We exclusively reveal the leaked audio of drivers learning that they’ve been penalised following the Austrian Grand Prix.
Michael Lamonato, FIA-accredited journalist and host of the F1 Strategy Report, joined Matt Grubelich to update you with the latest from Formula 1. They review the Australian Grand Prix and another Verstappen win.
Michael and Freya take a look ahead to the Island X Prix in Sardinia. Rosberg X Racing driver Mikaela Ă…hlin-Kottulinsky and Number 99 Hummer EV Chip Ganassi team manager Dave Birkenfield give us their thoughts on the upcoming double round in Italy.
Max Verstappen dominates Red Bull Racing’s home grand prix after a marathon post-race stewards investigation into track limits breaches.
Max Verstappen dominated the Austrian Grand Prix after seeing off an early strategic challenge from Charles Leclerc.
The Red Bull driver got away easily from pole, and after swatting away a pass attempt from Leclerc around the outside of Turn 3 and then Turn 4, Verstappen set about building a comfortable lead.
Leclerc’s biggest challenge quickly became holding off Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz, who radioed his team several times to suggest he be allowed to fight for second place, though he was rebuffed on each occasion.
Continue reading on RACERMax Verstappen dominates teammate Sergio PĂ©rez after a fiery first-lap clash to lead Red Bull Racing’s first one-two finish in nearly two months.
Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix sprint after a fraught dice with teammate Sergio Perez on the first lap.
Perez got the better start from second on the grid and used his position on the inside of the first turn to snatch the lead. But the Mexican ran slightly deep and onto the wet exit curb, which cost him momentum.
Verstappen cut underneath him on the run to the Turn 3, to which Perez responded by crowding him to the edge of the track, forcing him to dip his right wheels onto the grass.
Continue reading on RACERMax Verstappen lead a Red Bull front-row lockout ahead of Sergio Perez in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix sprint after the team’s chief rivals fumbled their way through the damp session.
Verstappen was in commanding form on the still-drying track following morning rain to beat Perez by 0.493s despite a wobble through Turn 3 that the team guessed cost him as much as 0.15s.
“The car was in a good window, good balance,” he said. “Very happy of course to be first.”
Continue reading on RACERMax Verstappen pinches pole from Charles Leclerc despite a mountain of deleted lap times for drivers exceeding track limits.