W Series CEO Catherine Bond Muir says the championship has taken steps to ensure its new teams do not offer seats to so-called ‘pay drivers’.
Styrian Grand Prix articles archive
Mercedes has more than just aerodynamic upgrades coming for 2021 car
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ upgrade plan for its 2021 car involves more than just new aerodynamic parts, the team has confirmed.
Alonso: F1 rule to ‘improve the show’ helps the big teams
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says Formula 1’s qualifying rules favour the quickest teams by giving them the opportunity to start the race on harder tyres than those around them.
Is stamping out ‘burn-out’ celebrations a killjoy over-reaction?
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen’s post-race burn-out celebration at the Styrian Grand Prix will “not be tolerated” in future. Why was it considered potentially dangerous?
Interview: Kubica on F1’s 2022 revolution, Ferrari’s power gains and his Le Mans debut
Interview
Posted onBack in the F1 paddock with Alfa Romeo last weekend, Robert Kubica told RaceFans about his experience of the new 18-inch tyres and Ferrari’s improved 2021 power unit.
2021 Styrian Grand Prix Star Performers
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen, Lando Norris and George Russell were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Styrian Grand Prix. Here’s why.
The stats which show how Red Bull are ending Mercedes’ dominance of F1
2021 Styrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThe Styrian Grand Prix stats show Mercedes’ days of dominance are increasingly behind them as Max Verstappen and Red Bull won again.
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
Paddock Diary: Styrian Grand Prix part two
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s decision to stay at the Red Bull Ring for a second race opened the door for Callum Ilott and Guanyu Zhou to gather some valuable grand prix practice mileage.
Mercedes will “analyse the facts” of any gains from Red Bull’s new engine
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes will look into potential gains Red Bull may have with their second power unit after Lewis Hamilton repeated claims they feature upgrades
No need to investigate collision between Leclerc and Gasly – Masi
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 race director Michael Masi says there was no need to investigate the contact between Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly which ended the AlphaTauri driver’s race.
‘Wacky set-up direction’ may have hurt Mercedes’ race pace
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onA “radical” change in set-up developed by Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes’ simulator may explain their deficit to Red Bull in the Styrian Grand Prix.
Verstappen extends lead with Hamilton-esque win on Red Bull’s home ground
2021 Styrian Grand Prix review
Posted onMax Verstappen stuck his Red Bull on pole and drove away from the competition, beating Lewis Hamilton in a style familiar from the Mercedes driver’s many title wins.
Leclerc had ‘one of my best drives apart from lap one’
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says finishing seventh in the Styrian Grand Prix was a “bittersweet” result after his lap one collision with Pierre Gasly.
Verstappen’s post-race burn-out celebration “will not be tolerated” again
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onThe post-race burnout Max Verstappen performed after the Styrian Grand Prix will not be allowed in future, the FIA’s race director Michael Masi has confirmed.
Vote for your 2021 Styrian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Ricciardo left “really low” after power unit glitch eradicates his flying start
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s flying first lap in the Styrian Grand Prix was cancelled out by problem with his power unit six laps into the race.
2021 Styrian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen enjoyed another of Red Bull’s lightning pit stops in Austria, but Aston Martin matched it, and Sergio Perez was less well served by his pit crew.
Leading quicker rivals was “fun” but it couldn’t last – Norris
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris enjoyed leading two quicker rivals in the opening stages of the Styrian Grand Prix, but admitted he had to let them past eventually.
Russell encouraged by ‘truly quick’ pace despite ‘cruel’ retirement
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell believes a pneumatic problem may have prevented Williams from securing eighth place in the constructors’ championship.
