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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s first-lap contretemps in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race had all the ingredients of Red Bull’s first internecine bust-up of the 2023 Formula 1 season. So why did it ultimately fizzle out so quickly after ...

Mark Hughes: Sprint dilemma doomed some – and saved others

The rate at which the track dried meant the moment of decision about whether to stay out on the inters or make the pitstop for slicks came quite late in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race. So it was always ...

Wolff: No chance ‘frightened’ Red Bull gets key ’26 engine wish

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes Christian Horner’s push for a key 2026 engine rule change has “zero chance” of succeeding – and feels it may be motivated by fears over Red Bull’s first in-house engine. F1 and the ...

Verstappen ‘made sure’ Hamilton’s key lap was ruined – Wolff

Toto Wolff expects Formula 1’s next drivers’ briefing to feature a discussion on what he felt was a retaliatory act by Max Verstappen against his driver Lewis Hamilton during Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying. Hamilton was eliminated in the first ...

Another Spa death leaves no excuse for resisting change

The death of Dilano van’t Hoff after a crash at Spa has shocked motorsport and brought back haunting memories. It must result in strong action. And Formula 1’s imminent visit means immediate change might be necessary, too. Many who witnessed ...

Verstappen wins wild Austria sprint after Perez start tussle

Max Verstappen outduelled Red Bull Formula 1 team-mate Sergio Perez in a tense first-lap battle and then blitzed the field to win a wet-dry Austrian Grand Prix sprint race by 21 seconds. Following pre-race rain that convinced everyone to start ...

Gary Anderson: Where Mc Laren has and hasn’t followed Red Bull

McLaren has really gone to town on its Formula 1 update package for the Austrian Grand Prix weekend. Other than the front wing, most of the other air-licked body surfaces that we can see have been altered in one way ...

Did Verstappen flashpoint hinder Hamilton’s sprint qualifying?

An on-track flashpoint with Max Verstappen contributed to Lewis Hamilton’s elimination in the first part of sprint shootout qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix, with the pair holding each other up on consecutive laps. Hamilton ended SQ1 18th, meaning he ...

All-Red Bull Austria sprint front row, disaster for Mercedes

Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen dominated Saturday sprint qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix, as Mercedes endured a nightmare session. Only one of the two Mercedes cars even made the second segment of qualifying, and it didn’t even get ...

Upgrade, Norris or luck? How Mc Laren got back in the top four

Lando Norris felt he should have earned third on the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix as a perfect storm of factors transformed McLaren into a surprise frontrunner in Formula 1 qualifying. Norris used a heavily upgraded McLaren to great ...

Red Bull’s reaction shows Perez can’t keep this up much longer

It shouldn’t be underestimated just how much exasperation Christian Horner was wearing across his face as he joined Sky Sports F1 to discuss the Red Bull Formula 1 team’s Austrian Grand Prix qualifying performance on Friday evening. Any satisfaction that ...

Bob Fernley obituary: F1 underdog leader with an unusual story

Bob Fernley, best known for his time as deputy team principal with the Force India Formula 1 team, has died at the age of 70. Although Fernley’s title was ‘deputy’ he was the de facto team principal given owner Vijay ...

Mark Hughes: Why Austria track limits farce has escalated

The best guys got through in the end, allowing Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc to stage an epic duel for Austrian Grand Prix pole in Q3, decided in the Red Bull driver’s favour by four-hundredths of a second. But in ...

Mc Laren bids to overturn Norris penalty through right of review

McLaren has petitioned for a review of Lando Norris’s five-second penalty at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix. Norris finished ninth in Montreal but was hit with a five-second penalty and dropped to 13th, as the stewards punished him for holding ...

F1 set for first track test of wet-weather wheel arches

Formula 1’s prototype standard-specification wheel arches to be fitted to cars in wet conditions are set to be tested on track for the first time after the British Grand Prix. The FIA announced last year that work is underway on ...

Former Force India F1 chief Fernley dies aged 70

Bob Fernley, best known for effectively running the Force India Formula 1 team for much of the 2010s, has died at the age of 70. Fernley’s long motorsport career encompassed the Ensign F1 team and stints in Can-Am and IndyCar ...

Verstappen’s Austria pole at risk as he’s summoned to stewards

Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix polesitter Max Verstappen has been summoned to the stewards for allegedly impeding Kevin Magnussen during qualifying. Verstappen topped all three segments of Friday qualifying at the Red Bull Ring but faces an investigation that could ...

‘Take my car and try it!’ – Verstappen’s track limits ire

Max Verstappen believes the “silly” spate of deleted qualifying times for track limits offences at the Austrian Grand Prix made Formula 1 drivers look like “amateurs”. There were 34 offences in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring on Friday afternoon, ...

‘Annoyed’ Horner chastises Perez over Austrian GP Q2 exit

Christian Horner says Q2 was “not the time” for Sergio Perez to be testing track limits in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying and that Red Bull’s Friday was “not complete” as a result of Perez’s exit, despite Max Verstappen clinching pole ...

Ricciardo ‘extremely competitive’ on sim ahead of Red Bull test

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is keen to see if Daniel Ricciardo’s “extremely competitive” pace on the team’s Formula 1 simulator translates to his first on-track test with the team next month. During a post-British Grand Prix tyre test, ...

De Vries could be replaced mid-season, Lawson tops the list

Nyck de Vries could be replaced before the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season, as AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost claims his driver “decides” his own fate with his performances. Though it is unclear how long De Vries has ...

Ferrari and Mc Laren headline F1 teams’ Austrian GP upgrades

Part one of the three-stage upgrade McLaren hopes will change its 2023 Formula 1 season and another big package from Ferrari are the headlines of teams’ Austrian Grand Prix upgrades. Mark Hughes runs through what’s new: Red Bull Just a ...

Gary Anderson: Why Hamilton’s development limit idea is wrong

I was very surprised when I heard Lewis Hamilton’s comments on how he thinks Formula 1 should reduce the potential for one team having a period of domination by restricting when teams could start developing the following year’s car. I ...

Is Ferrari now genuinely closer to ending year-long F1 drought?

The Red Bull Ring was the scene of Ferrari’s last Formula 1 victory, some 355 days ago and you’d be brave to bet against that dry patch extending to a full year following the upcoming Austrian and British Grands Prix. ...

Norris’s warning about the impact of Mc Laren’s big upgrade

Lando Norris doubts McLaren’s major Formula 1 car upgrade will be enough to vault Alpine in the pecking order even though he calls it “a lot more of a pure performance” gain. McLaren is significantly revising its MCL60 with a ...

Norris-only McLaren upgrade for Austrian GP breaks cover

Only Lando Norris will use McLaren’s “milestone” Formula 1 car upgrade at the Austrian Grand Prix with both drivers getting an enhanced version of the package at Silverstone next weekend. McLaren’s biggest upgrade so far this season is being introduced ...

Leclerc in ‘different situation’ over F1 future for first time

Charles Leclerc has acknowledged he is in a “different situation” regarding his Formula 1 future, as he “slowly” begins conversations with Ferrari over a new contract. Leclerc was on Ferrari’s books at the end of his junior career, moved into ...

Hamilton: F1 should stop teams working on next year’s car early

Lewis Hamilton has called for a restriction on when Formula 1 teams can start developing their next car amid Red Bull’s dominant start to the season. Red Bull has won all eight races of the 2023 F1 season so far, ...

‘Ghost car’, other tech – Sainz’s case for one-shot qualifying

Developments in TV technology are making it more viable for Formula 1 to use one-shot qualifying again, according to Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. F1 has been experimenting with its formats through the addition of the sprint weekend, though it has ...

Only Norris has ‘milestone’ McLaren F1 upgrade in Austria

Red Bull plans AlphaTauri name change and UK F1 campus share

Red Bull plans to change the name of the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team as it evolves the strategy for how to revitalise its second entry. The team formerly known as Toro Rosso was rebranded in 2020, having used the same ...

What Bridgestone’s F1 past tells us about bid to depose Pirelli

Should Bridgestone be successful in its bid to become Formula 1’s spec tyre supplier from 2025, its history in grand prix racing shows it will not only have the capabilities to do so effectively but also reveals how it will ...

Red Bull’s ‘baked in’ concept advantage is about to be tested

Red Bull’s biggest strength is one that leading rival Aston Martin admits cannot be matched easily because it is “baked into” the concept of the championship leader’s 2023 Formula 1 car. The upcoming run of races pre-summer break, starting with ...

Gary Anderson: The F1 2023 stat where Red Bull is worst

We’re just over a third of the way into the 2023 Formula 1 season, which has taken in a wide range of track characteristics and given teams plenty of opportunity to introduce upgrades. So it’s the ideal time to see ...

F1 Manager 2023: first impressions as biggest issues addressed

It’s just over a month until F1 Manager 2023, the second instalment in Frontier Development’s management game series, is released. Ahead of the launch, The Race was given a two-hour long hands-on look, giving a glimpse at the on- and ...

The serious Red Bull F1 alternatives adding to De Vries pressure

Doubts within Red Bull about Nyck de Vries’ suitability for the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team are now becoming public, which inevitably increases the pressure on the full-season rookie. If De Vries’ biggest advocate for his 2023 AlphaTauri seat was Helmut ...

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