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
At the Austrian Grand Prix, off-track conversations in the paddock focus on two key topics: ongoing concerns about the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, as voiced by Charles Leclerc, and Max Verstappen’s future.The latter has been closely tied to recent comments from George Russell. The Brit mentioned in Montreal that VerstappenContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc aren’t expecting their new Ferrari car floor to make a big impact on their competitiveness after a low-key Friday at Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix.Ferrari brought a fully revamped floor to the Red Bull Ring, with changes to the body, edges and floor wing, asContinue Reading
Lando Norris’ struggles to get a feel for the 2025 McLaren at the very edge of the envelope, particularly in the top-10 shootout in qualifying, have been one recurring theme over the first half of the Formula 1 season as he is needing to pull out all the stops toContinue Reading
Former Ferrari chief Luca Di Montezemolo has been appointed as a director of the McLaren Group Holdings Limited, which controls the McLaren Automotive business and has a minority stake in the F1 team.On Friday, McLaren Group Holdings Ltd made a Companies House filing in the UK to appoint Di MontezemeloContinue Reading