Lewis Hamilton hailed the work rate and togetherness of Ferrari as he achieved his best qualifying result with the Formula 1 squad – although he refused to target a podium as he prepares to start fourth at the Austrian Grand Prix.Ferrari brought a new floor to Spielberg and, despite teethingContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix was hampered significantly when Pierre Gasly spun ahead of him on his last lap – but believes Red Bull’s performance had already waned amid the changing conditions.After FP3, Verstappen was only 0.2s behind Lando Norris’ top-line pace and lookedContinue Reading
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed ongoing speculation linking Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen with a seat at Mercedes as “a lot of noise”.Horner’s Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff has long targeted a move for Verstappen and flirted with the Dutchman last season before opting to put rookie AndreaContinue Reading
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Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has confirmed he had damage to his FW47, leading to an early qualifying exit.It means the Spanish driver will start the Austrian Grand Prix in 19th on Sunday and at the end of Q1, Sainz claimed via team radio that the car was “undriveable”.“There’sContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri was left frustrated after being unable to start his final flying qualifying lap as the Formula 1 championship leader had to settle for third place for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.McLaren had dominated for much of the weekend, with Lando Norris having the edge over Piastri and continuing thatContinue Reading
Lando Norris stormed to pole position for Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix as his dominant weekend in Spielberg continued.The McLaren driver had sat out of FP1 but since then he has led the way in every session and was untouchable in Q3, although it was tempered by a late yellowContinue Reading
The second qualifying session at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was red-flagged due to a fire at the Red Bull Ring’s final corner. Race marshals were seen dousing the dry grass in water, just like what happened at the Japanese Grand Prix in April.The Suzuka weekend was thrown into chaos afterContinue Reading
Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has admitted that the probability of four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen signing with the Brackley outfit is low. There has been a lot of talk at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix about discussions between Wolff and Verstappen, while George Russell’s Mercedes contract remains up in theContinue Reading
Lando Norris was again the benchmark during final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix as the McLaren Formula 1 squad showed its domination in Spielberg.Having sat out FP1, Norris set the pace in FP2 and again in FP3, his time of 1m04.324s enough to beat team-mate and championship leader OscarContinue Reading