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“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 Álvarez8 months ago8 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 Roberts8 months ago8 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 Roberts8 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 Presser8 months ago8 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 Persad8 months ago8 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 Stephens8 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…

“I’m focusing on enjoying the opportunities that I have this year to fight for podiums” ahead of 2025 F1 move — Sainz

Syrine Ferchichi8 months ago08 mins

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…

Gasly: Lack of space given by Ocon in battles during F1 Austrian GP “something we’ll have to discuss”

James O'Connor8 months ago06 mins

For a fourth successive Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly scored points as Alpine’s slow gains continue. Once again, however, a lot of the spotlight was on his latest episode with teammate Esteban Ocon. On lap 32, Ocon made a late but legal defensive move against Gasly. Three laps later, it got spicy. Ocon passed Alonso into…

“Maybe I can f*** with his tyres a little bit” — Hülkenberg on holding off Pérez for brilliant P6 in F1 Austrian GP

Olivia Pursehouse8 months ago8 months ago09 mins

After an intense race in Austria, starting from 9th on the grid, German driver, Nico Hülkenberg managed to secure a superb 6thplace. He spoke on how he didn’t feel like everything was okay when stepping into the car on Friday, unable to find his usual “rhythm and confidence”. Hülkenberg was outqualified and comfortably beaten in the…

“Just not quick for some reason” — Ocon left to rue lack of race pace in F1 Austrian GP as he slides to P12

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah8 months ago06 mins

Following two consecutive race weekends where he scored championship points, Esteban Ocon had to settle for 12th in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Despite finishing outside the points, Ocon remains pleased with the team’s recent surge in form. Having qualified tenth for the main event, Ocon sets his eyes on Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg ahead of him….