Lewis Hamilton labelled his showing in sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix as “pretty disastrous” as he admitted he didn’t deliver a single good lap.Mercedes had high hopes of a good showing in the shoot-out for grid positions for Saturday’s sprint race, with the car having shown someContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s bizarre Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix practice session stoppage was caused by him hitting kerbs hard and disabling an oil pressure sensor, according to Helmut Marko.Verstappen caused this weekend’s sole one-hour practice action to be halted for nearly five minutes mid-way through when he pulled over on theContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc’s failure to set a lap time in Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix sprint SQ3 was caused by an anti-stall problem aboard his Ferrari cutting its engine.Leclerc pulled out of the queue for sprint qualifying’s top 10 runners as they massed at the end of the pitlane with theContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 1 sprint at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix in the Red Bull Ring. Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after the qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knockedContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to top sprint race qualifying at Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix – the Dutchman satisfied his car was “really nice to drive” in the contracted sprint format.After the SQ3 drivers had waited for almost all the finalContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has accused Toto Wolff’s pursuit of Max Verstappen as a “distraction tactic” to cover up Mercedes’ on-track problems.Horner’s comments came after world champion Verstappen said that he would remain with Red Bull next season.Verstappen has been an optimistic target for Wolff as aContinue Reading
Red Bull and its RB sister Formula 1 team are set for a “quiet discussion” during the summer break as they decide between retaining Daniel Ricciardo or promoting Liam Lawson.With more and more drivers signed up for 2025 and beyond, and RB confirming in Canada that Yuki Tsunoda will stayContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has denied meddling in a planned demo run for Jos Verstappen that has triggered the latest flashpoint between the pair.Verstappen Sr. caused a stir on Friday when he accused Horner of moving to block his planned involvement in the annual Legends ParadeContinue Reading
Max Verstappen says his Red Bull Formula 1 team shouldn’t accept the new reality of rival squads closing up as “normal”.Red Bull enjoyed two dominant seasons under the current regulations cycle, but while starting on the front foot again with its RB20 it has now seen McLaren close the gap,Continue Reading
Max Verstappen topped practice for Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix after causing mid-session red flag, as Mercedes and McLaren showed pace and Ferrari only joined the lead fray late on.In a busy opening third of the sole practice session at the Red Bull weekend within the sprint format, VerstappenContinue Reading