Team radio emerged during the week of the New Zealander reacting angrily at the Red Bull Ring after Lindblad overtook him for ninth despite being told to hold position.
Lawson had been managing brake concerns and lift-and-coast instructions when he asked Racing Bulls whether he was going to come under attack from the sister car.
He was told Lindblad would hold station, only for the rookie to launch a move into Turn 4 and force Lawson wide before completing the pass.
“Last fucking time I’m listening, man. I lift off 50 metres and I get attacked,” Lawson said over team radio.
Racing Bulls later restored the order through strategy, giving Lawson the undercut at the second round of stops before he finished ninth, one place ahead of Lindblad.
Team principal Alan Permane told Lawson to “be cool” on the cooldown lap and said the matter would be sorted internally.
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Speaking at Silverstone ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Lawson said he had already moved on by the time the Austrian Grand Prix finished.
“It honestly wasn’t really much to do with me, and it’s something that, for me, was resolved in the race; I got my position back, so honestly, by the time we finished the race, I was completely fine,” Lawson said.
“It’s something that is obviously part of Formula 1, being in a big organisation and a team, so I just tried to do my part in the race, and it was more of their discussion than mine.”
Asked whether the post-race debrief involved Lindblad being reminded to follow team instructions, Lawson replied: “Yeah.”
Lindblad also indicated the matter had been dealt with, saying at Silverstone that it had been discussed and was “all sorted.”
While Lawson said he would not change his approach, he conceded the incident could make him more alert the next time he is running close to Lindblad.
“Maybe I’ll be more aware, but it’s not something that we really… I didn’t really think too much about it afterwards, honestly,” he said.
“For me, I’m not going to change my approach. Maybe I’ll be more aware in a situation like that.
“I think also it can be quite rare that you’re in a specific situation like that. So it’s very unlikely, but maybe I will be more aware of that.”
The incident came during another strong weekend for Lawson, who claimed his fourth consecutive points finish and sixth score from the opening eight rounds of the 2026 season.
It also helped Racing Bulls secure a third straight double-points finish, continuing the Faenza squad’s strongest run of form in its history.
The 24-year-old remains inside the top 10 in the drivers’ championship on 30 points, having scored in six of the seven races he has finished this season.
After the race in Austria, Lawson said Racing Bulls’ improved race pace had given him confidence the team could keep its momentum rolling into Silverstone.
“At the moment we’re in a good groove and I’m very happy. Just trying to keep the momentum rolling,” he said.
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