Antonelli explains crash with Verstappen at F1 Austrian GP

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has addressed his opening lap crash with Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix. 
The Mercedes driver locked his rear brakes at Turn 3 and collided into the side of the four-time Formula 1 world champion causing both to retire as a result. 
The 18-year-old rookie confirmed that it wasn’t late braking, but rather locking up the rears that caused Antonelli to lose …Keep reading

F1 Austrian GP: Norris fends off Piastri for victory, Verstappen taken out by Antonelli

Lando Norris held off a race-long challenge from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to claim victory at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.
The McLaren pair were untouchable against the rest of the field, leaving the duo to scrap for the race win, with polesitter Norris surviving a couple of challenges to take the chequered flag and close the gap to Piastri at the top of the drivers’ championship …Keep reading

Verstappen out of F1 Austrian GP after Antonelli clash

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has been eliminated from the Austrian Grand Prix after being tagged by Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap.
In the uphill run towards the Turn 3 right-hander, ninth-place starting Antonelli appeared to miss his braking point, ducking to the inside to avoid the cars ahead of him. He then locked his tyres to spear straight into the back of Verstappen at …Keep reading

Sainz out of F1 Austrian GP after formation lap disaster

Carlos Sainz is out of the Austrian Grand Prix before it has even began, as he couldn’t get his Williams Formula 1 car moving for the formation lap.
“Something is stopping the car from moving forward,” he reported over team radio as his car became stuck in first gear.
He forced the car into neutral before being able to start driving the lap to head back to the pits. As the polesitter Lando …Keep reading

What does Verstappen’s surprise qualifying struggles say about Red Bull F1’s state?

P7 and P18 — not exactly the starting positions Red Bull had in mind for its home race in Spielberg.
Yuki Tsunoda was eliminated in Q1, and Max Verstappen was never in the fight for pole during Saturday’s qualifying session.
Of course, the late yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly didn’t help. Red Bull believed that without that incident, Verstappen could’ve started third, but the …Keep reading

Strategy Corner: How preventing an overheating rear is key at F1 Austrian GP

In recent weeks, much of the tyre talk in Formula 1 has surrounded the C6 compound and how it has not had the sort of impact Pirelli might have been hoping for as it looked to develop its softer range of options – but that will be irrelevant in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
In the searing Styrian sun, a team’s performance will depend more on how well they can make the hard and medium …Keep reading

How three F1 rookies reacted to reaching Q3 at F1 Austrian GP qualifying

The 2025 Formula 1 grid has plenty of rookies as five drivers are currently contesting their first, full season in the championship while Franco Colapinto is also a relative newbie. 
Some of them have impressed, particularly at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix as Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto and Andrea Kimi Antonelli all reached Q3.
So, what did they have to say after the …Keep reading

Vasseur to miss F1 Austrian GP for Ferrari

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur will not be at Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix after the Formula 1 team announced he had travelled home for “personal reasons”.
The Frenchman will be replaced by Jerome d’Ambrosio on the pitwall in his capacity as deputy team principal.
It comes after Vasseur lashed out at the Italian media during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, where he said journalists …Keep reading