Max Verstappen was taken out of the Austrian Grand Prix by Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap – but rather than joining the team in the garage or on the pitwall, he tuned into the Spa 24 Hours instead. The four-time world champion’s race was over almost before it began,Continue Reading
Max Verstappen remained supportive of Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli even after their clash at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.The four-time world champion retired on the opening lap after being tagged by Antonelli at Turn 3, who locked his rear tyres after coming in from deep onContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix after crashing into Max Verstappen on the opening lap in Austria.The Mercedes rookie locked his rear tyres heading into Turn 3 and shunted into Verstappen, leading to both cars retiring from theContinue Reading
George Russell reckons the Mercedes Formula 1 squad faced the “perfect storm” of pain during a disappointing Austrian Grand Prix.Having won in Canada a fortnight ago, Mercedes once again struggled with the higher temperatures, as a sweltering Spielberg presented a number of negatives for the team.With Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashingContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has addressed his opening lap crash with Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver locked his rear brakes at Turn 3 and collided into the side of the four-time Formula 1 world champion causing both to retire as a result. The 18-year-old rookie confirmed that itContinue Reading
Lando Norris held off a race-long challenge from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to claim victory at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.The McLaren pair were untouchable against the rest of the field, leaving the duo to scrap for the race win, with polesitter Norris surviving a couple of challenges toContinue Reading
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has been eliminated from the Austrian Grand Prix after being tagged by Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap.In the uphill run towards the Turn 3 right-hander, ninth-place starting Antonelli appeared to miss his braking point, ducking to the inside to avoid the cars aheadContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz is out of the Austrian Grand Prix before it has even began, as he couldn’t get his Williams Formula 1 car moving for the formation lap.“Something is stopping the car from moving forward,” he reported over team radio as his car became stuck in first gear.He forced the carContinue Reading
P7 and P18 — not exactly the starting positions Red Bull had in mind for its home race in Spielberg.Yuki Tsunoda was eliminated in Q1, and Max Verstappen was never in the fight for pole during Saturday’s qualifying session.Of course, the late yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly didn’t help.Continue Reading
In recent weeks, much of the tyre talk in Formula 1 has surrounded the C6 compound and how it has not had the sort of impact Pirelli might have been hoping for as it looked to develop its softer range of options – but that will be irrelevant in Sunday’sContinue Reading