Norris: Rain visibility now one of F1’s biggest safety topics

Formula Regional driver van ‘t Hoff was killed on Saturday on the final lap of the race after spinning on the Kemmel straight in heavy rain and being hit by a following car as he was unsighted due to severe spray.
The incident drew parallels to Anthoine Hubert’s fatal accident at the 2019 F2 round, which occurred in the dry but also involved a driver being unable to react to a stationary car in …Keep reading
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10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Austrian Grand Prix

On-track, the 2023 edition of the Austrian Grand Prix offered plenty of wheel-to-wheel action, arguably yielding one of the more exciting Formula 1 races of the year.
But many of its biggest talking points were off it – and quite literally too, as a track limits storm raged during and after the race at the Red Bull Ring.
The result itself was familiar, as Max Verstappen streaked to his …Keep reading
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F1’s 2026 car plans look “pretty terrible” says Verstappen

Autosport revealed over the Austrian Grand Prix weekend that concerns have emerged about the danger of F1 making a mis-step with the rules if it does not perfectly marry the chassis regulations to planned all-new engines.
With there being an equal 50/50 split between internal combustion engine power and electrical power, concerns have emerged about drivers running out of battery power halfway …Keep reading
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The key stats behind the Austrian GP track limits penalty farce

Race control was tasked with reviewing more than 1200 instances of cars having reportedly exceeded track limits – all of which came through Turns 9 and 10 at the Red Bull Ring – by running over the painted white lines that denote the edge of the circuit with all four tyres.
For a 71-lap race, that works out as an average of 17 potential incidents per tour or 60 possible infringements for each …Keep reading
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Hamilton has “no answer” for surprising Mercedes F1 Austria struggles

After introducing a raft of upgrades in Monaco, Mercedes seemed to be on an upward trajectory with a double podium in the Spanish Grand Prix and another podium place for Hamilton in Canada.
But two weeks on Mercedes took an alarming step back in Austria, with Hamilton and team-mate George Russell finishing eighth and seventh respectively.
Hamilton said the Brackley team’s Red Bull Ring woes …Keep reading
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Video: The track limits saga at the F1 Austrian GP

The Red Bull Ring is familiar to track limits violations, but after checking over 1200 potential breaches at the Austrian GP, the FIA changed the final order for a large portion of the grid with multiple post-race penalties.
Mixed into this was McLaren’s best result of the year with Lando Norris in fourth, another strong win by Max Verstappen, a lacklustre weekend for Mercedes and an unusual …Keep reading
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Autosport Podcast: F1 Austrian GP review

The reigning F1 world champion only briefly dropped out of the lead due to a split strategy against Charles Leclerc but was still able to comfortably win – and he even pitted late on for fresh tyres to grab the bonus point for fastest lap.
PLUS: The VSC tactic that encouraged Red Bull to lose the lead in Verstappen’s Austrian GP triumph
Leclerc duly had to settle for second for Ferrari, as …Keep reading
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