Max Verstappen says the Red Bull Formula 1 team put itself in the fight with Lando Norris by doing “everything wrong” before their collision in an “awful” Austrian Grand Prix.Polesitter Verstappen looked set to dominate proceedings at the Red Bull Ring, building up an eight-second gap, until a string of slower pitstops brought second-placed Norris back into striking range.Norris then enjoyed a …Keep reading
Formula 2 racer Franco Colapinto will make his official Formula 1 practice debut for Williams at the British Grand Prix this weekend, replacing Logan Sargeant in FP1.Williams sporting director Sven Smeets said the call-up was a “reward” for Colapinto’s promising start to his F2 rookie season.The Argentinian 21-year-old, a member of the Williams Racing Driver Academy, currently lies fifth with MP …Keep reading
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Red Bull’s failure to warn Max Verstappen that Lando Norris faced a track limits investigation might have avoided their late 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix crash, reckons Helmut Marko.Verstappen and Norris collided in the closing stages of Sunday’s race at the Red Bull Ring, after the McLaren driver had gone off the track three times and earned a track limits black-white-warning flag, before …Keep reading
Austrian Grand Prix winner George Russell reckoned he “almost crashed” when Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told him he could win over his team radio, en route to securing his second Formula 1 victory.Russell capitalised on the raging lead battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, which boiled over with seven laps remaining in dramatic fashion as the two made contact at Turn 3, handing punctures to …Keep reading
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen’s collision with Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix was a result of his 2021 clashes with Lewis Hamilton not being properly punished.Verstappen and Norris crashed late in the race at the Red Bull Ring when the former moved across the latter at the track’s tight, sharply-uphill Turn 3 right-hander, after Norris had sent …Keep reading
Max Verstappen denies he was “aggressive” towards Lando Norris in their 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix crash and that he was moving under braking throughout their battle.The pair collided as the final laps of the main event at the Red Bull Ring kicked off, with Verstappen penalised for moving across on Norris’s outside line attack at the track’s tight, sharply-uphill Turn 3 …Keep reading
Lando Norris has called Max Verstappen’s driving in Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix “reckless” and “desperate” after the collision between the pair cost them both a victory shot.Norris and Verstappen made contact as the final stages of the race at the Red Bull Ring kicked off, after long-time leader Verstappen had lost almost all of his previous advantage in a slow pitstop.After Norris had …Keep reading
RB Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a 40,000 euro fine for using offensive remarks during Austrian Grand Prix qualifying.Towards the end of Q1 at the Red Bull Ring Tsunoda was overtaken in the pitlane by Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu, and responded by saying “these guys are f***ing retards” over his team radio.The remarks were brought to the attention of the FIA’s race stewards, who have …Keep reading
McLaren’s protest against Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 penalty for an alleged track limits infringement during Austrian Grand Prix qualifying has been rejected by the FIA stewards because it was inadmissible.The Woking-based team had lodged a formal complaint against the results of qualifying because it was unhappy that Piastri had been penalised and lost his third place on the grid.Having …Keep reading