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Hamilton: 2024 is “not feeling massively different” compared to previous two seasons following difficult F1 Austrian GP

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Lewis Hamilton’s tricky season continued as he finished P4 in the Austrian Grand Prix last Sunday. The Brit looked a shade behind teammate George Russell from Sprint qualifying onwards, and floor damage in the Grand Prix itself harmed his chances of getting on the podium. The 39-year-old passed Sainz off track at turn 1 and…

Pujolar: Sauber “trying to bring upgrades as soon as possible” as they languish at the back of F1 2024 pack

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah3 months ago06 mins

Sauber’s scoreless streak continued at the Austrian Grand Prix where neither of their drivers Valtteri Bottas nor Zhou Guanyu could put their Sauber C44 cars within the Top 10. In qualifying, neither car progressed to Q2 with Bottas only managing 18th, while Zhou had to start from the pit lane following a Parc Fermé infringement…

“We wanted to test the car with different tyres and with little fuel” — Alonso on getting the fastest lap at the end of the F1 Austrian GP

Fernanda Álvarez3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

With his sights set on Aston Martin’s home Grand Prix the following week in Silverstone, Fernando Alonso spoke to the media once his race in Austria had ended. A dreadful weekend in Spielberg saw him finish P18 with a 10-second penalty, two penalty points in his superlicense after a collision with Zhou Guanyu, and the…

We “need a much faster car if you want to fight for points ” — Lance Stroll pulls no punches on Aston’s lack of performance at the F1 Austrian GP

Evan Roberts3 months ago3 months ago03 mins

Finishing P13 in the Austrian grand prix, Lance Stroll has made a damning declaration that a stagnant lack of pace and improvement is the reason his Aston Martin team have dropped to the back of the grid. Fresh off a brand new multi-year contract extension, Stroll would have hoped for a better way to celebrate…

“I will improve myself” — Yuki Tsunoda vows to learn from use of slur word at F1 Austrian GP

Evan Roberts3 months ago05 mins

Fourteenth in Austria is the latest in the run of disappointing results for Yuki Tsunoda who had issues on and off track last weekend. The Japanese driver found himself in hot water on Saturday after using a slur on the team radio. This came after an incident with Zhou Guanyu, where Tsunoda was stuck behind…

“I think you know” — Bottas says Sainz holding up driver market following F1 Austrian GP

Jonah Presser3 months ago3 months ago03 mins

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…

Zhou: Sauber “one of the teams that has a bigger offset between different tracks” regarding performance following disappointing F1 Austrian GP

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

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…

Horner claims Andrea Stella’s criticism of Verstappen at Austrian GP is “wrong and unfair”

Rachel Stephens3 months ago05 mins

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…

F1 Austrian GP steward Johnny Herbert on Verstappen and the penalty handed out: “Everyone knows Max races at the very edge and sometimes goes over it”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

“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…

Toto Wolff “will be forever ashamed” for his poorly timed motivational comment in F1 Austrian GP

Ewout Albrecht3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

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…