10 things we learned from F1’s 2021 Austrian GP

The second race of Formula 1’s Austria double-header proved more eventful than the first – even if the final result bore heavy resemblance to one week earlier.
Max Verstappen produced another devastating display at the front, taking his third win on the bounce to extend his drivers’ championship lead and continue to turn the screw on Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton.
Mercedes was left unable …Keep reading
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Montoya: “Crazy” to penalise F1 drivers for defending outside moves

Lando Norris was hit with a five-second time penalty after he was deemed to have forced Sergio Perez off-track when fighting for position shortly after the safety car restart at the Red Bull Ring.
Perez tried passing Norris around the outside at Turn 4, only for Norris to squeeze the Red Bull driver out. It caused Perez to touch the gravel and drop from third to 10th.
The penalty was …Keep reading
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Vettel puts last lap Austrian GP crash with Raikkonen down to “misunderstanding”

Vettel qualified eighth on Saturday before dropping back three places on the grid after being penalised for impeding Fernando Alonso at the end of Q2.
While Vettel managed to move back up to eighth after the early safety car period, starting on softs meant he was always set for a two-stop strategy that would sacrifice track position later on.
Vettel dropped back to 14th after completing his …Keep reading
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Why the FIA is unmoved over Austrian GP penalty criticism

In an era when the championship has tried to encourage a ‘let them race’ mentality, the sanction given to Norris in particular prompted the biggest debate of all.
With the McLaren driver having not made any contact with Perez, and the duel being not much different to similar incidents that escaped sanction in the past, it was no surprise that many were unhappy with the FIA’s heavy-handed …Keep reading
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Shovlin: Mercedes became ‘the makers of our own issues’ in Austria

Verstappen picked up Red Bull’s fifth consecutive victory on Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, extending his lead in the drivers’ championship over Lewis Hamilton to 32 points.
Hamilton lost an “easy second” place finish after picking up damage to the rear end of his car, causing him to slip behind Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and McLaren’s Lando Norris to fourth place.
While …Keep reading
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