5:07 AM ET ESPN staff Mercedes is confident it can fix the cooling issues it experienced at the Austrian Grand Prix and has revealed it was already working on a solution before it turned a wheel at the Red Bull Ring last weekend. 1 Related Mercedes’ ten-race consecutive winning streak came to an end on
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12:11 PM ET Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto feels “ashamed” Formula One did not agree on a change to the specification of this year’s tyres in an attempt to curb Mercedes’ dominance this season. 1 Related Mercedes is the only team that has consistently got this year’s Pirelli tyres to work, while Ferrari and Red
5:58 AM ET The Austrian Grand Prix saw Mercedes finally falter as a fantastic battle between Red Bull and Ferrari unfolded at the front. ESPN F1 writers Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders join columnists Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker in discussing the biggest talking points from the weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Does Verstappen
Jul 2, 2019 SPIELBERG, Austria — If the French Grand Prix was a showcase of everything that’s wrong with modern F1, the Austrian Grand Prix proved that there is still plenty right with the sport. Despite having the same cars, the same drivers and the same rules, all the ingredients were there: wheel-to-wheel racing, a
10:33 AM ET Formula One has confirmed Max Verstappen won its Austrian Grand Prix driver of the day vote, saying a technical error resulted in Williams’ Robert Kubica initially being given that award. During the wait for the winner of the race to be confirmed, it was noted that Kubica, who finished three laps down
8:35 AM ET Romain Grosjean offered a bleak assessment of Haas’ Austrian Grand Prix, saying his lack of grip was so bad that it felt like a wet race. Haas looked strong on Saturday, with Kevin Magnussen qualifying fifth (he started 10th after a penalty) and Grosjean settling for 11th on the grid, but both
6:45 AM ET After seeing Max Verstappen’s thrilling Austrian Grand Prix win Red Bull boss Christian Horner dismissed suggestions of the Dutchman having his heart set on a move to a rival team. 1 Related Last year, Verstappen extended his contract to the 2020 season, but ahead of the race in Spielberg reports in German
12:29 PM ET Red Bull’s Christian Horner said Max Verstappen’s victory at the Austrian Grand Prix was exactly what Formula One needed after recent criticism, adding that to have had the result changed due to a penalty would have been “incomprehensible”. Verstappen claimed a thrilling win on track, passing Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and then
11:50 AM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — If the French Grand Prix was a showcase of everything that’s wrong with modern F1, the Austrian Grand Prix proved there is still plenty right with the sport. Despite having the same cars, the same drivers and the same rules, all the ingredients were there: wheel-to-wheel racing, a surprise