Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff gave some words of encouragement over the radio to George Russell during qualifying at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP — “Just drive.” Russell went on to score pole position and win his second race of the season. Now, Russell sits P2 in the World Drivers’ Championship, 40 points behind teammate…
Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff has expressed surprise at Ferrari’s relentless development rate, questioning how the Scuderia continues to introduce major upgrades while operating under Formula 1’s cost cap. Speaking after the F1 Austrian Grand Prix, Wolff confirmed that Mercedes’ fresh power units did not include a performance upgrade and revealed that the team…
Following a haul of 18 points at the 2026 Austrian GP, Team Principal Andrea Stella shed more light on why McLaren are still lagging behind in comparison to Mercedes and whether they are surprised that power unit exploitation continues to be a factor eight rounds into the 2026 F1 season. Although Stella came forward to…
Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff said Max Verstappen’s podium at the 2026 Austrian GP came as no surprise. He insisted that the result at the Red Bull Ring was never about the car and always about the driver. George Russell won the eighth round of the 2026 F1 World Championship at Spielberg on Sunday….
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…
Mercedes’ George Russell clinched his 4th pole position of the season at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. The Briton finished ahead of both Ferraris as well as teammate Kimi Antonelli, who placed P4. He clocked in a time of 1:06.113, almost 0.2 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc in P2. Russell reflected on his performance in…
It’s time to set the grid for the upcoming Austrian GP with F1 Qualifying! Will home team Red Bull manage to secure a front row start, or will instead Mercedes hold on to their impressive 2026 pole position score? Both FP1 and FP2 were lead by Antonelli, with his British teammate George Russell securing the…
