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Piastri discusses “absolute” maximum P4 result in F1 2026 Austrian GP
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri marked the top speed of the race during the F1 2026 Austrian GP, reaching 348 km/h. He managed to climb to P4, ahead of both Ferraris, after qualifying P7 on Saturday. At the start, the Australian successfully overtook teammate Lando Norris and later followed his rival’s strategy, pitting and staying right in…
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2026 | GB4 | Donington Park | Race 3 | McLean fights back to claim second victory
Josh McLean fought back from fifth on the grid to claim his second victory of the 2026 GB4 season in a chaotic Race 3 at Donington Park. The Pace Performance driver twice surged into second following an opening-lap red flag before passing polesitter Jasser Iskander for the lead. Demitri Nolan later moved ahead at the…
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Verstappen reflects on “satisfying” feeling of fighting for victory at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP
Max Verstappen finished second at the Austrian GP, just 1.6s away from race winner George Russell, and the four-time world champion was delighted to be in the hunt for victory “for the first time” in the 2026 F1 season. The Red Bull driver finished over 40 seconds back from race winner Lewis Hamilton in the…
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Russell “really proud” to win F1 Austrian GP after “tough months” in 2026
George Russell secured victory for Mercedes at the Austrian GP, his first F1 triumph in main Grand Prix since the opening round of the 2026 season in Melbourne, nearly four months ago, and didn’t hide his relief of being at the top again after what he described as “tough months” seeing his team-mate Kimi Antonelli…
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Antonelli analyses costly “mistakes” after finishing P3 in F1 2026 Austrian GP
Kimi Antonelli got back to the podium in the F1 2026 Austrian GP. The Mercedes driver finished third less than two seconds behind Russell at the front and less than one second behind Verstappen in P2. After an unlucky Qualifying on Saturday, Antonelli started P4 on the grid for the race. The Italian driver had…
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Wolff: Overeager Antonelli cost himself “victory shot” at 2026 F1 Austrian GP
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…
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F1 | 2026 Austrian GP | Race | Russell wins from resurgent Verstappen
There was a bit of controversy regarding George Russell’s pole after qualifying for the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, but after the gravel from Max Verstappen’s crash was settled, the result stood. It meant however that championship leader Kimi Antonelli was three places down on his team mate, and thus had some work to do. Antonelli…
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2026 F1 Championship standings after Austrian GP
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…
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2026 F1 Austrian GP | Race results
Mercedes F1’s George Russell returned to the top step of the podium as the Briton stormed to victory at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, full results below. Having secured back-to-back pole positions, George Russell started on the front row of the grid alongside Charles Leclerc. At lights-out, Russell comfortably found himself in the lead, as…
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#80 Lionspeed GP wins the 2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
Lionspeed GP completed a remarkable recovery from the pit lane to win the 2026 CrowdStrike 24H of Spa with its #80 Porsche. Ricardo Feller, Thomas Preining and Bastian Buus overcame an engine change that denied them their Superpole starting position and forced the Porsche to begin the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic from…