FULL TRANSCRIPT: Read every word from AlphaTauri super-sub Liam Lawson's Beyond The Grid interview

Liam Lawson went into this F1 season knowing his job was to spend hour upon hour in the simulator, and be on standby in case any of the Red Bull or AlphaTauri drivers were unable to race. And in Zandvoort he was called up to make his Formula 1 debut at very short notice after Daniel Ricciardo injured his hand in a Friday practice crash.
The New Zealander – who then raced for AlphaTauri for five Grands Prix – is this week’s guest on our Beyond The Grid podcast, and you can read every word from his interview with host Tom Clarkson in the transcript below, listen to the episode in the audio player, or head here to catch it on your preferred platform.

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