Liam Lawson would rather tackle Q3 than perform at US Grand Prix

Liam Lawson would rather climb into an F1 car and head out for Q3 than perform music in front of a crowd. The Racing Bulls driver was due to play with his brother and friends at the Circuit of the Americas on Thursday, in the build-up to the United States Grand Prix, and said he was nervous.

He described it as a cool chance to play with his brother and a couple of friends he had grown up playing with. “I would happily get in an F1 car and go out for Q3 over doing this!” Lawson told media including RacingNews365.

Lawson said his father, who has played in a band throughout his life, introduced him and his brother to music.

He said the group had not done this for about 10 years. Although he and his brother and friends grew up playing together, he said they had never really performed. Thursday’s planned set would be his first time playing in front of a crowd in 11 years.