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DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 02 July 1330hrs  1400hrs Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)Lando Norris (McLaren) Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) Friday, 03 July 1430hrs Steven Nielsen (Alpine)Fred Vasseur (Ferrari)Zak Brown (McLaren) Saturday, 04 July Post-Sprint Post-Qualifying First three finishing drivers Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 05 July Post-Race First three […]

George Russell converted pole position into victory at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, resisting late pressure from Max Verstappen to take his second win of the season and strengthen his position in the Drivers’ Championship. The Mercedes driver led from the start at the Red Bull Ring and, despite Verstappen closing in […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)  2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) 3 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: George Russell, your second victory of the season, the seventh of your career, and it seems to me that you aced qualifying, you knew the rules. That was a tough race, you guys so close together at the end, but a […]

George Russell set the pace in final practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by just 0.038s in a closely fought FP3 session at the Red Bull Ring. Antonelli had looked the benchmark for much of the hour, continuing the strong form he had shown across Friday’s […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Giancarlo Fisichella) Q: George Russell, great job, great lap. It’s still under investigation because of the yellow flag but how do you feel?George RUSSELL: I feel incredible. It was such an amazing lap. I saw the yellow, I had a big lift into […]

George Russell claimed pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix after a dramatic qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring. The Mercedes driver produced a superb final lap of 1:06.113 to beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.236s just moments after Max Verstappen’s push for pole had ended in a spectacular crash.  […]

Kimi Antonelli went quickest in the opening practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix weekend, leading a Mercedes one-two at the Red Bull Ring. The championship leader posted a best lap of 1:07.796 on Soft compound tyres, finishing 0.040s clear of team-mate George Russell as Mercedes established the early benchmark in […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Dario MARRAFUSCHI (Pirelli), Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull), James VOWLES (Williams) Q: Laurent, can we start with you please? FP1 was a bit stop-start for you guys, given the aero upgrades that you’re running here. What did you actually get to learn?Laurent MEKIES: It was not the ideal start, I’m not going to lie. We had an engine […]

Kimi Antonelli completed a Friday sweep at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, setting the pace in Free Practice 2 at the Red Bull Ring ahead of McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. The Mercedes driver’s best lap of 1:07.014 put him 0.237s clear of Piastri, with Norris a further 0.088s back […]

PART ONE – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull), Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren), Pierre GASLY (Alpine) Q: Pierre, you’ve got your P3 trophy from Monaco. How sweet does that feel?Pierre GASLY: Yeah, very happy. Q: Anything more you want to add? Just tell us how you got it.PG: Looks good in my home. It looks good in the cabinet. No, obviously, you know, happy to […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 25 June 1430hrs  1500hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)Sergio Pérez (Cadillac)George Russell (Mercedes) Friday, 26 June 1530hrs Dario Marrafuschi (Pirelli)Laurent Mekies (Red Bull)James Vowles (Williams) Saturday, 27 June Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 28 June Post-Race First three finishing drivers