Kimi Antonelli continued his strong form, topping the timesheets during FP2 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, view the full report here. The weekend began with a rookie-filled FP1, which ended with a Mercedes 1-2 led by championship leader Kimi Antonelli. However, the opening session also saw several setbacks with Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar, and…
FP2 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP has been completed, view the full results from the session here. Heading into this weekend, Kimi Antonelli leads the championship by 41 points, despite a painful DNF in the closing laps of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP from P2. Lewis Hamilton’s win moved him 25 points closer, with George Russell…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP has been completed, view the full session report here as round 8 gets underway. Ryō Hirakawa, Ayumu Iwasa, Jak Crawford, Luke Browning, Paul Aron and Dino Beganovic all got FP1 opportunities thanks to the mandated rookie running. Kimi Antonelli headed into the weekend 41 points clear of Lewis…
FP1 marked the start of the 2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix (GP) weekend, with six rookie drivers taking part in the session at the Red Bull Ring. See the full results from the 2026 F1 Austrian GP FP1 session below. Under Formula 1 regulations, each full-time driver must give up their car to a rookie…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen explained how the team is working towards returning to the front of the field, as they bring a substantial upgrade package to the race this weekend. For the four-time World Champion, the 2026 season has proved to be a difficult start, as the Dutchman…
Charles Leclerc is heading into the 2026 Austrian GP determined to have a “clean weekend” after a string of reliability issues disrupted recent outings for the Ferrari driver. Ferrari showed encouraging race pace in the heat during the previous round in Barcelona, and Leclerc admitted he hopes that strength will carry over into Austria, where…
George Russell prepares for the 2026 F1 Austrian GP after a strong weekend in Barcelona. He finished P2 behind former teammate Lewis Hamilton. This comes as a marked improvement after a DNF in Canada and no points scored in Monaco, through bad luck on both occasions. Barcelona marked Russell’s first finish ahead of teammate Kimi…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, McLaren‘s Lando Norris spoke in a print media session and doubled down on the statement he made in Barcelona on Ferrari’s potential. The Briton made the comment after placing P3 at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP behind race winner Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. The Scuderia enters the upcoming weekend with its…
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton heads into the 2026 F1 Austrian GP on the back of a fantastic win at the Circuit de Catalunya 11 days ago. In round 7 of the season, the seven-time World Champion secured his first victory with Scuderia Ferrari. Starting P2 for the Barcelona-Catalunya GP, an aggressive three-stop, terrific pace from…
Kimi Antonelli expressed confidence in Mercedes’ efforts to address its recent reliability problems ahead of the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. The team suffered two battery failures in recent races, raising questions about whether the issues resulted from the cars running in traffic or battling closely on track. Mercedes will introduce an updated ERS pack in…
