Mercedes won the Formula E championship last year and are in the thick of the title fight again. Next year they will become McLaren – and CEO Zak Brown expects them to keep on winning.
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AlphaTauri “desperately” need upgrades after “disaster” weekend, urges Gasly
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly said AlphaTauri “can’t keep going like this” after a poor weekend in Austria, and urged the team to upgrade its car.
Mercedes explain why Russell was given older rear wing instead of Hamilton after crashes
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes has explained why Lewis Hamilton received the team’s sole remaining new-specification rear wing after both drivers crashed during qualifying in Austria, despite taking a lower grid position than his team mate.
Ricciardo rejects speculation over early departure from F1
2022 F1 Season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo has insisted he will see out his McLaren contract, which runs until the end of the 2023 season, in Formula 1.
Point would have come sooner but we ‘lost our way with set-up a bit’ – Schumacher
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onAfter finishing with both cars in the points for two grand prix in a row, Haas has rediscovered the way to set up its car says Mick Schumacher.
Red Bull may need no changes to meet skid blocks directive – Horner
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Red Bull may need no changes to meet skid blocks directive – Horner • Binotto could not watch final laps of Austrian Grand Prix • Racism investigation over Piquet comments
Russell’s penalty ‘harsh, he left more than enough room’ – Mercedes
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Russell’s penalty ‘harsh, he left more than enough room’ – Mercedes • McLaren hope to recover Norris’s failed power unit • ‘Williams faster than us in Austria’ – Bottas
Herta to test for McLaren this week to prepare for practice outing
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onColton Herta will test a McLaren Formula 1 car this week as the team consider running him in a practice session later this year.
Sargeant promoted from third to victory by penalties for Verschoor and Daruvala
Formula 2
Posted onLogan Sargeant has won the Formula 2 feature race at the Red Bull Ring, having originally finished in third place, after Richard Verschoor and Jehan Daruvala were penalised.
Verschoor wins Austria F2 feature race after slicks gamble pays off
Formula 2
Posted onRichard Verschoor has won the Formula 2 feature race in Austria, having started on slick tyres on a drying track.
Hadjar wins wet-to-dry Formula 3 feature race
Formula 3
Posted onRed Bull junior Isack Hadjar won the Austrian FIA Formula 3 feature race from pole position in drying conditions which saw drivers struggle with tyres.
Armstrong holds on to win Austria sprint race rife with track limits breaches
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 drivers contended with track limits in the sprint race, seeing polesitter Marcus Armstrong cling to for victory.
Verstappen expects ‘interesting battle’ with Ferrari in grand prix after sprint race pace
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onAustrian sprint race winner Max Verstappen says he expects the Ferrari drivers to challenge him in the grand prix tomorrow.
Crawford takes maiden Formula 3 win in Safety Car strewn Spielberg sprint race
Formula 3
Posted onRed Bull-backed junior Jak Crawford won his first FIA Formula 3 race in a hectic sprint race around the Red Bull Ring.
Leclerc hopes second on grid is start of a clean weekend after five “disaster” races
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said he needs a clean weekend, following a run of bad luck, after qualifying on the front row in Austria.
Vesti claims first Formula 2 pole as track limits catch out rivals
Formula 2
Posted onMercedes junior driver Frederick Vesti took pole position for Formula 2’s Austrian round, his first in the second-tier series.
Hadjar takes maiden pole in hectic Formula 3 qualifying at Spielberg
Formula 3
Posted onIsack Hadjar claimed pole in a hectic FIA Formula 3 qualifying session around the Red Bull Ring ended two minutes early by a red flag.
Hamilton showed he ‘learned to hit an apex at 37’ at Copse – Verstappen
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton showed he ‘learned to hit an apex at 37’ – Verstappen • AlphaTauri need rain to be competitive this weekend – Gasly • Andretti criticises F1 ‘snobbery’
Zhou says Silverstone crash force exceeded roll hoop impact test
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onZhou Guanyu believes his car’s roll structure gave way in his huge Silverstone crash because the impact exceeded the crash test limit.
Zhou feared car would catch fire after it landed between barriers in crash
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onZhou Guanyu said he didn’t realise his car landed between two barriers in his Silverstone crash, but was worried about the possibility of fire at the time.