Formula 1 result: Liam Lawson in the points again, finishes eighth as Red Bull's best car in Hungarian Grand Prix
Following his eighth place in Belgium last week, the Racing Bulls driver claimed successive top 10 finishes for the first time in his career, and bagged another four competition
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