For almost a decade, my mom and I have kept one tradition. Wherever Formula 1 races that weekend, that is where dinner comes from. Melbourne sends us to the Australian coast. Suzuka brings Japan into our kitchen. Monza means Italy, and a very long lunch.

What began as a way to watch together became the best part of our week. A country we have never visited. An ingredient we have never bought. An hour side by side at the stove before the lights go out. Somewhere between the first course and the checkered flag, it stopped being dinner and became ours.

For years we joked that it should be a cookbook. Now we are writing it, together, one race at a time.

Podium Plates is more than a book to us. It is a reason to keep building something side by side, to keep learning the places we have only seen on a screen, and to follow this sport a little closer with every season. Support it, and you are not only backing a cookbook. You are pulling up a chair at our table, and coming along for whatever comes next.

Liam Lawson

New Zealand motor racing driver

From Substitute to Regular Starter

Liam Lawson reached Formula One as a substitute in 2023 and has raced for Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls since.

Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Liam Lawson won the Toyota Racing Series in 2019, placed third in Formula 2 in 2022 and was runner up in Super Formula in 2023. As a Red Bull reserve driver he made his debut for AlphaTauri at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, standing in for an injured Daniel Ricciardo, and scored his first points in Singapore.

He took over Ricciardo's seat late in 2024 and began 2025 with Red Bull Racing before returning to Racing Bulls after two races. Fifth place at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix are his best results, and in 2026 he also drove three races for Red Bull Racing. Through the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix he has made 50 starts.

0 world titles, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 50 starts.

Every Grand Prix has a flavor.

Start with a name, a place or a year.

My mom and I.

Wherever the race goes, dinner goes too.

A World, A Menu, A Race Weekend.

Five things, every round.

Discover the destination

Choose one dish

Share the table

Watch the race

Repeat next round

The Founders Edition

Round one, Melbourne.

Pan seared barramundi

Explore it with us.

Researched where it comes from

Written for any kitchen

Every fact traced to a source

Independent and unofficial

Pull up a chair with us.

Buy the cookbook

Join The Podium Table

Support our journey

Before you pull up a chair.

Your next race weekend starts at the table.

Liam Lawson

From Substitute to Regular Starter

Teams

Victories

Every Grand Prix has a flavor.

Start with a name, a place or a year.

My mom and I.

Wherever the race goes, dinner goes too.

A World, A Menu, A Race Weekend.

Five things, every round.

Discover the destination

Choose one dish

Share the table

Watch the race

Repeat next round

The Founders Edition

Round one, Melbourne.

Pan seared barramundi

Explore it with us.

Researched where it comes from

Written for any kitchen

Every fact traced to a source

Independent and unofficial

Pull up a chair with us.

Buy the cookbook

Join The Podium Table

Support our journey

Before you pull up a chair.

Every Grand Prix, in your inbox.

Your next race weekend starts at the table.

From Substitute to Regular Starter

Teams

Victories