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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

Rachel Stephens6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

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…

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

James O'Connor6 months ago011 mins

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…

Verstappen “working well with the team to really extract everything out of the car” following F1 Sprint win in Austria

Rachel Stephens6 months ago05 mins

The heat in Spielberg set the stage for an intense Sprint Race ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, and with an aborted start after the formation lap reduced the race to 23 laps. As the race began, Verstappen claimed the lead in turn one, leaving the McLaren’s of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to…

Verstappen pleased with F1 Austria Sprint pole as “the car was really in a good window” from FP1

Lucrezia Costa6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

The championship leader took his first pole since the Imola GP with a brilliant performance, overturning his earlier practice woes. The home round for his team hadn’t started in the best way as Verstappen had stopped on the pit straight due to a sensor issue, but ultimately he was able to return on track right…

Horner: “Master” Verstappen delivers in the “key moments” following impressive F1 Spanish GP victory

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Red Bull secured a seventh win in ten Grands Prix this year as Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his championship lead to 69 points over the Brit. The start was absolutely critical. Although Norris tried to squeeze Verstappen off the line, the Dutchman was late…

Red Bull has been “a little bit too far away” at F1 Spanish GP regarding balance and understanding the tyres — Perez

Gabriel Diamante6 months ago06 mins

Sergio Perez will start 11th in tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix following his 3-place grid drop carried over from Canada. He was 8th fastest on Saturday with a 1:12.061, 0.678s behind polesitter Lando Norris, and 0.658s slower than teammate Max Verstappen. The Mexican driver says that he mainly lost crucial time in the final sector in…

“Qualifying was miles better than practice”, but Red Bull “need to bring more performance to the car” — Verstappen on P2 in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

Lucrezia Costa6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

The three-time World Champion wasn’t able to defend his pole from the last season in Barcelona, and had to concede the top starting spot to Lando Norris. After strongly leading the way in Q2, and a very impressive first attempt in the final segment that had him 0.123s clear, Verstappen improved his best effort with…

“It’s time to regroup and put our heads down” as “the pace is there” — Pérez looks to turn the page following nightmare F1 Canadian GP

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

In the aftermath of a challenging race at the Canadian Grand Prix, Sergio Pérez shared his thoughts on the various phases of the race, his strategy moving forward, and the current state of competition in the Formula 1 World Championship. Pérez began by discussing the difficulties he faced during the race. Contact with Gasly at…

Horner “surprised McLaren didn’t pre-empt” first F1 Canadian GP safety car when they “were the favourites to just walk away and win”

Karishma Persad6 months ago6 months ago011 mins

Max Verstappen secured his 60th Grand Prix victory on Sunday as he held off the McLarens and Mercedes’ to take an impressive win. Christian Horner discussed all the key moments in his post-race media session, praising the job the driver and the team did on the pit wall to take that tremendous win. “The crucial…

“That was terrible, so boring” — Verstappen hopes for track changes following dour F1 Monaco GP

Syrine Ferchichi7 months ago05 mins

The monotonous nature of the races in Monaco and the early red flag that was caused by a collision between Checo Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen led to most drivers having to settle for their starting positions, including everyone in the top 10. Max Verstappen settled for sixth position after a challenging weekend for…