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Daniel Ricciardo, Andreas Seidl

Ricciardo says Austrian GP-like race with battles was needed for fulfillment

Daniel Ricciardo says he needed the kind of F1 Austrian GP he had with fights and points, to shake off some of the frustration he is having. For Ricciardo, the F1 Styrian GP and Austrian...
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, FIA, Michael Masi

Verstappen agrees with Norris on penalty points situation; Seidl, Masi add

Max Verstappen has come in aide of Lando Norris with regards to his F1 Austrian GP penalty and the subsequent topic of a ban, as Andreas Seidl and Michael Masi add on. It was not...
Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari, Mattia Binotto

Leclerc, Sainz say swap crucial to maximise; Binotto on France/Austria

Charles Leclerc was fine with the team role in F1 Austrian GP after swapping with Carlos Sainz, as Mattia Binotto puts down track layout as France and Austria difference. The F1 Austrian GP for the...
Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, Andreas Seidl, McLaren

McLaren tried to push Bottas for P2 with Norris; the Finn surprised by pace

Andreas Seidl says McLaren thought of pushing Lando Norris to chase Valtteri Bottas in F1 Austrian GP, but gave in, as the drivers talk through their races. It was another third place finish for Norris...

Australia cancels both F1 and MotoGP races for 2021 season

The Government in Australia has decided to cancel both the F1 and MotoGP races for 2021 at Melbourne and Philip Island. F1: Starting with F1 race at Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, it was already postponed...
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff

Hamilton didn’t know how he got the damage, Wolff shares initial details

Toto Wolff talk through F1 Austrian GP as he adds more on Lewis Hamilton damage, with the Brit noting how they lost an easy second. Aside the hold up from McLaren's Lando Norris early on,...
Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen

Vettel says there was no intention from Raikkonen, just misunderstanding

Sebastian Vettel put down F1 Austrian GP incident with Kimi Raikkonen as misunderstanding, as Antonio Giovinazzi and Esteban Ocon have another terrible run. Aston Martin's Vettel did not have an ideal end to a difficult...
George Russell, Fernando Alonso

Russell pleased with first ‘wheel-to-wheel’ fight against apologetic Alonso

George Russell felt pleased that he "held my own" fighting Fernando Alonso despite ultimately losing out on a first F1 point for Williams in Austria. An excellent qualifying saw Williams' Russell start from eighth after...
F1, Austrian GP, Sergio Perez, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc

Perez, Norris, Leclerc, Masi & more discuss penalty surplus in Austrian GP

Sergio Perez, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc were in thick of things in F1 Austrian GP with regards to penalties among others. The whole penalty saga started upon F1 Austrian GP re-start when Red Bull's...
F1, Austrian GP

Austrian GP: Verstappen dominates in win from Bottas, Norris

Red Bull's Max Verstappen dominated F1 Austrian GP to win from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and McLaren's Lando Norris after trouble for Lewis Hamilton. It was a good start from pole-sitter Max Verstappen in F1 Austrian...
Red Bull, Honda, F1, Toyoharu Tanabe

Honda answers on power speculation, reliability update, 2022 & more

Honda F1 chief Toyoharu Tanabe answers about speculations on power increase, post-reliability upgrades push, personal regret and more on 2022. The 2021 F1 season has been a tremendously successful one for Red Bull Honda thus...
F1, Austrian GP

F1 Austrian GP, Saturday: RB/Merc, Norris/Russell, Vettel/Alonso & more

The Saturday in F1 Austrian GP had one clear driver from Red Bull in the front but everyone else catching him, where Mercedes lost the most. While the top spot could have been predicted for...
Aston Martin, F1, BWT

Aston Martin will not go back to BWT pink, looking to enhance its green

Otmar Szafnauer said they are not going on the green of Aston Martin with BWT pink scheme, but they are looking to enhance its livery for TV prominence. Thirty years ago, Jordan Grand Prix commenced...
F1, Austrian GP

Austrian GP: Verstappen beats Norris by 0.048s for pole, Russell in Q3

Red Bull ended up 1-3 with Max Verstappen on pole in F1 Austrian GP and Sergio Perez third, while McLaren's Lando Norris was second. Q1: The first part in F1 Austrian GP qualifying saw Aston Martin...
F1, Austrian GP

Austrian GP: Verstappen back on top in FP3 from Mercedes duo

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was back on top in F1 Austrian GP FP3 from Mercedes duo of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. It was quite sunny for FP3 in F1 Austrian GP as Red Bull's...
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Toto Wolff

Hamilton signs two-year contract extension to stay with Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension to not only stay with Mercedes, but also continue racing in F1 until 2023. The news about a two-year extension was around the corner during the F1...
F1, Austrian GP

F1 Austrian GP, Friday: Top 2 close, mid-pack, tyres, Mazepin & more

It was an interesting Friday in F1 Austrian GP with a close fight on top and the midfield, as there were more FP1 runners with tyre testing too. The games between Mercedes and Red Bull...
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Hamilton explains need for his sim runs, knew about Mercedes upgrades

Lewis Hamilton talks about his time at F1 simulator which he doesn't likes, as he adds on knowing about upcoming upgrades from Mercedes. With the competitive season in display, the rarest of things has happened,...
F1, Austrian GP

Austrian GP: Hamilton back on top in FP2 from Bottas, Verstappen

Mercedes bounced back in F1 Austrian GP FP2 as Lewis Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to make it an interesting situation. The cloudy conditions continued in F1 Austrian GP FP2 session...
F1, Austrian GP

Austrian GP: Verstappen heads Ferrari duo in FP1 as tyre testing begin

Red Bull'as Max Verstappen was fastest in F1 Austrian GP FP1 from Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz amid tyre testing. It was a bit cloudy in F1 Austrian GP FP1 session as...
Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen, F1,Nicholas Latifi

Alonso on superstitious track walks; he/Verstappen/Latifi talk celebrations

Fernando Alonso reveals superstitious track walks, as he adds on post-race celebrations restrictions with Max Verstappen and Nicholas Latifi adding their bits. While Alpine's Alan Permane thought it was the dedication from Alonso with regards...
Nikita Mazepin, Guenther Steiner, Haas

Mazepin comes with ‘Fok Smash Door’ as return gift for Steiner

Nikita Mazepin took some help from social media and came up with 'Fok Smash Door' as a return gift for his Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner. After Steiner gifted Mazepin a 'spinning top' in line...
Alex Zanardi, Alessandor Zanardi

Zanardi’s wife shares update on her husband’s ongoing rehab programme

Daniela Zanardi - wife of Alessandro - has provided an update on the Italian racer's progress, a year on, since the road incident. A new update on Zanardi has come by virtue of his wife,...
Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren, Andreas Seidl

Ricciardo says he is not over-driving, frustrations not affecting performance

Daniel Ricciardo says he is not over-driving or the fighting the car, but there are limitations still to combat in McLaren, as Andreas Seidl adds more. It has been a mediocre start to the 2021...
Aston Martin, Andrew Alessi, Red Bull

Aston Martin takes another RBR personnel Alessi in aero department

Aston Martin announced another signing from Red Bull Racing, with Andrew Alessi, joining the F1 outfit as Head of Technical Operations. After Red Bull announced that Dan Fallows will leave Red Bull to join Aston...
Red Bull, Mercedes, F1

Mercedes explains its wings philosophy; Horner on challenge, Ferrari talks

James Vowles discusses about Mercedes balancing 2021 and 2022 work, while he adds on about the wings they are running, as Christian Horner features on Beyond The Grid podcast talking about the steps Red...
Manish Pandey, F1, Bernie Ecclestone

Documentary series on Ecclestone in works by Senna maker Pandey

Senna writer/producer Manish Pandey is working on documentary series under the name 'Lucky!' on the life and times of F1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone. After his successful work with the Senna documentary, Pandey is now working...
Guenther Steiner, Nikita Mazepin

Steiner elaborates on ‘Mazespin’ spinning top gift to Mazepin

Guenther Steiner talks the idea behind gifting Nikita Mazepin, the spinning top during F1 Styrian GP and releasing the video on social media. After the social media storm surrounding the hiring of Mazepin by Haas...
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, Mercedes, Red Bull, Christian Horner, Max Verstappen

Updates or no? Hamilton/Wolff/Allison & Horner/Verstappen have their say

The F1 Styrian GP had loads of talks around upgrades as Mercedes raised their hands up on that while Red Bull would continue on - views of Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton, James Allison, Christian...
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Ross Brawn

Leclerc rues Lap 1 clash in otherwise his ‘best race’; Brawn has an advice

Charles Leclerc had a bittersweet moment in F1 Styrian GP, where Lap 1 was not great but post that, it became his 'best performance', as advice from Ross Brawn flew in. The F1 Styrian GP...