FP2 of the 2026 F1 Austrian GP left Isack Hadjar and Red Bull with plenty to analyse overnight after “struggling a lot” with balance issues and a Turn 3 problem, preventing the team from fully assessing its latest upgrade package. Speaking after the Friday running at the Red Bull Ring, Isack Hadjar and Technical Director…
It was a quiet Friday for Scuderia Ferrari F1 at the 2026 Austrian GP. While none of the three drivers employed today – Charles Leclerc, Dino Beganovic and Lewis Hamilton, managed to secure a flashy top three result, the Italian outlet definitely shouldn’t be excluded from the top podium contenders for the main event on…
Racing Director Allan McNish joined the Audi F1 Team in Miami. The team has yet to score points since he was given that role. As a former driver and Team Principal, he feels the team’s performance is on par with any other weekend. However, he admits he doesn’t think the 2026 Austrian GP will fall…
Franco Colapinto found the F1 podcast of Alpine boss Flavio Briatore funny, as he speaks high of the Italian highlighting the push. The latest episode of Beyond the Grid podcast by F1 caused a stir, especially among the Argentinean fans after Alpine chief Briatore’s comments on Colapinto and his fanbase. The Italian didn’t understand the…
McLaren had a promising start to their F1 Austrian GP weekend in the Friday practice sessions. Oscar Piastri was third in FP1 and climbed to second in FP2. Lando Norris only ran nine laps in FP1 due to an unspecified problem, but was still seventh on the timesheet. With the problem resolved for FP2, Norris…
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…
Oliver Goethe hopes his pace in Free Practice at the F2 2026 Austrian GP, can mark the beginning of a turnaround after a difficult run of results. The MP Motorsport driver set the fastest time at the Red Bull Ring with a 1:16.978, beating Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov by 0.070s. Goethe moved to the top…
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…
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…
