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Peter Bouzinelos ends a run of 2026 GB3 misfortune at the Red Bull Ring, with two points finishes and fresh confidence for Silverstone.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey

Bouzinelos grateful for Red Bull Ring recovery after costly run of misfortune in 2026 GB3 Championship

Karishma Persad04 mins

Peter Bouzinelos finally brought a difficult sequence of races to an end with two points-scoring finishes at the 2026 GB3 Red Bull Ring round. The Hillspeed driver encountered more trouble during the opening race in Austria, but he responded strongly on Sunday and completed both remaining contests. He concluded the fourth round of the GB3…

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Multiple F1 drivers, including Max Verstappen, George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Charles Leclerc, have weighed in on Carlos Sainz's proposed rule that the FIA hand out a grid penalty for interrupting a qualifying session
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F1 drivers react to Sainz’s proposal to punish triggering of yellow or red flags in qualifying with a grid penalty

Senjuti Jash013 mins

Grand Prix Drivers’ Association co-director Carlos Sainz declared ahead of the 2026 British GP that he is in favour of punishing drivers who bring out yellow or red flags in F1 qualifying sessions with an automatic grid penalty—leading to fellow racers like Max Verstappen, George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Charles Leclerc weighing in on the…

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ART Grand Prix's Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak during 2026 F2 Austrian GP.
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Inthraphuvasak: “Bittersweet” P5 finish in F2 Feature Race at 2026 Austrian GP caps redemption weekend

Yi Xing Lim04 mins

ART Grand Prix’s Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak returned to the top ten and bounced back from a Sprint Race retirement at the 2026 Austrian GP, crossing the line in P5 to secure a much-needed result in the F2 Feature Race after a difficult run of races. A gamble on the alternative strategy saw Inthraphuvasak start on the…

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Esteban Ocon discusses his VF-26 missing a lot of points of downforce and the unsuccessful resolutions Haas tried during the 2026 F1 Austrian GP weekend
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Ocon reveals persistent downforce problem and the futile solutions Haas tried during 2026 F1 Austrian GP weekend

Senjuti Jash08 mins

Esteban Ocon shed more light on his superb start, how the rest of his race unfolded, the persistent problem he has been encountering since the sixth round, how much downforce his VF-26 is missing, the Haas F1 team’s search for solutions, and what his objectives are going forward following his disappointing sixteenth-place finish at the…

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Nico Hülkenberg of Audi F1 Team on the grid during the 2026 F1 Austrian GP.
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Hülkenberg: Better grid slot would have been an opportunity to fight Racing Bulls at 2026 F1 Austrian GP

Aslıhan Alp04 mins

Audi’s German driver, Nico Hülkenberg, once again left the 2026 F1 Austrian GP outside the points zone. Starting from P14 on the grid, Hülkenberg finished the Grand Prix in P12, behind his teammate Gabriel Bortoleto. Although the team brought a new aerodynamic package to the Red Bull Ring for the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, both…

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Toto Wolff reacts to Max Verstappen's P2 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, saying Spielberg has always been the Dutchman's circuit.
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Wolff: Verstappen “biggest factor” in Red Bull threat at 2026 F1 Austrian GP

Kavi Khandelwal03 mins

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….

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Charles Leclerc has discussed the impact of his recent mishaps on his understanding of the car and the SF-26's delicate balance after his P8 finish at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP
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Leclerc analyses SF-26’s extremely tricky balance in 2026 F1 Austrian GP

Senjuti Jash09 mins

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has opened up about how his tough race unfolded, the impact of the recent misfortunes on his understanding of the SF-26, his set-up direction, the unpredictable pecking order in the 2026 F1 season, the car’s tricky balance, and his strategy following his eighth-place finish at the Austrian GP on Sunday.  After qualifying…

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Red Bull Racing's Isack Hadjar during the 2026 F1 Austrian GP.
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Hadjar: RB22 upgrades showed “encouraging” signs of strong race pace at 2026 F1 Austrian GP

Yi Xing Lim03 mins

Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar left the 2026 F1 Austrian GP pleased with the performance of the team’s upgrade package, as the Frenchman finished P6. Having qualified P8, he fought his way through the field to extend his points-scoring streak for four consecutive races. Despite teammate Max Verstappen finishing on the podium, Hadjar was encouraged by…

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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri marked the top speed of the race during the F1 2026 Austrian GP, reaching 348 km/h. He managed to climb to P4, ahead of both Ferraris, after qualifying P7 on Saturday. 
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Piastri discusses “absolute” maximum P4 result in F1 2026 Austrian GP  

Chiara Perin05 mins

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri marked the top speed of the race during the F1 2026 Austrian GP, reaching 348 km/h. He managed to climb to P4, ahead of both Ferraris, after qualifying P7 on Saturday.  At the start, the Australian successfully overtook teammate Lando Norris and later followed his rival’s strategy, pitting and staying right in…

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