on the lap where he set his best lap. As we learn from the document released by the FIA, the violation (exceeding the track limits in Turn 6) was reported to the Stewards only after the start of SQ2, when Albon had already returned to the track. Since this was an unusual situation, the Stewards canceled Albon’s lap of SQ1 – simultaneously canceling all his laps of SQ2 – and thus demoted him to 19th place. Carlos Sainz (now 14th), Arvid Lindblad (now 15th), Liam Lawson (now 16th), Esteban Ocon (now 17th) and Sergio Perez (now 18th) gain a slot on the starting grid.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-02 17:30:00