As Valtteri Bottas tries to secure a future in Formula One, he did a solid job last weekend. At the Red Bull Ring in Austria, a place where Bottas has won and got poles in the past, as well as his first podium, the Finn finished P16, 26s ahead of teammate Zhou Guanyu. Sauber remains…
The Austrian Grand Prix was another weekend without points for Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu who finished twentieth in Saturday’s sprint and seventeenth in Sunday’s race. Speaking after the race, the 25-year-old discussed the lap 20 incident which saw him being punted off the track by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso up at turn 3. The Chinese driver…
Red Bull Racing’s team principal, Christian Horner, is publicly defending his driver Max Verstappen following a dramatic clash with McLaren’s Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s aggressive racing style was a focal point after the race, with many discussing if moving under braking directly caused the collision between himself and Norris. George Russell took a…
“It was Max’s fault,” remarked Johnny Herbert, the steward that issued the sanction for the incident between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris during the Austrian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion ultimately got a 10-second penalty and two penalty points on his super license after causing contact that resulted in both of them picking up…
Coming off a pole and podiums in Montreal and Barcelona, things were looking good for Mercedes, but to add another win to the team’s record so soon was quite unexpected for Toto Wolff, who saw George Russell take the top step in Spielberg after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris collided in a scrap for the…
Denmark’s Christian Lundgaard will take over the number #7 Arrow McLaren as he has agreed a deal with the team. Alexander Rossi will depart at the end of this campaign as he failed to agree fresh terms with them. Lundgaard has been hugely impressive since joining IndyCar following his move over from F2. He took…
Carlos Sainz was one of the drivers who benefitted from Max Verstappen and Lando Norris’ collision at the Austrian Grand Prix and got third position. After a brief squabble with Lewis Hamilton for P4 in the early laps as the Brit gave the place back after passing the Spaniard off track at turn 1, it…
Andy Cowell, former Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performing Powertrains is appointed as the new Group CEO for Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team. The Briton will replace fellow countryman Martin Whitmarsh from October 1st onwards, reporting to Executive Chairman and team owner Lawrence Stroll. Cowell started his motorsports career at Cosworth, before moving…
Haas F1 Team scored a double-points finish with Nico Hulkenberg sixth, and Kevin Magnussen eighth, at the Austrian Grand Prix. Despite such a performance at the Red Bull Ring, Magnussen was quick to say post-race “I don’t think it’s a breakthrough. I think it’s just a good weekend.” Magnussen had a strong start to Sunday’s…
Williams Racing driver Alex Albon finished P15 at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. He had a strong start making up some places but said post-race that he had expected to be finishing P12 or P13 based on his performance. However, he ran over the white line on pit entry late on which saw him receive…
