Lewis Hamilton had to settle for P5 in the 2026 F1 Austrian GP as Scuderia Ferrari struggled for pace on Sunday afternoon. Having qualified in P3, the Brit made a lovely pass on Charles Leclerc into turn 4 on the opening lap. Initially, he was able to stay within a second of George Russell, including…
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff believes a messy first two laps cost Kimi Antonelli a shot at winning the 2026 F1 Austrian GP on Sunday. The 19-year-old had to settle for 3rd. Following a P4 start, Antonelli went off at turns 1 and 3 on the opening lap, before doing so once more at the…
Round 8 of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Austrian GP, view the Drivers’ and Constructors’ standings after it here. Kimi Antonelli headed into the race knowing he would retain his lead in the standings. He was 41 points clear of Lewis Hamilton, with polesitter George Russell a further nine back. Charles…
Red Bull Racing boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed that Max Verstappen was not at fault for his crash in Q3 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. Speaking in the print media pen post-qualifying, the four-time World Champion was confused by what had happened, and it turns out he was not in the wrong. Although the…
Qualifying for round 8 of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Austrian GP, view the full results here. Mercedes headed into qualifying as favourites. George Russell pipped Kimi Antonelli to top spot in FP3, with Barcelona-Catalunya GP winner Lewis Hamilton right in the mix in P3. McLaren and Max Verstappen were not…
FP3 has been completed at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP ahead of qualifying later on Saturday, view the full results here. On Friday, championship leader Kimi Antonelli was fastest in both FP1 and FP2. The McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were his closest challengers in the second session, as George Russell struggled with…
P3, P4, P3, P3 and P2: these are the qualifying positions for Alex Dunne in the 2026 F2 season before any grid penalties have been applied; he secured a front row start for Sunday’s F2 Feature Race at the Austrian GP on Friday. As has been the case throughout this year, he made life hard…
FP2 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP has been completed, view the full results from the session here. Heading into this weekend, Kimi Antonelli leads the championship by 41 points, despite a painful DNF in the closing laps of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP from P2. Lewis Hamilton’s win moved him 25 points closer, with George Russell…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP has been completed, view the full session report here as round 8 gets underway. Ryō Hirakawa, Ayumu Iwasa, Jak Crawford, Luke Browning, Paul Aron and Dino Beganovic all got FP1 opportunities thanks to the mandated rookie running. Kimi Antonelli headed into the weekend 41 points clear of Lewis…
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton heads into the 2026 F1 Austrian GP on the back of a fantastic win at the Circuit de Catalunya 11 days ago. In round 7 of the season, the seven-time World Champion secured his first victory with Scuderia Ferrari. Starting P2 for the Barcelona-Catalunya GP, an aggressive three-stop, terrific pace from…
