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Formula One heads to the Red Bull Ring for round 11 of the 2024 season as Spielberg hosts the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend.
Max Verstappen won for the third time in four races to win last time out in Spain, holding off a late charge from Lando Norris to extend his lead in the F1 world championship standings. He now leads Norris, up to second ahead of Charles Leclerc, by 69 points.
Norris was frustrated with second place in a quick McLaren car in Barcelona, while Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton picked up his first podium of the season with a third-place finish.
Austria will host the third sprint race of the season this weekend. Verstappen won both races last year and is a four-time winner of Red Bull’s home race.
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Q1 underway!
We’re underway with the first qualifying session under the summer sun in the Styrian mountains!
Max Verstappen the favourite ahead of the McLarens...
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 15:02
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Here are the Driver Standings heading into qualifying!
1. Max Verstappen - 227 points
2. Lando Norris - 156 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 150 points
4. Carlos Sainz - 120 points
5. Sergio Perez - 112 points
6. Oscar Piastri - 94 points
7. George Russell - 86 points
8. Lewis Hamilton - 73 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 41 points
10. Yuki Tsunoda - 19 points
11. Lance Stroll - 17 points
12. Daniel Ricciardo - 9 points
13. Oliver Bearman - 6 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points
15. Pierre Gasly - 5 points
16. Esteban Ocon - 3 points
17. Alex Albon - 2 points
18. Kevin Magnussen - 1 point
19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 14:53
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner on Daniel Ricciardo’s future:
“I think anything regarding drivers are going to be dealt with in-house before we talk to the media about it,” he said.
“They’re all Red Bull racing drivers and every Red Bull driver knows that there’s always a pressure, that there’s always a scrutiny but Daniel is in the seat and it’s down to him to make the most of that and then it’s always, as we see in Formula 1, things are always fluid.”
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 14:47
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Can Ferrari improve in qualifying?
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 14:39
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And here are the Constructors’ Standings after the sprint race:
1. Red Bull - 339 points
2. Ferrari - 276 points
3. McLaren - 250 points
4. Mercedes - 159 points
5. Aston Martin - 58 points
6. RB - 28 points
7. Alpine - 8 points
8. Haas - 7 points
9. Williams - 2 points
10. Sauber - 0 points
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 14:27
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Mercedes told no criminal offence committed over Lewis Hamilton ‘sabotage’ email
Mercedes have been told no criminal offences were committed after the British-based Formula One team called on police to investigate an anonymous email which claimed Lewis Hamilton’s car was being “sabotaged”.
Speaking at the recent Spanish Grand Prix, team principal Toto Wolff vowed to go “full force” in response to the correspondence – said to be sent by a disgruntled Mercedes staff member – titled “a potential death warrant for Lewis”.
The email, addressed to Wolff, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali, FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem, as well as other major players in the paddock, arrived on June 10, a day after the Canadian Grand Prix – a race where Hamilton was overtaken by team-mate George Russell on the penultimate lap.
Mercedes reported the note to authorities 48 hours later.
Full story below:
Mercedes told no criminal offence committed over Lewis Hamilton ‘sabotage’ email
An anonymous email which claimed Hamilton’s car was being sabotaged has been investigated by police.
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 14:11
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Start times this weekend in Austria:
(All times BST)
Saturday 29 June
- Qualifying: 3pm
Sunday 30 June
- Race: 2pm
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 13:58
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Here are the Driver Standings heading into qualifying!
1. Max Verstappen - 227 points
2. Lando Norris - 156 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 150 points
4. Carlos Sainz - 120 points
5. Sergio Perez - 112 points
6. Oscar Piastri - 94 points
7. George Russell - 86 points
8. Lewis Hamilton - 73 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 41 points
10. Yuki Tsunoda - 19 points
11. Lance Stroll - 17 points
12. Daniel Ricciardo - 9 points
13. Oliver Bearman - 6 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points
15. Pierre Gasly - 5 points
16. Esteban Ocon - 3 points
17. Alex Albon - 2 points
18. Kevin Magnussen - 1 point
19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 13:46
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Max Verstappen fires back at British Grand Prix chief: ‘It’s not my fault’
Max Verstappen insists the promoters of the British Grand Prix need to “look at themselves” and not blame Red Bull for the slow uptake of tickets to this year’s race at Silverstone.
Verstappen won last year’s race – his first British GP triumph – and in total won 19 out of 22 grands prix in 2023, a record amount.
Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle stated last week that Red Bull’s ultra-domination in 2023 has contributed to tickets not yet selling out for this year’s event on 5-7 July.
Max Verstappen fires back at British Grand Prix chief: ‘It’s not my fault’
Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle stated that Red Bull’s domination has played a part in this year’s British Grand Prix not yet selling out
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 13:32
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Sprint race report: Max Verstappen holds off McLaren challenge to win Austrian GP sprint race
Max Verstappen produced an impressive defensive display to hold off Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris and win Saturday’s sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Norris briefly wrested the lead off Verstappen on the fifth of 23 laps at a sun-cooked Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
But Verstappen swatted Norris aside at the next corner before crossing the line 4.6 seconds clear of Piastri with Norris having to settle for third.
George Russell finished fourth for Mercedes, one place ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Lewis Hamilton started sixth and finished in the same position.
Max Verstappen holds off McLaren challenge to win Austrian GP sprint race
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished second and third.
Kieran Jackson29 June 2024 13:17
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