Sebastian Vettel’s 26-lap stint in the Austrian Grand Prix was “not the issue” behind his tyre blow-out, according to Pirelli.
2016 Austrian Grand Prix articles archive
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Point earns Wehrlein Driver of the Weekend win
2016 Austrian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend result
Posted onPascal Wehrlein scored his first point in the Austrian Grand Prix – and was voted Driver of the Weekend by F1 Fanatic readers.
Mercedes will use team orders if Austrian GP scenario recurs
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes executive director Toto Wolff says team orders will be imposed if the team find themselves in the same situation they were in at the end of the Austrian Grand Prix.
Hamilton won’t change his approach after Mercedes discussions
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he intends to carry on racing as he did before after Mercedes warned its drivers not to collide again following the Austrian Grand Prix.
2016 Austrian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez’s crash at the end of the Austrian Grand Prix raised fresh questions about team radio restrictions.
Why boo that? Strong rating for suspenseful Austrian GP
2016 Austrian Grand Prix Rate the Race result
Posted onThe third Austrian Grand Prix since F1 returned to the Red Bull Ring was undoubtedly the best so far, thanks largely due to an edge-of-the-seat contest between the two Mercedes drivers.
Top ten pictures from the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix
F1 Pictures
Posted onTen of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix weekend.
Fan video reveals new angle of Hamilton-Rosberg clash
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onYesterday’s controversial last-lap collision between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg was caught on camera by a fan at the Red Bull Ring.
2016 Austrian Grand Prix driver ratings
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWhich drivers got the most out of what they had at the Austrian Grand Prix? Here are the ratings for all 22 of them.
Hamilton claims 250th British win
2016 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s Austrian Grand Prix victory means British drivers have now won a total of 250 world championship races.
Mazepin gets Silverstone test chance with Force India
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onForce India’s 17-year-old development driver Nikita Mazepin will make his debut at the wheel of the team’s car in next week’s test at Silverstone.
Vettel tyre blow-out was “isolated incident” – Pirelli
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onPirelli say they have yet to identify the cause of the tyre blow-out which ended Sebastian Vettel’s race, but believe it was an isolated incident.
Hamilton wins but Mercedes pay price of letting drivers race
2016 Austrian Grand Prix review
Posted onMercedes paid the price of letting their drivers race each other via strategy as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg collided on the last lap in Austria.
2016 Austrian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCould Nico Rosberg have reached the finish of the race without making a second pit stop? Other drivers went almost as far.
Hamilton insists he ‘left Rosberg room’
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton believes Nico Rosberg was more at fault for their last lap collision in the Austrian Grand Prix.
Vote for your 2016 Austrian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWho do you think was the best driver during the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Brake failure to blame for Perez’s late retirement
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he had “no warning at all” before retiring two laps from the chequered flag due to a sudden brake failure.
2016 Austrian Grand Prix lap charts
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onHaving qualified on the front row of the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix Nico Hulkenberg endured a horrendous race and had fallen to 17th place when he retired.
2016 Austrian Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton set the fastest lap as he chased down Nico Rosberg, but Sebastian Vettel’s lap times gave no indication he was about to suffer a blow-out.
Wehrlein relieved to avoid penalty and take point for Manor
Austrian Grand Prix 2016
Posted onPascal Wehrlein scored a point for tenth position despite having to reverse his car on the grid before the race started.