Liam Lawson to unveil custom guitar at Austin music event

Liam Lawson is set to headline Racing Bulls’ Garage Sessions in Austin next week, adding a guitar performance to his United States Grand Prix week and unveiling a custom Taylor Guitars model.

He will perform with his brother and two childhood friends. The LL30 GS Mini Special Edition Taylor has a pink-to-white burst design and pink dot bridge pins; Lawson’s race number 30 is on the pickguard, while his cartoon helmet logo is engraved on the truss-rod cover.

Lawson says guitar has been part of his life since childhood. He says his father played in a band and encouraged him and his brother to play from the age of six. Lawson also says he uses music to clear his head during the F1 season, and described launching the guitar while performing with the people he grew up playing with as a full-circle moment.

The event starts at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Esses Bazaar at Inn Cahoots on Austin’s East 6th Street; Garage Sessions begins at 7 p.m. The programme also includes food, live music and a chance to pose beside the team’s show car.