Williams driver Carlos Sainz failed to finish the 2026 F1 Austrian GP as an electrical issue saw his day end quite early. Having missed FP1 for Luke Browning, the four-time F1 race winner looked a shade behind Alex Albon. However, a tremendous lap at the end of Q1 saw him outpace his Thai teammate by…
The 2026 F1 Austrian GP was one to forget for Alpine, with both Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto struggling to extract pace out of an upgraded A526. Gasly, who had started the 2026 F1 Austrian GP in P11, had his race compromised by a bad start and ultimately finished the race in P13. This is…
Adrian Newey has admitted it has been an “extremely challenging” first half of the 2026 F1 season for Aston Martin. However, he said that a major upgrade was arriving in Hungary which will bring “a big aerodynamic package” designed to close the gap to the front. Speaking candidly about where things stand, Newey didn’t shy…
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Although he did not score points, Gabriel Bortoleto was a standout performer at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. He finished P11. Despute Audi lacking engine power, something which is exposed big time at the Red Bull Ring, the Brazilian was a strong P12 on Saturday. The 21-year-old was 0.318s faster than teammate Nico Hülkenberg in…
Cadillac needs to sort out reliability at expense of aerodynamic loss after double DNF in three laps in F1 Austrian GP of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez. It has been a tough run of last few races for Cadillac with raining retirements due to various problems, more on the side of hot brakes. Bottas has…
Following a haul of 18 points at the 2026 Austrian GP, Team Principal Andrea Stella shed more light on why McLaren are still lagging behind in comparison to Mercedes and whether they are surprised that power unit exploitation continues to be a factor eight rounds into the 2026 F1 season. Although Stella came forward to…
Team principal Fred Vasseur admitted Ferrari paid the price for a lack of outright pace during the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, explaining how the team failed to convert a promising qualifying result to a podium finish. After a strong start to his race—including a battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen—Hamilton ultimately finished fifth, while Leclerc…
Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff said Max Verstappen’s podium at the 2026 Austrian GP came as no surprise. He insisted that the result at the Red Bull Ring was never about the car and always about the driver. George Russell won the eighth round of the 2026 F1 World Championship at Spielberg on Sunday….
Team Principal of Red Bull, Laurent Mekies, now believes the team has taken a major step forward after the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, with the Frenchman claiming the team now has the pace to challenge for victories following its latest upgrades. Red Bull secured its strongest result of the season at the Red Bull Ring,…
