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Lawson “more comfortable” focusing on F2 after dual 2021 campaign

Lawson "definitely more comfortable" focusing on F2 after dual 2021 campaign

The Carlin driver, who took podiums in both races in the F2 season opener in Bahrain, says he is more at ease sticking to one car than he was last year.

In 2021, Lawson competed in the DTM for Red Bull AF Corse alongside Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon, finishing second in the championship behind title winner Maximilian Gotz.

But he will solely focus on F2 this year, having moved to Carlin from Hitech Grand Prix, with which he finished ninth in the standings last year.

Speaking after taking second place in the feature race on Sunday, Lawson said he felt he would “for sure” benefit from only racing in one series.

“I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to race in DTM last year, I think honestly I learned a lot doing it,” he said.

“But obviously doing a season of Formula 2 as well was quite tough changing between the cars, so this year it’s nice to be able to focus just on the one.

“Obviously we spoke yesterday about the format change, I think that helps…

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