Red Bull’s Max Verstappen laid down an ominous marker ahead of Austrian GP qualifying by going fastest by half a second in third practice
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Hauger wins from 12th on grid after leaders clash
Formula 3
Posted onDennis Hauger extended his FIA Formula 3 Championship lead with victory in a thrilling opening race of the weekend at the Red Bull Ring
Gasly confident of reaching Q3 despite ‘struggles with car balance’
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Gasly confident of reaching Q3 despite ‘struggles with car balance’ • Penalty promotes Hauger to F3 pole • Chadwick leads W Series grid after chassis change
Softer tyres make qualifying strategy a trickier call for some teams
2021 Austrian Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onThe most pressing question from Friday practice at the Austrian GP is not who is fastest on which tyres, it’s when will those tyres drop off?
Hamilton at a loss to explain Red Bull’s ‘qualifying mode’
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he doesn’t understand Red Bull’s apparent ability to produce extra performance when needed, comparing it to the “qualifying modes” which were banned last year.
Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two ahead of Verstappen in second practice
2021 Austrian Grand Prix third practice
Posted onFriday morning pace-setter Max Verstappen fell to third place behind the Mercedes drivers in the afternoon session at the Red Bull Ring.
Risk of late call on 2022 drivers not a concern for Williams
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams team principal Jost Capito is not concerned by the possibility a decision on its driver line-up for next year will not be possible until late into the season.
Verstappen leads Ferrari pair, Hamilton seventh in first practice
2021 Austrian Grand Prix first practice
Posted onMax Verstappen led the first practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring ahead of the two Ferrari drivers.
First impression of new 2022 F1 car in simulator is “very different” – Leclerc
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc has become one of the first Formula 1 drivers to sample his team’s planned car for next year’s radically changed technical regulations.
Drivers tip Yas Marina changes to stop ‘boring races’
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onDrivers are looking forward to the prospect of more exciting grands prix at the end of 2021 on Albert Park and Yas Marina’s revised layouts
‘There’s got to be learning’ from pandemic experience – Hamilton
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: ‘There’s got to be learning’ from pandemic – Hamilton • Tsunoda getting help from Perez • 2022 talks weeks off – Schumacher
Norris has had no “missed opportunities” with McLaren in 2021
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says he is “100%” driving better this year than he did in 2020, as looks to set his longest run of top-five finishes this weekend
Mazepin “pretty certain” heavier car cost him time to team mate Schumacher
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onHaas’s Nikita Mazepin is “pretty certain” having a heavier car than team mate Mick Schumacher has cost him on-track in his rookie F1 season
Aston Martin poach another Red Bull aerodynamicist
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin have made a second signing from Red Bull’s aerodynamics department, hiring Andrew Alessi as head of technical operations
Softer tyres, better race, different winner? Five Austrian GP talking points
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWill Red Bull sustain their winning run at home as drivers have to cope with softer rubber for this weekend’s race?
Ferrari concerned Paul Ricard tyre woe could recur at Silverstone and Hungaroring
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Ferrari fear tyre woe at Silverstone and Hungaroring • Vettel’s Styrian GP “boring” • No safety concerns over Schumacher’s seat problem
2021 Austrian Grand Prix TV Times
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s race week! Formula 1 stays at the Red Bull Ring for the Austrian Grand Prix with W Series plus Formula 3. IndyCar’s season continues at Mid-Ohio.
Tsunoda wants Ferrari fight after scoring in Styrian GP
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda is “100%” convinced he would have finished ninth in the Styrian GP if not for a grid penalty, and that he should be fighting Ferrari soon
Alpine have “too many” F1 juniors, but do they have a 2022 solution?
2021 F1 season
Posted onAlpine chief executive officer Laurent Rossi admits the team has “too many” juniors vying for promotion to F1. So where might they go in 2022?
Will track tweaks produce a livelier race at Paul Ricard? Five French GP talking points
2021 French Grand Prix
Posted onF1 is back at Paul Ricard for the first time in two years, and the track has been reprofiled. Will that aid overtaking? Here are more talking points for this weekend.