He beat fellow Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen, who fell out of the race following an unlucky pit lane error and subsequent car failure with only a handful of laps to go.

McLaughlin says he counts the win as lucky.

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06 Jul: Liam Lawson has failed to reach the end of the first lap of Formula One's British Grand Prix at Silverstone due to an accident - McLaren's Lando Norris won the race

05 Jul: Kiwi driver Liam Lawson is trying to keep a lid on his expectations heading into tomorrow morning's qualifying for the British Formula One Grand Prix

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