Lawson says Racing Bulls' fifth place is not secure despite 32-point lead

After the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, Racing Bulls had 100 points and led Alpine by 32 in the constructors’ standings. Liam Lawson does not regard fifth place as secure; if Racing Bulls holds it, that would be the best constructors’ result in the team’s history, surpassing what its predecessors Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri achieved.

Lawson said Racing Bulls had extended its advantage in recent weeks and made the right decisions, but warned that fifth was not secure for the rest of the year. He scored 10 points in Singapore, finishing fifth in the Sprint and seventh in the Grand Prix, while Alpine scored none in either race.

The precedent Lawson cited came from the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix. Alpine was ninth in the constructors’ standings on 14 points before the weekend. Pierre Gasly scored two points in the Sprint, then finished third in the wet Grand Prix behind team-mate Esteban Ocon. Alpine’s 35-point haul lifted it to sixth on 49, overtaking all three teams immediately ahead.

Alpine ended the 2024 championship above Racing Bulls and Williams, and seven points clear of Haas. Lawson drew the lesson from that turnaround: “A couple of years ago, Alpine had a double podium in Brazil, so anything can happen.”