Liam Lawson has opened the door to competing on the Race of Champions when the occasion lands in his residence nation in January.
The Race of Champions, an annual end-of-season head-to-head that pits drivers from throughout motorsport towards each other in an identical equipment, is about to happen in Wellington, giving the nation’s followers a uncommon probability to look at their very own compete on residence soil.
Racing Bulls driver Lawson, although, was cautious to not get forward of himself when requested about his involvement. “I am not truly certain but,” he stated, talking to media, together with RacingNews365.
“Nevertheless it appears like one thing that’ll be actually, actually cool. I ought to be there over at the moment as effectively, so yeah, it might be one thing I would like to do.”
For a driver who has spent his profession racing on the opposite aspect of the world, a January occasion in Wellington would imply lining up in entrance of a house crowd moderately than a tv viewers, so the attraction is clear.
The Race of Champions is constructed on precisely that sort of event: a compact, knockout format that throws drivers from totally different disciplines into the identical automobile and lets the end result settle any argument.
For New Zealand, internet hosting it’s a assertion in itself as it’s a probability to place the nation on the centre of the motorsport calendar for a weekend, moderately than on the finish of a long-haul flight.
Whether or not Lawson is on the entry record stays to be seen, nevertheless, it’s clearly a possibility he’s unlikely to refuse if supplied.
