Team RB driver Liam Lawson of New Zealand, center, flanked by Alpine driver Pierre Gasly of France, left, and Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain, responds to a journalist's question during a news conference at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Thursday, April 3, 2025, ahead Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix race. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Associated Press / LaPresse Only italy and Spain