Liam Lawson is yet to set a lap time in free practice three, and is not sitting in his car. Issues with the New Zealander's engine is keeping him away from the action on track.

Liam Lawson faced a tense wait to see if he could take part in his first qualifying session as a Red Bull Racing F1 driver, as technical issues hit his RB21. A power unit issue hit Lawson’s car ahead of qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix.

Liam Lawson faces the biggest challenge of his career as he partners Max Verstappen. But while he may be lacking experience of grand prix machinery, history shows he can quickly adapt to a new car

Red Bull appear to have found some performance for Max Verstappen, but Liam Lawson struggled in Friday running, and ended up spending most of FP3 in the garage after uncovering a power unit issue shortly after leaving the pits.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has backed Liam Lawson ahead of today’s Australian Grand Prix qualifying session, acknowledging the Kiwi has “the toughest job in Formula 1”. In two sessions in Melbourne yesterday — his first drives at Albert Park – Lawson finished 16th and 17th out of the 19 drivers who set times.