Liam Lawson will get his first taste of Formula One as a fulltime Red Bull driver when practice begins this afternoon for the season-opening Melbourne Grand Prix. 

His only previous experience at the circuit came via a lap in a V8 Supercar last year. 

Motorsport Commentator James Allen told Andrew Dickens that there’s no question Lawson’s got talent.  

He says he wouldn’t judge him too much on how he performs on the Melbourne track though, as it has some very strange characteristics and doesn’t really reflect anything of the season ahead. 

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Liam Lawson will get his first taste of Formula One as a fulltime Red Bull driver when practice begins this afternoon for the season-opening Melbourne Grand Prix.&nbsp;
His only previous experience at the circuit came via a lap in a V8 Supercar last year.&nbsp;
Motorsport Commentator James Allen told Andrew Dickens that there’s no question Lawson’s got talent. &nbsp;
He says he wouldn’t judge him too much on how he performs on the Melbourne track though, as it has some very strange characteristics and doesn’t really reflect anything of the season ahead.&nbsp;
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James Allen: Motorsport Commentator previews the Melbourne Grand Prix

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