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…
FP1 marked the start of the 2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix (GP) weekend, with six rookie drivers taking part in the session at the Red Bull Ring. See the full results from the 2026 F1 Austrian GP FP1 session below. Under Formula 1 regulations, each full-time driver must give up their car to a rookie…
Laurens van Hoepen believes Trident’s double points finish in Barcelona provides important motivation for the remainder of the 2026 Formula 2 (F2) season, although he feels the team could have achieved even more in Spain. Van Hoepen delivered one of the strongest recovery drives of the Barcelona Feature Race. After starting 13th, the Dutch driver…
F1 is back for the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring; Aussie Oscar Piastri did not have the best time this season so far, but with McLaren’s solid track record here, Piastri is hopeful. Speaking on Thursday, Piastri talked about McLaren’s tactics and struggles ahead of the F1 Austrian GP. Piastri on the struggles…
Formula 2 was back on Austrian soil, and Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring wasted no time in putting the field through its paces as Free Practice got the weekend underway. Pirelli had opted for the Soft and Supersoft compounds, the red and purple sidewall markings telling the two apart, and it was the harder of the…
The 2026 FIA Formula 2 (F2) field took to the Red Bull Ring for the sole Free Practice session ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. See the full results from the F2 Austrian GP Free Practice session below. Championship leader Gabriele Minì set the early benchmark for MP Motorsport with a 1:17.384, before being displaced…
F3 Free Practice for the 2026 Austrian GP began in warm 24°C conditions at the Red Bull Ring at 09:55. However, competitive running did not begin immediately. Instead, the entire field remained in the pit lane for the opening 10 minutes of the 45-minute session, having only recently concluded in-season testing at the Spielberg circuit…
The 2026 F3 grid took to the Red Bull Ring for the sole Free Practice session at the Austrian GP. See the full results from the F3 Austrian GP Free Practice session below. Heading into the weekend, Ugo Ugochukwu leads the Drivers’ Championship by six points over his Campos Racing teammate, Théophile Naël. Of the…
Jordan Pepper entered 2026 with a new manufacturer after leaving Lamborghini during one of the strongest periods of his career. The South African had become one of Lamborghini’s leading GT drivers, winning the 2025 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa before claiming his first DTM victory at the Norisring shortly afterwards. Despite that momentum, Pepper chose…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen explained how the team is working towards returning to the front of the field, as they bring a substantial upgrade package to the race this weekend. For the four-time World Champion, the 2026 season has proved to be a difficult start, as the Dutchman…
