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Liam Lawson has managed to rile Fernando Alonso in his first Formula 1 race since replacing Daniel Ricciardo at RB. The pair battled on track during the Sprint at the US Grand Prix. With just five race starts to his name, Lawson is the second-least experienced driver on the grid (only Franco Colapinto has fewer with three). At the other end of the scale, Alonso will reach an unprecedented 400 starts in Qatar at the start of December. Lawson was just four years old when Alonso won the second of his consecutive titles in 2006. In that sense, it will be surreal for the New Zealander to take him o…

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