Formula 1 result: Liam Lawson avoids scary incident with prone Charles Leclerc in Dutch Grand Prix

Kiwi Formula One driver Liam Lawson thanked engineer Ernesto Desiderio’s quick thinking to avoid a scary incident during the Dutch Grand Prix overnight.

Lawson was able to avoid crashing into the prone Ferrari of Charles Leclerc on lap 56 after being the first car on the scene following a blind corner and the Ferrari sitting stuck on the racing line.

“Double yellow where you are, double yellow where you are,” Lawson was told by Desiderio as he approached the incident.

“****, oh my God man. I could not see him at all,” Lawson responded after avoiding Leclerc’s car.

“You saved me there man,” he added.

Charles Leclerc crashes out of the race following contact from Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands. Photo / Getty Images

The Ferrari was sitting in the middle of the track after being taken out by Mercedes driver Kimi Antonolli, leading to a safety car.

Lawson finished 12th after a collision with Williams’ Carlos Sainz early in the race.

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