FORMULA 1 (Page 425)

Max Verstappen says the Red Bull Formula 1 team put itself in the fight with Lando Norris by doing “everything wrong” before their collision in an “awful” Austrian Grand Prix.Polesitter Verstappen looked set to dominate proceedings at the Red Bull Ring, building up an eight-second gap, until a string of slowerContinue Reading

Formula 2 racer Franco Colapinto will make his official Formula 1 practice debut for Williams at the British Grand Prix this weekend, replacing Logan Sargeant in FP1.Williams sporting director Sven Smeets said the call-up was a “reward” for Colapinto’s promising start to his F2 rookie season.The Argentinian 21-year-old, a memberContinue Reading

The biggest talking point from Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was, of course, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris colliding in the main race’s final laps, which decided the contest in George Russell’s favour.The result made the Mercedes driver a two-time GP winner and was a fine reward for hisContinue Reading

The end of Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was horribly familiar for motorsport purists – those who feel the world’s best drivers really shouldn’t be driving into each other. But it was thrilling again for so many other observers. Because it was F1 2021 all over again.There are similaritiesContinue Reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says interrupting George Russell with an excitable radio message about winning Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix was the “single dumbest” thing he has done at the team.As it became clear that the late-race collision between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen had put them both out ofContinue Reading

Formula 1 should seek to “fix” clear flaws with the racing rules that emerged from the Austrian Grand Prix, reckons McLaren boss Andrea Stella.He thinks such action is essential if F1 is to deliver a good spectacle on track rather than the kind of controversies that famously marred the 2021Continue Reading