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Mercedes “riding a bit of a wave at the moment” following shock F1 Austrian GP victory — Russell

In an incredible turn of events at the Austrian Grand Prix, George Russell took home his second career victory. The race, changed entirely by a dramatic collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, resulted in the victory getting handed to the Mercedes driver. The dramatic collision between Verstappen and Norris opened the door for the…

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“I see what Max did as more within the limits than what Lando did” — Helmut Marko on the intense, controversial battle in F1 Austrian GP

Co-author: Chiara Martin The Austrian GP made George Russell a two-time race winner, caused champion leader Max Verstappen to slip back and finish the race in P5, and resulted in Lando Norris retiring his MCL38 from the race entirely. The battle between Verstappen and Norris eventually ended in a controversial collision, and Red Bull’s Helmut…

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Horner says Verstappen’s F1 Austrian GP penalty was “harsh”, contact a “racing incident”

The 2024 Austrian Grand Prix will be remembered for the contact between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris that took them out of contention for the victory. The Dutchman ultimately finished P5, with Norris retiring. Speaking in his post-race written media session, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted that contact between the pair felt like…

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“We don’t want to see another 2021” — Stella calls for bigger penalties after “ineffective” one for Verstappen in F1 Austrian GP

Andrea Stella has called for changes following contact between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in the closing laps of the Austrian Grand Prix. A slow second stop and having to be held for Norris opened the race up as Verstappen’s 7s lead was quickly down to less than a second. After late braking moves offensively…

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Verstappen insists he wasn’t “moving under braking” in his clash with Norris at F1 Austrian GP

Max Verstappen says his defensive moves against Lando Norris at the closing stages of the Austrian GP were undeserving of the “severe” 10-second time penalty that he got for causing a collision with the McLaren driver on lap 64. Verstappen had led the early and middle stages of the race comfortably, but a slow final…

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F1 | Austrian GP | Race | Russell wins in extraordinary circumstances as Verstappen and Norris collide in closing stages

Everyone was on mediums aside from Zhou Guanyu who went for hards. The Chinese driver started in the pits following set-up changes. Verstappen got away well, comfortably leading Norris. The McLaren driver had to defend hard against Russell up to turn 3. Lewis Hamilton cleared Carlos Sainz for 4th but took to the run off….

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Austrian GP | F2 | Feature Race | Gabriel Bortoleto secures maiden F2 win in Austria

It’s a sunny Sunday in Spielberg, Austria. The Feature Race was just moments away from the green light. Yesterday’s Sprint Race was an exciting one. Under warm and sunny conditions, Prema Racing’s Oliver Bearman started from second on the reverse grid and quickly took the lead at the start. Despite consistent pressure from Campos Racing’s…

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Hulkenberg “pleased to bounce back” with a P9 in Austrian GP quali after a troubled Sprint shootout

Nico Hulkenberg gave the stewards some work this Saturday in Spielberg, with decisions that raised some eyebrows. In the ending laps of the Sprint, around Turn 3, the German was attempting to overtake the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso, when he locked up and forced him out of track.  A mistake that cost him a…

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