Verstappen 'Really, Really Good Guy' Contrary To Popular Opinion Says Lawson

RB's reserve driver, Liam Lawson, highlighted Max Verstappen as one of the nicest people most open to giving advice during his debut in 2023.

Liam Lawson, who is currently without a seat in F1, got an opportunity out of nowhere to sit in an F1 car after AlphaTauri (now RB) replaced Nyck de Vries with Daniel Ricciardo, who suffered an injury just two race weekends later.

The 22-year-old had two practice sessions to get familiar with the car ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort Circuit - which turned out to be one of the most difficult races of the season.

Lawson remembered how he engaged with other F1 drivers ahead of the race and highlighted the triple World Champion Max Verstappen, who stood out as a "really nice guy." He told Fox Sports Australia:

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However, the RB reserve driver showed a different side of the 26-year-old when he said he was, in fact, one of the few guys who was really open to talking to him and giving advice.

Funny enough, as a small thank you, Lawson outqualified the Dutchman and knocked him out of Q2 during the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix. The Kiwi driver added:

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