Ahead of this past weekend, though, speaking to Formula1.com, Lawson revealed that he had apologized to Ricciardo for taking his spot on the grid, with the Aussie as classy as ever in his response.
"It was definitely a difficult weekend for all of us, especially for Daniel," Lawson said.
“I went and saw him and said obviously sorry about this whole situation as it’s not nice, and sorry you had to go through it.
"He said there’s nothing against me, and that 'you get one shot at F1, make sure you take it'. He wished me good luck."
Lawson also acknowledged the different stages of their respective careers in the interview, noting that this may have helped ease any potential tension.
"We were also at very different points in our careers, so that’s something that probably helped that," he explained.