A single driver received the highest score in RaceFans’ ratings for the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. Here’s our in-depth assessment of all 20.
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Herta makes F1 test debut for McLaren at Algarve
2022 F1 season
Posted onIndyCar star Colton Herta is testing for McLaren alongside the team’s simulator driver Will Stevens at the Autodromo do Algarve this week.
“Very likely” Sainz’s engine failure was the same as Leclerc’s in Baku – Binotto
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari suspect the engine failure which put Carlos Sainz Jnr out of Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix was a repeat of a problem which caused another retirement three races earlier in Azerbaijan.
Schumacher understands why Vettel ‘felt the need to leave’ drivers’ meeting despite fine
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Schumacher understands why Vettel quit drivers’ meeting • Albon encouraged by “first proper race” for upgraded FW44 • Fans’ smoke no problem – drivers
Paddock Diary: 2022 Austrian Grand Prix
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 teams responded to reports some fans had suffered harassment and abuse at the Austrian Grand Prix by inviting them into the paddock.
Sainz concerned reaction to his engine fire was “a bit slow”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says the marshalling reaction to his engine fire during Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix needed to be faster.
Ecclestone faces fraud charge on assets ‘worth over £400 million’
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe Crown Prosecution Service in the United Kingdom says it has authorised bringing a charge of “fraud by false representation” against former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone.
Hamilton wearing Covid mask again as ‘a lot of people around me are getting sick’
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he has resumed wearing a mask to protect against Covid-19 as more people around him have contracted the virus in recent months.
“Strange” tyre degradation cost Red Bull win to Ferrari – Horner
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says the team need to understand the tyre degradation problems they encountered during yesterday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
Engine fault from lap 15 left Magnussen “praying to God it wouldn’t blow up”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onKevin Magnussen spent much of the Austrian GP feeling “very nervous” the Ferrari engine in his Haas was about to “blow up”.
Alonso avoids penalty after driving a lap on loose wheel as FIA rules pit stop was ‘normal’
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso kept his 10th place and point after the stewards ruled his team did not send his car onto the track in an unsafe condition following a pit stop.
Leclerc shows he was right to tell Ferrari ‘we can get them’ with win in Red Bull’s backyard
2022 Austrian Grand Prix review
Posted onCharles Leclerc knew he could win the Austrian Grand Prix despite his sprint race defeat to Max Verstappen – and he did.
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
Vote for your 2022 Austrian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2022 Austrian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onHaving kept the chasing Ferraris at arm’s length throughout the sprint race, Red Bull couldn’t match their rivals on tyre degradation during the grand prix.
Damage from Perez clash cost Russell “probably a second a lap” before pit stop
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says that he lost ‘probably a second a lap’ with damage sustained during an opening lap clash with Sergio Perez.
Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton condemn ‘shocking, horrible’ abuse of fans
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said the abuse some fans experienced at the Austrian Grand Prix was “shocking”, views shared by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari suspect mechanical problem caused Leclerc’s late-race throttle glitch
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onThe throttle problem which jeopardised Charles Leclerc’s victory appears to have been mechanical rather than electronic in nature, his team believe.
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.
Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton given suspended €10,000 fines but keep results
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, the top three finishers in today’s Austrian Grand Prix, have kept their finishing positions after an investigation by the stewards.