Max Verstappen cruised to victory in Saturday’s Sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix, after Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz allowed the reigning World Champion to escape. With Leclerc and Sainz running second and third, the pair opted to race each other rather than work as a team to catch the Red Bull Racing driver.
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The Mercedes F1 Team and George Russell in particular have managed to avoid what would’ve been a costly penalty at the Austrian Grand Prix, after it was revealed that the Brit had used a different wing-spec for Saturday’s Sprint race. Russell finished a superb 4th in the Sprint, meaning he will line-up from there for
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has laid the blame firmly at Mercedes driver George Russell’s door after the pair collided on the opening lap of the Austrian Grand Prix. The Mexican had started fifth behind Russell after recovering from P13 in the sprint on Saturday, and he was attempting to go around the outside of the
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was denied a podium in Austria after his engine caught fire as he was moments from passing Max Verstappen for second. The Spaniard had held back at the start of the race instead of fighting team-mate Charles Leclerc to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s sprint when Max Verstappen comfortably took victory, and
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has reassured that there are no issues among the Scuderia after reports that there had been a revolt following the British Grand Prix. Ferrari’s strategists came under fire again last weekend when they took an age to allow Charles Leclerc to pass Carlos Sainz when the Monegasque was quicker, and
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Charles Leclerc encountered issues at the end of the race as he held on to beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to victory at the Austrian Grand Prix. Leclerc had passed polesitter Verstappen after a late move into Turn Four earlier in the afternoon, before going long on strategy after the Dutchman’s stop, with Verstappen pitting
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George Russell did not have a lot of sympathy for Sergio Perez after the Mexican was penalised after qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix. The 32-year-old had crossed the white line on the run that got him into the final part of qualifying, but the stewards did not notice it until Q3 was about to
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Mick Schumacher was less than impressed with his Haas team after finishing ninth in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race. The German had qualified seventh behind team-mate Kevin Magnussen after an impressive Friday showing for the team, and they had each been promoted up a position after Sergio Perez’s track limits penalty. The Mexican swiftly
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Sir Lewis Hamilton had a cheeky interjection when speaking about his pace at the British Grand Prix with Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz. Hamilton had been chasing down the Ferrari pair of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in Silverstone, and he went long on his first stint, giving him fresher tyres than the prancing Horses, so
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has gone into detail about the work that was going on in the garage overnight to get the cars fixed after a tough qualifying. Both George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton crashed during the final phase of qualifying on Friday to set the grid for the sprint race on Saturday,
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