Max Verstappen says the latest row between his father Jos and Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner was unnecessary. Jos Verstappen had accused Horner of blocking his appearance in a parade before the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.While the F1 team says it did not try to stop himContinue Reading
This weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring was supposed to be a celebration of the Red Bull team’s 20th year in Formula 1.Billed as a pageantry of the energy drink’s success, involving plenty of PR – including the use of a 180mph super-drone developed by Red BullContinue Reading
Lando Norris reckons he “left the door open like an amateur” in allowing Max Verstappen to repass on the Dutchman’s way to winning the Austrian Grand Prix’s Formula 1 sprint race.The McLaren driver attacked Verstappen on lap five of the 23-lap contest, having been able to stay in DRS rangeContinue Reading
Max Verstappen won the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race after fending off an intense early attack from McLaren Formula 1 team-mates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.After the contest had been shortened to 23 laps as an extra formation lap was required to to photographers standing behind the barriers atContinue Reading
Esteban Ocon’s Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying SQ3 out-lap driving left two of his rivals baffled after it appeared to thwart the chances of the chasing Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly.While Ocon finished eighth in SQ3 – ahead of Gasly but behind Perez – all three drivers ended the session feelingContinue Reading
Following a calamitous 2023 edition overshadowed by penalties and investigations, Formula 1’s latest track limits solution in Austria got off to a solid start.Last year the Red Bull Ring’s final two corners caused huge problems by featuring an all-tarmac run-off that didn’t punish drivers for going wide, with FIA raceContinue Reading
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the Formula 1 team cannot risk its on-track fortunes being disrupted by needless spats like that between Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner.Fresh talk of an internal political battle within Red Bull erupted at the Austrian Grand Prix when Verstappen, the father of driverContinue Reading
A scant 0.093 seconds separated Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in their Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying laps, as the two once again start on the front row.The duo were separated by less than two-tenths throughout their sole SQ3 laps, the gap only growing between them during the mid-corner phase,Continue Reading
Driver of the Day is a fan-voted feature which can add an exciting element to an F1 race. Although there is no prize – other than bragging rights – it can still be a great achievement for a driver to claim at the end of the race. The award was firstContinue Reading
Max Verstappen grabbed sprint race pole position at the Red Bull Ring by beating Lando Norris by 0.093s in sprint qualifying.Charles Leclerc was held up by an anti-stall issue with his Ferrari which denied him the chance to set his sole lap time in the final segment of qualifying, whichContinue Reading