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Ferrari’s Barcelona updates “comes with other limitations” after difficult F1 Austrian GP weekend — Leclerc

For the second time in three Grands Prix, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc failed to finish in the points. Starting P6, he had Oscar Piastri and Sergio Pérez either side of him heading into turn 1. As he tried to back out of it to avoid contact, the McLaren driver clipped his front wing and was forced…

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Ricciardo “feeling proud” following third successive strong F1 weekend at the Austrian GP

Daniel Ricciardo produced another strong Sunday drive as he finished 9th in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. In the opening stint, he ran in P12 as Gasly and Magnussen jumped him on lap 1. However, RB got aggressive with an early stop, allowing him to jump the Alpines who went longer than the Aussie…

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FE | Portland E-Prix | Race 2 | It’s a historical three wins in a row for António Félix da Costa

The final race in Portland was just moments away. The weather yesterday was sunny, but a cloud was looming over the start and finish straight. Starting on pole was Jean-Éric Vergne, who secured this 17th pole in front of DS Penske’s home crowd. Joining JEV in the front row, was António Félix da Costa, who…

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“You can’t help but hurt a little bit” — Piastri feels disappointment after missing out on first F1 Grand Prix win in Austria

The Austrian Grand Prix has been a mixed bag for Oscar Piastri who, after a P2 finish in Saturday’s Sprint Race ahead of his teammate Lando Norris, managed to set a lap time worthy of P3 in Grand Prix qualifying. However, his lap time was deleted due to a track limits infringement that dropped him…

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Mercedes “riding a bit of a wave at the moment” following shock F1 Austrian GP victory — Russell

In an incredible turn of events at the Austrian Grand Prix, George Russell took home his second career victory. The race, changed entirely by a dramatic collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, resulted in the victory getting handed to the Mercedes driver. The dramatic collision between Verstappen and Norris opened the door for the…

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“I see what Max did as more within the limits than what Lando did” — Helmut Marko on the intense, controversial battle in F1 Austrian GP

Co-author: Chiara Martin The Austrian GP made George Russell a two-time race winner, caused champion leader Max Verstappen to slip back and finish the race in P5, and resulted in Lando Norris retiring his MCL38 from the race entirely. The battle between Verstappen and Norris eventually ended in a controversial collision, and Red Bull’s Helmut…

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Horner says Verstappen’s F1 Austrian GP penalty was “harsh”, contact a “racing incident”

The 2024 Austrian Grand Prix will be remembered for the contact between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris that took them out of contention for the victory. The Dutchman ultimately finished P5, with Norris retiring. Speaking in his post-race written media session, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted that contact between the pair felt like…

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FE | Portland E-Prix | Qualifying 2 | Jean-Éric Vergne takes home a historical 17th pole position

The second qualifying session started with Mitch Evans as the driver to beat, after a strong Free Practice 3. Evans was also yesterday’s pole-sitter and winner, but was served a five-second penalty for a collision with Hughes. Nick Cassidy also looked to make a comeback after a hiccup yesterday, causing him to miss out on…

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“We don’t want to see another 2021” — Stella calls for bigger penalties after “ineffective” one for Verstappen in F1 Austrian GP

Andrea Stella has called for changes following contact between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in the closing laps of the Austrian Grand Prix. A slow second stop and having to be held for Norris opened the race up as Verstappen’s 7s lead was quickly down to less than a second. After late braking moves offensively…

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Verstappen insists he wasn’t “moving under braking” in his clash with Norris at F1 Austrian GP

Max Verstappen says his defensive moves against Lando Norris at the closing stages of the Austrian GP were undeserving of the “severe” 10-second time penalty that he got for causing a collision with the McLaren driver on lap 64. Verstappen had led the early and middle stages of the race comfortably, but a slow final…

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