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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Liam Lawson has delivered another impressive qualifying performance for the Racing Bulls F1 Team at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. Navigating the demanding Red Bull Ring, the New Zealander secured a valuable P9 on the grid for the race, finishing the session ahead of his teammate Arvid Lindblad, who qualified P10. Speaking in the print…
Racing Bulls’s Arvid Lindblad had mixed sensations about his top ten result in Qualifying for the F1 Austrian GP. The young Brit’s Saturday had begun positively, with another strong top ten finish in FP3, right behind his teammate Liam Lawson. However, he encountered some troubles throughout the three Qualifying segments, which in his opinion prevented…
Andrea Stella believes George Russell handled the yellow flags during Qualifying, skilfully on his way to pole position at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, describing the Mercedes driver’s response as “on the edge” but acceptable. Russell completed a 1:06.113 during the closing moments of Q3, beating Charles Leclerc by 0.236s. However, Max Verstappen had crashed…
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…
