2024 Formula 1 Preview & Review.

F1 Spanish GP: Sainz fastest from Norris in tight final practice.
Home hero Sainz eclipsed former team-mate Norris by a small margin in Formula 1 practice at Barcelona; top four all within a tenth of a second.
Jun 22, 2024
Jake Boxall-Legge
Motorsport.com

Carlos Sainz closed out Formula 1 free practice at the Spanish Grand Prix with the best time in FP3, ahead of Lando Norris by 0.03 seconds. Sainz managed to beat Norris' soft-tyre benchmark in the final flurry of qualifying simulations, doing what the Mercedes duo and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc could not.

A slow start to the session ensured that Lewis Hamilton had the circuit to himself in the opening five minutes, which he used to set the soft-tyre benchmark with a 1m14.178s - almost a second shy of his FP2 headliner. He brought this down to a 1m13.865s shortly after Max Verstappen had set a 1m14.237s on mediums, but had to cede the advantage when George Russell punched in a 1m13.431s time to go fastest.

The two Mercedes were split by the Ferrari drivers; Sainz went up to second, just a tenth shy of Russell's lap, and Leclerc was a mere three-hundredths away from his team-mate after missing the bulk of FP2. Norris then elbowed his way between Russell and the Ferraris on a lap on mediums, 0.001s clear of Sainz's previous lap. McLaren's preparation ahead of FP3 was almost derailed by a fire in its motorhome, but both drivers were able to take to the circuit with minimal loss in track time.

‘Home hero Sainz’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...ice-/10626008/


Spanish GP: Free Practice 3 Results
Full results from Free Practice 3 from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
22 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from Free Practice 3 from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff

1 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 19 1:13.013

2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 14 1:13.043 0.030

3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 18 1:13.050 0.037

4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 24 1:13.087 0.074

5 63 George Russell Mercedes 20 1:13.164 0.151

6 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 26 1:13.359 0.346

7 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 19 1:13.723 0.710

8 23 Alex Albon Williams 14 1:13.753 0.740

9 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 21 1:13.786 0.773

10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 14 1:13.907 0.894

‘Free Practice 3 Results’;

https://speedcafe.com/spanish-gp-fre...ice-3-results/


Sainz pips Norris and Leclerc to top spot in FP3 in F1 Spanish GP
Jun 22, 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz ended the third practice session at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix with the quickest time on the board as he edged McLaren’s Lando Norris.

The Spaniard posted a 1:13.013s late in proceedings on the Soft compound to log a 0.030-second margin over Norris, who split the Ferraris with Charles Leclerc third. Leclerc was the quickest driver through the first two sectors, but the Monegasque driver was unable to sustain that as a wide moment saw him come up 0.037s short.

Max Verstappen showed an improved turn of pace from Red Bull in the final practice hour as he elevated his RB20 up into fourth, within a tenth of the benchmark lap. The two Mercedes drivers came in next, with George Russell turning the tables on team-mate Lewis Hamilton as the Silver Arrows continued to be located at the front. Sergio Perez managed an improvement as he wound up seventh…

‘Sainz pips Norris’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...f1-spanish-gp/


Bizarre Leclerc/Norris clash headlines Spanish GP final practice
Jun 22, 2024
by Josh Suttill
The Race

FP3 highlights
• Just 0.074s cover the top four
• Sainz on top ahead of Norris
• Two separate on-track clashes

Leclerc had Norris on his left at the entry to Turns 7/8 and Leclerc then moved over and made minor contact with the McLaren driver in a move that appeared to be an act of retaliation. Both drivers continued but Leclerc - visibly furious inside the cockpit - offered a single expletive to Ferrari over the team radio.

"He just drove into me, I think I've got damage," Norris told McLaren. The incident is being investigated and both Leclerc and Norris will see the stewards after the session. Bizarrely that wasn't the only on-track clash in third practice. Lance Stroll and Lewis Hamilton will also see the stewards after the session following a run-in at Turn 5.

‘Bizarre Leclerc/Norris clash headlines’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/b...ish-gp-fp3-f1/


Charles Leclerc accused of 'road rage' on Lando Norris at Spanish GP as McLaren star fumes
Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris made contact in a contentious Spanish Grand Prix session.
Jun 22, 2024
Jack McEachen
Daily and Sunday Express

Charlec Leclerc went into Lando Norris at the Spanish GP. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was accused of "road rage" on Sky Sports F1 commentary after a late collision with Lando Norris in the third practice session ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

‘Charles Leclerc was accused of "road rage" on Sky Sports F1 commentary’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ris-Spanish-GP


Lewis Hamilton berated by Lance Stroll as Mercedes star under investigation at Spanish GP
Lance Stroll was furious with Lewis Hamilton during the final practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Jun 22, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

Lewis Hamilton is facing an investigation from the stewards after he made contact with Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll during FP3 at the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion was driving slowly on the outside line at Turn Five when the Aston Martin racer crept up on the inside. As Stroll drifted to the outside line, he bumped into Hamilton, who was still in the way.

Stroll couldn't contain his frustration, fuming: "This f***ing guy! He thinks he is alone on track!" Hamilton admitted his wrongdoing, chiming in: "I didn't see him. My bad." After noting the on-track clash, the FIA opted to upgrade their involvement into an investigation, meaning both Hamilton and Stroll will take a trip to see the stewards before qualifying gets underway.

‘Lance Stroll was furious’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ish-Grand-Prix


Lewis Hamilton sworn at by F1 rival amid threat of Spanish GP penalty
The incident happened towards the end of the final practice session in Barcelona on Saturday, as Lewis Hamilton got in the way of the charging Aston Martin of Lance Stroll
Jun 22, 2024
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
The Mirror

Lewis Hamilton incurred the wrath of Lance Stroll who swore at the Mercedes star during final practice in Barcelona. Both drivers have been summoned to see the Formula 1 stewards after the incident which took place in practice on Saturday. Stroll was on a flying lap in his Aston Martin when he came across the slow-moving Mercedes on track which got in his way.

Hamilton turned into the corner close to the racing line and had to jolt to the right after spotting Stroll approaching. But the damage had been done and the Canadian had to squeeze the brakes and back out of the lap. "I didn't see him, my bad," said Hamilton over the radio.

Clearly, though, Stroll needed more than that to calm down as he appeared to purposely bump the Mercedes in retaliation before taking to the radio to vent his frustration. He shouted: "This f***ing guy thinks he's alone on the track!" The incident will be investigated ahead of qualifying by the stewards who will decide what an appropriate punishment will be.

‘The charging Aston Martin of Lance Stroll’;

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...sh-gp-33085573

Lando Norris stuns Verstappen to seal Spanish GP pole position.
The British driver pulled off a stunning lap at the death to deny the championship leader the front grid spot.
22 June 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport

McLaren driver Lando Norris secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 after pipping Red Bull star Max Verstappen in qualifying for Sunday’s Formula 1 race. The Dutchman had the edge over Norris going into the top-10 shootout in Q3 after topping the timings in Q2 and surpassed his time with a 1:11.403, which was good enough to see off the challenge from Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz on the first run.

But on the second, Norris went purple in the second sector and edged out Verstappen by two hundredths of a second, making it four different polesitters in the last four races and Norris claimed pole at the Spanish GP, the second of his career. Lewis Hamilton starts P3 ahead of George Russell, as the two Mercedes beat Ferrari to the second row with Leclerc fifth and Sainz sixth ahead of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon in the Alpine.

Oscar Piastri went off into the gravel and didn’t set a time, but the McLaren star will be promoted to ninth ahead of Sergio Perez, who will have a three-place grid penalty from the Canadian GP applied to his qualifying position and starts from P11.

‘Norris stuns Verstappen’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/lan...appen-f1-2024/


Spanish GP: Qualifying Results
Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
23 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Pos Num Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Diff Penalties

1 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:12.386 1:11.872 1:11.383

2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:12.306 1:11.653 1:11.403 0.020

3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:12.143 1:11.792 1:11.701 0.318

4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:12.456 1:11.812 1:11.703 0.320

5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:12.257 1:12.038 1:11.731 0.348

6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:12.403 1:11.874 1:11.736 0.353

7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:12.651 1:12.079 1:11.857 0.474

8 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 1:12.477 1:12.054 1:12.061 0.678 -3

9 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:12.691 1:12.109 1:12.125 0.742

10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:12.460 1:12.011

‘Full results from Qualifying’;

https://speedcafe.com/spanish-gp-qualifying-results/


Norris beats Verstappen to pole in thrilling Spanish GP qualifying session
22 June 2024

Formula One - Official Site

McLaren driver Lando Norris secured the second pole position of his Formula 1 career after coming out on top in an epic battle with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Norris, who was last on pole at the Sochi Autodrom back in 2021, had trailed Verstappen after the opening Q3 runs, but produced a stunning final lap of 1m 11.383s to outpace the Dutchman by two hundredths of a second.

Mercedes converted their encouraging practice pace into a competitive qualifying display, with Lewis Hamilton managing to turn the tables on team mate George Russell as they took P3 and P4 on the grid for Sunday’s race. Charles Leclerc and home favourite Carlos Sainz had to settle for fifth and sixth in what was another tight session around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, while Pierre Gasly starred en route to seventh for Alpine.

Sergio Perez was eighth in his Red Bull, but will drop three places on the grid with his penalty from Canada, promoting the other Alpine of Esteban Ocon and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who had a scruffy Q3 and failed to log a time.

‘Norris beats Verstappen’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...Jb3U1Vxg4PXfke


Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Qualifying Results
Find out what happened in qualifying for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
June 22, 2024
Morgan Holiday
FormulaNerds

Q3: Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, and Alpine all had both of their drivers reach Q3. These ten drivers made their way out onto the track for their final chance to grab pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix. Perez set a 1:13.061 on used tyres before Verstappen went fastest overall with a 1:11.673. Norris’ first flying lap was one tenth off of Verstappen, putting him in second place ahead of Hamilton.

Everyone but Piastri got a flying lap in before coming back to the pits with five minutes to go. Two minutes later, everyone was back out for their final lap. Piastri, still with no time set, was the first to make a final (and first) attempt at pole. Unfortunately for the young Australian, he went into the gravel in Sector 3, which compromised his lap time.

As almost everyone improved, Sainz took second place at his home race before getting displaced by his teammate Leclerc. Verstappen improved on his provisional pole time, but Norris was matching him. The British driver set the fastest overall time in Sector 2 before going on to set a time of 1:11.383, just 0.02s faster than Verstappen. Hamilton slotted into third place with his final lap, finishing ahead of George Russell and Leclerc.

‘What happened in qualifying’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/sp...fying-results/


Norris claims second F1 pole at Spanish GP with 'best-ever lap'
Jun 22, 2024
by Valentin Khorounzhiy
The Race

Lando Norris defeated Max Verstappen in a thrilling Formula 1 pole fight at the Spanish Grand Prix, snatching first place on Sunday's grid away at the last second by 0.020s to claim his second-ever F1 pole. Verstappen looked to have a decisive edge over his rivals after comfortably topping Q2 and then leading in the initial stages of Q3 despite not even matching his Q2 time.

But while Verstappen then found an extra two tenths on his second run, Norris found four, denying the championship-leading Dutchman for his and McLaren's first grand prix pole since 2021. After qualifying he called it the best lap of his F1 career so far. Three tenths behind them, Lewis Hamilton overturned his recent trend of qualifying defeats versus Mercedes team-mate George Russell, albeit just by 0.002s - with Russell having run in his tow all through Q3 and having objected to Hamilton's prep lap strategy on their first run.

It was ultimately a disappointing showing for the Ferraris, with Charles Leclerc - escaping a penalty for his contact with Norris in third practice - 0.005s ahead of Carlos Sainz but just short of the Mercedes duo. It meant the Ferraris locked out row three, followed by the qualifying's surprise package - Pierre Gasly's Alpine.

'Best-ever lap';

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/l...fying-mclaren/


Spanish Grand Prix qualifying results: Lando Norris snatches pole as Hamilton ends hoodoo
Lando Norris pipped Max Verstappen to pole position in a thrilling qualifying session at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Jun 22, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

Lando Norris caused a major upset in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen to pole position by less than two-hundredths of a second. Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top three. Just two tenths separated the top five drivers heading into the final runs of Q1 with Charles Leclerc leading the way from Verstappen and Norris. However, when the clock ticked down to zero, it was Lewis Hamilton on top.

In Q2, things looked bleak for Hamilton and Sergio Perez after the first runs, but both frontrunners were able to secure their places in the final round of qualifying. There was no such luck for Fernando Alonso though; The home hero finished just below the cut-off line. His Aston Martin team-mate, Lance Stroll, was also eliminated, while Nico Hulkenberg was unable to improve on his final run. Both Sauber drivers rounded out the bottom five in Q2, representing a slight improvement on a miserable start to the year.

As the first runs of Q3 rolled in, Verstappen stamped his authority on the session, but Norris, Hamilton and George Russell were all within two-tenths of his time. Of that trio, it was the McLaren star who took the fight to the reigning champion, snatching pole position in style.

‘Lando Norris pipped Max Verstappen’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ifying-results

Norris says “balls out” pole lap was his best ever “by a long way”.
“It feels great. It was an amazing lap. Honestly, it was my best lap by a long way. I pretty much put the whole lap together. I got a nice slipstream. I think probably my best corner around the lap, every single part of it put together.”
22 June 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Lando Norris said the lap which earned him pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix was one of the best of his career. The McLaren driver has taken pole three times before in F1 – once for a grand prix at Sochi in 2021, and twice for sprint races. But he said an extra effort was needed to wrest the top spot away from Max Verstappen with his final run in Q3 today.

“Poles always feel good, and it’s the second one in my career – I’ve had two sprint race poles, but I don’t regard that at all as a pole position so this is the second one of my career. It’s been a while since Sochi, all the way back then.”

“Balls out”;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/22/...by-a-long-way/


The data that shows where Norris won pole position
Max Verstappen was denied Spanish Grand Prix pole position by two hundredths of a second.
22 June 2024
Pepijn van der Hulst & Nick Golding
RacingNews365

Red Bull and Verstappen managed to reduce the gap in qualifying, but that was not enough for pole position. When the laps of Verstappen and Norris are compared, you see that the Red Bull driver is slightly faster in the first sector, but loses almost one and a half tenths in the second sector. In the third sector, Verstappen took back a tenth, bringing the difference to two hundredths. Marko's statements were partly correct, because the onboard images and the data show that in addition to turn four, turn six is also a crucial corner.

Norris took about six hundredths there, partly due to a poorer exit from Verstappen. That was about the same as in turn four, whilst Verstappen also had to give up some time in turn five. So it is clear that Red Bull is still losing out in the long turns, and Norris could make the difference there. Verstappen braked later and entered the corner with more speed, yet Norris' exits were much better.

Verstappen came very close to pole position, especially due to a strong final corner. So little separated the Dutchman and Norris, will we also have such a great battle in the race?
VERSTAPPEN & NORRIS LAP TIMES IN Q3
S1 S2 S3 Lap Time
NOR 21.383 28.402 21.598 1:11.383
VER 21.369 28.541 21.493 1:11.403
Difference -0.014 +0.139 -0.105 +0.20

The data

https://racingnews365.com/the-data-t...-pole-position


Mark Hughes: How Red Bull opened the door to a Norris upset
Jun 22, 2024
by Mark Hughes
The Race

It wasn’t the four-team battle for pole that looked feasible through Spanish Grand Prix's practice sessions. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen – in that order - stepped it up when it mattered to leave Mercedes and Ferrari over three tenths behind. So what was responsible for the change in pattern?

Lando Norris: "To commit and know when to take the risks… over the weekend I’d pushed the limits but maybe not on the very high speeds where the consequences are more. But after looking at the data I was losing almost two-tenths to Max in just those two corners. They were the corners where I was least comfortable and it was just about committing and hoping I came out the other side in one piece. That’s what I needed to do on that final lap and that’s exactly what I did… It was pretty much a perfect lap and probably the best I’ve ever done.”

Comparing his first Q3 run to that balls-out final one, the telemetry shows a confidence lift down to 92% throttle at Turn 9 first time around, but a zero-lift 100% commitment in the last run. It brings him out onto the back straight 1km/h faster. Into the final turn, on the first Q3 lap he dipped to 80% throttle part-way through (up from 70% in FP3) but on the final run that lift was to 91%. Still not the 100% of Verstappen, but the McLaren wasn’t running as much downforce as the Red Bull.

‘Opened the door’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/l...ull-explained/


Max Verstappen offers brutal three-word verdict as Lando Norris snatches Spanish GP pole
Max Verstappen was far from delighted with his qualifying result at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Jun 22, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

Max Verstappen has labelled Red Bull’s steps forward at the Spanish Grand Prix as ‘not good enough’ after losing pole position to Lando Norris on Saturday. The reigning world champion won last time out in Canada, but his team’s advantage over the chasing pack has been all but wiped out over the past handful of races. Historically, Red Bull have performed well in Barcelona, but after qualifying ended on Saturday it was clear that both McLaren and Mercedes were on par with or even faster than the Milton Keynes-based outfit.

This was summed up by Sergio Perez’s struggles as he languished to a P8 finish. Thanks to his own impressive performance, Verstappen was still able to secure his place on the front row for the race on Sunday, but with passing opportunities limited and murmurs of rain looking less likely to prove true, his chances of beating Norris are less than favourable. When Verstappen was asked if missing out on pole position serves as a wake-up call, he hit back: “I think we are pretty much very awake already with what’s happening.”

“We need to push on, we need to bring parts faster, better. We had a very dominant car last year. That is completely gone, naturally, and we just need to really try and make a step ahead again.” He then analysed the improvements made heading into the race in Barcelona. “I think it’s been okay, but not good enough clearly,” he added. “On this kind of track, I was hoping of course to be ahead.”

‘Brutal three-word verdict: “Not good enough” ’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ish-Grand-Prix


Winners and losers from the Spanish Grand Prix qualifying
22 Jun 2024
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com

Winners
Lando Norris/McLaren: What superlatives can be used to describe Lando Norris’ pole position in Barcelona? Try all of them!
Max Verstappen: Sure, Max may have been beaten by Norris as the duo both enjoyed last-minute tows to help boost their final flying laps, but the reigning World Champion displayed his usual ability to put in the big lap when it mattered right at the end of Q3.

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes: The W15 may not have been capable of the same highs George Russell managed to achieve with it in qualifying in Canada, but third and fourth – and clear of Ferrari – was a hugely solid result.
Alpine: On a weekend in which the team has made headlines for unusual reasons due to the rumours over their long-term power unit supply deal, as well as re-hiring the controversial Flavio Briatore, Alpine continued to show the improved pace that Montreal had indicated.

Losers
Authoritative stewarding: It’s been a season of strange stewarding decisions with some harsh decisions made (particularly towards Fernando Alonso, leading to his complaints over how he felt “nationality matters” when it comes to steward’s decisions).
RB: The team has shown up in Barcelona with a significant upgrade package, including a revised engine cover and sidepod, as well as a new rear wing and floor body. But, despite these steps, the performance hasn’t been there so far this weekend.
Aston Martin: With neither Alonso nor Stroll making it into Q3, the Spaniard admitted that the difficulties facing the team are proving quite similar to last.

‘Winners and losers’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/winner...rix-qualifying


F1's shocking Leclerc/Stroll let-off is a dangerous example
Jun 22, 2024
by Josh Suttill
The Race

Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll were deeply fortunate to have taken part in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying unpenalised after their antics in final practice. Leclerc was irked by Norris getting in his way at the end of FP3 at Turn 5 and then moved towards the McLaren driver, making minor contact in what appeared to be an act of retaliation just before Turn 7. Leclerc offered a single expletive to his engineer while Norris reported damage and said "he [Leclerc] just drove into me".

You can't use your car as a weapon to make your point. Even if it's at a comparatively low speed, it's reckless and dangerous to all those involved. It's exactly why the stewards came down so hard on Sebastian Vettel with a stop-and-go penalty for deliberately tapping Hamilton's Mercedes behind the safety car at the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - surely one of the most worthwhile precedents, even if that was in a race seven years ago.

You have to at least credit Stroll for admitting his intent, as with Leclerc it was quite clear what the purpose of the "erratic" move was. Bizarrely, the stewards prefixed saying Leclerc's move was erratic but not dangerous with "irrespective of any possible intent", which seems to indicate evidence of intent won't have changed the punishment. And that's wrong. After all, it's down to the stewards to deliver justice, never the driver and it's been thoroughly the wrong way around at the Spanish GP.

‘Dangerous example’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/l...ctice-penalty/

Verstappen outfoxes Norris to win tense Spanish GP.
Max Verstappen won an strategic Spanish Grand Prix from Lando Norris despite a late charge from the McLaren driver.
24 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Norris enjoyed a late-race pace advantage over Verstappen out front but was unable to bridge the gap after losing time in the opening stint. That came courtesy of Mercedes' George Russell, though it was Lewis Hamilton who completed the podium.

Oscar Piastri was seventh to the line in the second McLaren while Daniel Ricciardo improved from 18th on the grid to 15th at the flag. Russell withstood a late push from Leclerc to maintain fourth from the Ferrari driver, whose team-mate Sainz was sixth.

Piastri saw the flag seventh ahead of Perez, Gasly, and Ocon rounded out the top 10. A late pass on Valtteri Bottas left Ricciardo 15th after 66 laps of racing, while Yuki Tsunoda was 19th after a three-stop strategy that came with a post-race time penalty for pit lane speeding.

‘Verstappen outfoxes Norris’;

https://speedcafe.com/verstappen-out...se-spanish-gp/


Spanish GP: Race Results
Full results from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
24 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Pos Num Driver Team Laps/Diff

1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 66

2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 2.219

3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 17.79

4 63 George Russell Mercedes 22.32

5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 22.709

6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 31.028

7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 33.76

8 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 59.524

9 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 62.025

10 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine 71.889

‘Full results’;

https://speedcafe.com/spanish-gp-race-results/


Verstappen grabs Spanish Grand Prix win, Norris again closest challenger
23 Jun 2024
Steven De Groote
F1 Technical

A perfect plan of execution and a quick rectification of falling behind Russell at the start were key to Max Verstappen's victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. Lando Norris eventually came close but finished second ahead of Lewis Hamilton who confirmed the resurgence of Mercedes.

Lando Norris had previously gone on record to do everything possible to maintain the lead from pole and convert this pole position to a victory, and the start clearly showed so. Norris went right to cover Verstappen with the latter briefly in the grass as they continued side by side on the very right of the track towards Turn 1.

Trouble came from behind though as George Russell saw his opportunity and enjoyed the slipstream of the two ahead, swerved to the outside and had the ideal line into Turn 1 to take the lead. Hamilton was stuck in fourth, followed by Leclerc and Sainz.

‘Verstappen grabs Spanish Grand Prix win’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24840


Max Verstappen holds off Norris to win Spanish GP and increase F1 lead
Jun 23, 2024
joseph wilson
Yahoo! UK & Ireland

MONTMELÓ, Spain (AP) — Max Verstappen steered his Red Bull to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to increase his lead in the Formula 1 drivers championship. Verstappen started from second on the grid behind pole-sitter Lando Norris. But the three-time champion whipped past the McLaren driver by the first turn and then overtook George Russell on lap three of 66 and never looked back.

Norris tried to mount a late challenge but Verstappen upped the pace to cross first. Norris was second, followed by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes in third. Verstappen said that his moves to get past Norris and Russell so early proved crucial so he could build an advantage and keep the hard-charging Norris at bay.

“I think what made the difference in the race was the beginning,” Verstappen said. “I took the lead and had my buffer. After that we had to drive a defensive race.”

“Had my buffer”;

https://sports.yahoo.com/max-verstap...cPH5F3ss7NnJGu


Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris in pits to win strategic Spanish GP
The Red Bull star fought off a late challenge from Norris after a strategic battle fought in the pits
23 June 2024
Joe Krishnan
F1 Technical

Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Sunday, beating Lando Norris to earn his seventh Formula 1 victory in 2024. Norris had qualified on pole with only 0.02 between himself and Verstappen, and the fine margins in pace carried forward into the race as the pair were clearly quicker than the rest of the top 10.

As an intriguing pit-stop strategy battle unfolded between McLaren and Red Bull, it was Verstappen who had enough of a gap to be comfortable as he crossed the finish line to clinch his seventh race win of the season.

Lewis Hamilton passed George Russell to secure his first podium finish in 12 races to confirm Mercedes’ best team result in 2024. They were rarely troubled by the two Ferraris behind, with Charles Leclerc fifth and Carlos Sainz sixth on another disappointing weekend for the Scuderia.

‘Win strategic Spanish GP’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/max...-beats-norris/


Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Race Results
Could Lando Norris and McLaren convert pole position to victory in Barcelona?
June 23, 2024
James Phillips
FormulaNerds

With ten laps to go, the gap at the front stabilised at just over five seconds. Alex Albon had a strange moment, running wide into the gravel, his team not informing him of the cause. Leclerc’s pace on the soft tyre saw him close on Russell. With just three laps to go, Leclerc moved to within 1.6 seconds of the Mercedes.

Norris took almost a full second out of Max Verstappen with only a lap and a half left. The gap shrunk to just 2.5 seconds as the top two started their final tour. Ultimately., Verstappen held off the attempt, as did Russell, seeing off Leclerc.

Max Verstappen took a hard earned victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, Norris taking P2. Hamilton and Russell finished P3 and P4. Leclerc was P5, Sainz P6, Piastri P7, Perez took P8 from Gasly, with Ocon completing the top ten.

‘Hard earned victory’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/sp...-race-results/

Christian Horner after victory in Spain: 'Max drove a brilliant race today'.
Max Verstappen has won the Spanish Grand Prix. The Dutchman finished two seconds ahead of Lando Norris, who was closing in during the final stages. Teammate Sergio Pérez finished eighth.
23 June 2024
Yvonne Huijs
Verstappen.nl

Christian Horner, team principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said after the race: “Max drove a brilliant race today, and strategically we got it just right. The first lap was crucial with the start being one element of it, but Max also needed to overtake the Mercedes at the right moment and then quickly get the tyres under control which is very difficult under pressure. Checo was on a three stop strategy today and he executed a tricky race with good overtakes to secure points, so should take some confidence away from the weekend.”

“It was a very exciting race with hard, fair racing and small margins. McLaren are doing a great job, Ferrari aren’t far away and Mercedes have made progress as well, but we’re just keeping our nose ahead and it’s important that we keep pushing because there are still a lot more races to go.”

“Max drove a brilliant race today”;

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5509/


F1 | GP Spain, the point by gian Carlo minardi “Verstappen is a jackhammer, even without the best car”
23 June 2024
The Point by Gian Carlo Minardi
Minardi F1 - The Official Site

Even without having the best car Max Verstappen won once again. The Dutchman confirmed that he is a jackhammer by covering the many laps with the same pace, outclassing his teammate who crossed the finish line almost a minute later.

rio Perez constantly ran six tenths of a second per lap slower, like in qualifying. Despite a different strategy, the results did not change. Certainly, the worth of this Red Bull is not that of Perez, but neither is it that of Verstappen who puts a lot of his own into it.

Currently, the ladder clear with Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari the fourth force of the world championship. McLaren paid for its inexperience because, even if they are a strong team they are not yet ready to win because they make mistakes. The team made some important gifts to its direct rivals, in both the pitstops and terms of the strategy. Despite this, Norris finished just 2”2 from the Dutchman.

‘Jackhammer’;

https://www.minardi.it/en/f1-gp-spai...-the-best-car/


Verstappen praises Red Bull for finding the best strategy
24 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Expanding on his seventh victory of the season, the three-time world champion noted: “We executed everything really well today and I am really pleased to win here in Barcelona. I managed to get ahead in lap two, which ultimately made my race, and the Team did a great job as we were aggressive with the strategy and made all of the right calls.”

"After we overtook and led the race we had to take quite a defensive strategy and really push to the end. We lacked a bit of pace and McLaren were better on the tyres than us today, so that is something that we need to look at and aim to improve on. I needed to try and push a bit more as Lando was pushing full out behind to try to catch me.”

‘Finding the best strategy’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24848


Spanish GP Race Analysis - Why F1'S "Fastest Car" Couldn't Beat Verstappen
22:13 Sun, 23 Jun 2024
Motorsport.com

F1 returned to Barcelona for a strangely familiar tale in 2024 -but despite having "the fastest car" in Formula 1, why couldn't Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen in Barcelona? Jake Boxall-Legge and Filip Cleeren join Bryn Lucas to chat about the fight for first, break down the chasing pack, and discuss why it's too little too late for Barcelona to remain on the F1 calendar beyond 2026.

‘F1'S "Fastest Car" Couldn't Beat Verstappen’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/video/...tappen/652274/


Christian Horner explains Red Bull strategy as Max Verstappen wins Spanish GP
Christian Horner hails the crucial moments in Max Verstappen's Barcelona win
23 Jun 2024
James Dielhenn
Crash.Net

Christian Horner hailed Max Verstappen as “decisive” and said “he doesn’t mess about” as he won the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. Red Bull team principal Horner told Sky Sports: “Max drove a brilliant race today. Strategically we got it just right. We went for an optimum race time and it paid off. We knew the McLaren would come back with the overlap on the tyre at the end of the race. We had just enough in hand. It was so decisive, the first lap was crucial. The pass on George was even more important.”

Horner said about the crucial moment of Verstappen’s seventh win in 10 rounds this season: “The start was one element. The move he needed to put on George, quickly. Then get the tyres under control. I can’t express how difficult that is. One on hand you’re telling the driver to cruise and look after the tyres, but he obviously went for it. He got the pass done then executed a perfect race.”

“He did it the hard way. Around the outside. Close, hard, fair racing. We were relieved to see that get done.” Damon Hill said to Horner about Verstappen: “That’s why he gets the big money…” Horner said about his star driver: “He’s so decisive. He just doesn’t mess about. He comes about to traffic and he’s so decisive. That’s one of his key qualities. If he’s there, he will go for it. And the other drivers know that.”

‘Red Bull strategy’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105109...ins-spanish-gp


Verstappen continues reign in Spain as Norris pays the price | F1 Update
23 June 2024
RacingNews365

RacingNews365's Ian Parkes and Nick Golding dissect a thrilling Spanish Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen used all his talent!

‘Dissection’;

https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...rice-f1-update


Mark Hughes: How McLaren and Red Bull really compared in Spain
Jun 23, 2024
by Mark Hughes
The Race

“Not could have won it,” said Lando Norris after finishing the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix a couple of seconds behind Max Verstappen. “Should have won it. The car was incredible today, for sure the quickest. It was decided by a poor start.”

The Red Bull remains supreme in the high-speed corners, and over a single lap on new tyres it may even have been potentially slightly faster, but the McLaren looks the more flexible machine, the one more likely to be a contender on every type of track. “I think we struggle a bit for optimum pace,” said Verstappen, “and we are lacking good tyre deg at the end of the stints. Late in the stints Lando could push a bit harder through certain corners. In my opinion,” said Norris, “they had a quicker car yesterday. But we had a quicker car today.”

What we were watching, as we’ve done so many times before, was a competition trading off tyre usage with track position. You could afford to eat into your tyre life a little if it made an overtake feasible. But it was a tiny window, one which Verstappen had exploited when it was briefly open.

‘Watching ‘trading off’ tyre life’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/m...rsus-red-bull/


Verstappen wary 'more performance' required as McLaren threaten
Max Verstappen has recognised that Red Bull must do more to remain on top.
24 June 2024
Nick Golding & Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Max Verstappen has insisted that Red Bull needs to "find more performance"... "From my side, I can only, of course, speak about myself," Verstappen told select media including RacingNews365. "And I think we are, of course, struggling a little bit for that outright pace, it felt like.”

"Plus, I feel like we didn't have the best tyre life today compared to Lando. It just seemed like he could push a bit more in some corners. Of course, we were a bit upset at one point with the tyres as well, because he went a bit longer in the first stint. But yeah, we still optimise everything. I mean, I can't really say that we did something wrong in the race, but we just need to try and find more performance."

‘Optimise everything’;

https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...laren-threaten


Perez already looking ahead to Austria after Spain struggles
23 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Sergio Perez started the Spanish Grand Prix in 11th, and though he was able to make it up to P8 at the chequered flag he’s already looking forward to the next race in Austria where he’s hoping for a cleaner weekend.

‘Looking ahead’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/pe...65536706701719


Perez details Red Bull issues after 'nightmare race'
Sergio Perez endured a difficult race on Sunday, crossing the line in eighth place and matching his lowest classified result of the campaign.
23 June 2024
Fergal Walsh
RacingNews365

Sergio Perez has stated he endured a “nightmare race” in Spain after crossing the line in eighth place. Perez started the race from 11th after a three-place grid penalty from the previous round in Canada was applied. The Mexican driver struggled to make inroads throughout the grand prix, getting stuck in traffic during the first stint before adopting a three-stop strategy.

'Nightmare race';

https://racingnews365.com/perez-deta...nightmare-race

Win eludes Norris in Spain, but McLaren now F1's big threat.
"I f---ed up the start," a downbeat Norris would tell McLaren immediately after finishing little more than two seconds behind Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen. Norris' hard work from Saturday afternoon was undone in the 579-metre (633-yard) run down to Turn 1 at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Jun 23, 2024
Nate Saunders, General Editor, F1
ESPN.com

Just 24 hours after what he described as the best lap of his career, pole sitter Lando Norris saw the Spanish Grand Prix slip through his fingers in the opening moments of the race.

"Not good enough, simply because we should have won today," he said. "I think we had the quickest car, but I just lost it at the start, and then I couldn't get past George for the first stint. I think we quite easily had the best car out there today, I just didn't do a good enough job off the line, and then that one thing cost me everything.”

"From Turn 2 onwards, 10 out of 10, I don't think I could have done much more and I think as a team, we did the perfect strategy. I was very happy with what we did, but yeah, the one part of the start, the 1 percent, wasn't good enough."

‘Slip through his fingers’;

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/...-f1-big-threat


Norris rues poor start that 'ruined everything' in Spain
17:58 Sun, 23 Jun 2024
Andrew Lewin
F1i.com

Norris felt that without that setback at the start of the race he would have been able to control the race and keep a lid on Verstappen to claim what would have been his second Grand Prix race win after Miami. “I got a bad start, simple as that," he lamented in the post-race parc ferme interview. "I just lost it in the beginning. I need to look back and review”

"“ don’t know what I did wrong, or if I was just slightly out. It was only a little bit to Max that I lost; it wasn’t like he was completely alongside, it’s more that George was suddenly outside and kind of had me over.”

“It wasn’t like it was a bad start, it was two metres," he corrected himself. “It wasn’t the best start but I didn’t think it was a bad start. Max just got there. I couldn’t cover him, and that was it.

‘Poor start that ruined everything';

https://f1i.com/news/511723-norris-r...-in-spain.html


McLaren explain additional factor that cost Spanish GP win
McLaren and Lando Norris came close to sealing another grand prix win but had to settle for second behind Max Verstappen.
23 June 2024
Fergal Walsh & Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has insisted being stuck behind George Russell after the start of the Spanish Grand Prix likely cost it a chance to win the race. Stella admitted McLaren was not surprised to see Norris lose track position on the opening lap.

“It's the second time that the gap in qualifying is under 20 milliseconds,” Stella told media including RacingNews365. “Everything is getting extremely tight, which means the details become very important because you have no margin in which you can compensate any little imprecision.”

“The main factor is that we couldn't defend the first position. In Barcelona, this is not necessarily a surprise because you have such a long run to corner one, the cars run high downforce. So as soon as you gain a bit of slipstream, it makes you so much faster than the car ahead, which meant that Lando was not in a condition to defend this pole position.”

‘Additional factor’;

https://racingnews365.com/mclaren-ex...spanish-gp-win


Lando Norris despondent after ‘bad start’ costs him victory in Spain
Sun, 23 Jun 2024
philip duncan, pa f1 correspondent, barcelona
Yahoo! Sport

Lando Norris said he “f***** up the start” to Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix – a race the McLaren driver claimed he should “easily have won”. Norris’ late surge at the Circuit de Catalunya was not enough to stop Max Verstappen claiming a seventh win of the season and extending his championship lead to 69 points.

Norris’ race engineer, Will Jarvis, congratulated his driver for finishing second and recording the fastest lap.
“It doesn’t matter,” replied a despondent Norris over the radio. “I should have won. I f***** up the start. Car was amazing. Deserved more.”

With his crash helmet now off, Norris’ mood had not improved. “Not could have (won),” he said. “Should have won. I got a bad start. Simple as that. The car was incredible. We were the quickest today and I lost it at the beginning. There are a lot of positives to take from this weekend, and one negative ruined everything. I know that and I need to work it out for next time. The race was not good enough, simply because I should have won.”

‘Lando Norris despondent’;

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/lan...174703365.html


McLaren quickest, but Max Verstappen always wins! 2024 Spanish GP Review
‎Jun‎ ‎23‎, ‎2024‎ ‎8‎:‎48‎ ‎PM
Inside Line F1 Podcast (Weblog)

Why did Lando Norris claim that he should have won the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix? In fact, why did Norris run a different race strategy vs. Max Verstappen, and why was he not too concerned about the Mercedes drivers?

Why did George Russell's race attack wear off mid-race? And of course, how did Max Verstappen end up winning a race despite the McLaren being the quicker car yet again? Why has Ferrari lost ground for the second race in succession, and why was Carlos Sainz involved in Turn 1 incidents with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton?

Did Mercedes sabotage Russell's race (sarcasm alert!) by putting him on the hard in his final stint while Lewis Hamilton chose the soft? Why was Sergio Perez's 8th place finish lauded by Christian Horner.

‘2024 Spanish GP Review’;

https://omny.fm/shows/inside-line-f1...always-wins-20


A quick Lando Norris is fantastic news for F1 fans
Jun‎ ‎23‎, ‎2024‎
David Tremayne
The Straits Times

Exciting though it undoubtedly was, when he beat Max Verstappen in the dying moments of an already gripping final qualifying session and put everyone on the edge of their seats, it seems that pole position for a grand prix is not quite the gift that one might expect it to be for Lando Norris.

The last time – the only previous time – he achieved that in a grand prix had been in Sochi back in 2021. On that occasion he lined his McLaren up ahead of Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, George Russell’s Williams and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. But the outcome wasn’t so good; he led for 50 of the 53 laps before aquaplaning off on his slick tyres and finishing seventh after following everyone else into the pits for wet-weather rubber he’d resisted.

‘Fantastic news’;

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...ws-for-f1-fans


Norris reveals call that prevented first-corner Spanish GP wipe-out
But for a moment of quick thinking from Lando Norris, the Spanish GP could have been very different.
24 June 2024
Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Lando Norris is in no doubt that he made the "correct decision" at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix that prevented the prospect of a first-corner wipe-out. From pole position, Norris made a clean getaway off the line, only for his McLaren to get bogged down with second-phase wheel spin that allowed Max Verstappen to reel in the Briton as they made their way down to Turn 1. From behind the duelling duo, however, and from fourth on the grid, George Russell managed to gain a slipstream from Verstappen and then Norris that allowed him to power around the outside of the sweeping opening right-hander.

Norris knows, though, it was only his quick thinking that prevented a disaster. "My initial launch, I think, was better than Max," said Norris, speaking to media, including RacingNews365. "The second phase, the drive out, was not as good. "If George wasn't there, I think I still could have kept first around Turn 1, but George had a run on both of us, so even if my start was one or two metres better, which I think was all I probably could have done, just the long run down to Turn 1, the slipstream from the Mercedes, on both Max and myself, was more than anything that I could have done.”

"I almost think George would have led no matter what, even if my start was two metres better. In some ways, that's what happens in Barcelona. George got a good start and I couldn't do anything about that. I settled in. I had to take third in Turn 2 because if I brake two metres later, I think I would have taken everyone out with me. I made the correct decision of backing out and letting George have it."

‘Prevented first-corner Spanish GP wipe-out’;

https://racingnews365.com/norris-rev...sh-gp-wipe-out

Hamilton ends F1 podium drought with third in Spain.
"This is the best weekend I’ve had all year, and for a long, long time, for like 15 races or something crazy," Hamilton told reporters.
23 Jun 2024
The Straits Times

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a return to the Formula One podium with Mercedes on Sunday but said his best result of the season and the team's improvement did not make him regret his move to Ferrari next year.
"It’s good to be back, it’s good to have battles like today, it’s good to reassert and reaffirm." The Briton made a great overtake on Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, the Spaniard he will replace next year, and also overtook Russell.

Team boss Toto Wolff, accused earlier this month in an anonymous email of sabotaging Hamilton, said it was good to see the Briton having a great weekend. "It has been a while that he was on the receiving end and strategy had worked against him and today that was in his favour. So I'm happy that we have that podium for him."

Hamilton said he had no second thoughts about a move, announced before the start of the season, to a Ferrari with evident work to do. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were fifth and sixth after a double retirement in Canada. "My job next year will be to start with the other team, and they are doing a great job. They have had a difficult couple of races but let’s not forget they had a race win in Monaco," he added. "I don’t know what is wrong with their car and why they are in the position they are in. But it doesn’t make me second-guess (think twice about) my decision at all."

“The best weekend”;

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...third-in-spain


‘Back in the game’ – Toto Wolff sees Mercedes’ ‘several steps forward’ confirmed in Spain
23 Jun 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said “it feels good to be back in the game” after seeing the team’s pace “confirmed” at the Spanish Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton earned his first Grand Prix podium in 13 races in Barcelona and George Russell followed him home in fourth place, reversing the same result from last time out in Canada as Mercedes’ recent improvements have appeared to have been backed up.

“We can take a lot of positives away from today,” Wolff said after the race. “We have taken several steps forward in the previous few races and it is good to see these confirmed here in Spain. We are not quite there yet, and we have to more to do to catch those ahead. Nevertheless, we are on a positive development trajectory, and it feels good to be back in the game. It was also fantastic to pull off two of the best overtakes I’ve seen in a long time.”

“George made a mega start and braked late to take the lead. Lewis’s overtake on Sainz meanwhile was great racing and an important moment for his race. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to enjoy a Grand Prix podium with Lewis, so it was fantastic to see him up there. “We’re now looking forward to the next two races in the triple-header and building on the momentum we are establishing.”

“Back in the game”;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-w...amilton-podium


Hamilton secures best result of 2024 despite poor start
23 Jun 2024
Andrew Lewin
F1i.com

When the lights went out, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen tangled in the long run down to the first corner which allowed Russell to take the lead, but Hamilton wasn't able to follow him through. He was left in P4 and under heavy pressure from the two Ferrari cars of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. "Unfortunately like Lando I got a bad start.”

“Not quite sure what happened. I felt like I lost a bit of power in the second phase. It was a bit of a battle to get back to where I am now," he admitted. “After a bad start, to recover and get back into P3 is a really, really great job. I’m really happy, particularly my second and last stints were very, very strong," he continued.

"The first one, I was just recovering from such a bad start so that was a bit more tricky, but we’re getting there, we’re getting closer. Ultimately I think P3 was the maximum today," he said. "With a better start, I don't know if we could have held onto the guys ahead, but I don't think we would have been as far behind as we were."

“P3 was the maximum today”;

https://f1i.com/news/511743-hamilton...oor-start.html


Hamilton: Mercedes F1 car is "at its max" right now and only likes one set-up
18:20 Sun, 23 Jun 2024
Alex Kalinauckas
Motorsport.com

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' "peaky" 2024 Formula 1 car is running at its "maximum" performance level without more upgrades and only responds to one set-up. "We're slowly getting closer," he added in the post-race press conference. "Last year, we were very fast here, so you have to take it with a pinch of salt, but obviously the last couple of races we've been relatively competitive.”

"So, I think we have closed the gap a little bit, but we still have a good couple of tenths to try and find. We just have to have all hands on deck and keep pushing." When asked if Mercedes was still fine-tuning the W15 package that has recently been updated with a new front wing concept and lighter floor, Hamilton replied: "No, I think that's the maximum it's got at the moment.”

Having discussed his inconsistent qualifying results to this point in 2024, Hamilton revealed that Mercedes' car apparently only responds to a single set in everything he has tried in adjustments since the start of the current rules era, as well as a weakness in tyre preparation. "Our pace is where we were, basically – third or fourth this weekend," he said.

"At its max";

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/h...t-up/10626710/


Hamilton hails ‘the best weekend I’ve had all year’ after Barcelona podium as he defends Sainz lunge
17:51 Sun, 23 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Lewis Hamilton has hailed his “best weekend” of 2024 after claiming P3 in the Spanish Grand Prix, behind winner Max Verstappen and the McLaren of Lando Norris. Hamilton had been forced to make some audacious passes en route to that P3, including on Russell and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz – the Mercedes driver’s Turn 1 lunge on Lap 19 of 66 causing the Spaniard to complain over team radio, although the stewards were happy to let the incident pass without sanction.

Hamilton defended the move post-race, saying: “I think it was clean. Ultimately he didn’t cover the inside line, he left the door open, which I went for and a late move up alongside him. I think we were wheel to wheel, I think he was still on the track, so I left him space, as much as we could.

“They shortened the DRS, so it was not so easy to follow through the last corner, and I really had to pull this move off as early as possible… I left him a little bit of room, but it was nice and tight.”

“Best weekend”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...5w1xBEvOn6bblG


Hamilton not regretting future move to Ferrari after 1st podium of his final year with Mercedes
23 June 2024
By Associated Press
MailOnline

"Firstly, I love Mercedes. And my job this year is to work as hard as I can with the crew that I have and the people back (at) the factory to try and move in the right direction," Hamilton said. "My job will start next year with the other team, who I think are doing a great job. I can´t tell you what is wrong with that car and why they are the position they are in today. (...) But it doesn´t make me second-guess my decision at all."

Hamilton said that his goal is have the best possible final finish with Mercedes before joining Ferrari, where the 39-year-old will start a new phase of his outstanding career. "It would be nice (to win again with Mercedes)," he said. "I think, considering where we´ve come from, just having consistency and seeing if we can put the team further up in the points, I think that´s got to be the target."

“I love Mercedes”;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap...-Mercedes.html


Russell channeled Alonso's spirit with Turn 1 move in Spanish GP
23 Jun 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Speaking after Sunday’s event, Russell said that he had elaborated his plan of attack the previous night after recalling Alonso’s blistering start at the Circuit de Catalunya in 2011 when the Spaniard went from fourth to first after making minced meat of two Red Bulls and Lewis Hamilton at Turn 1.

“Yeah, I was kind of dreaming of it last night and what my plan of attack was,” he told the media. “I saw the weather forecast and the wind had shifted to a headwind in Turn 1, which I knew meant I could brake really late and deep into the corner. Yeah, when I was racing karts, I always remember watching Fernando here in 2012 [2011 actually], starting P4 and getting into the lead. So, I always knew it was possible.”

“I think just a few small things went against us today,” he said. “You know, the slow pit stop then put us on the back foot in the middle stint and under a bit of pressure. And then, you know, lost a lot of time fighting with Lando, pitting onto the hard tyre. That was pretty rubbish, but it protected the P3 and P4 as a team and that’s what we were kind of aiming for.”

‘Alonso's spirit with Turn 1 move’;

https://f1i.com/news/511768-russell-...panish-gp.html

Ferrari leave Barcelona frustrated despite latest upgrade package.
Team boss Fred Vasseur said that the key lesson from the Barcelona round was that the Scuderia needs to perform better in qualifying so that they do not need to take risks with the strategy.
03:47 Mon, 24 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

"We started five and six and ended five and six and the conclusion I draw from this is that we must do a better job in qualifying. We need to make a small step forward so that we don’t start behind, as this pushes you into taking risks with the strategy. Yesterday the gap to those in front was about two tenths, today it was similar and if you look at it over the race distance then that was still the same gap.”

"As for the contact between our drivers, it was very light and I don’t think it cost us anything. What cost us more is that after our stops, we came out behind some cars, it was very tight and we lost two or three seconds. With Carlos we wanted to cover Russell, which is why we had to go Medium-Hard as we pitted earlier.”

“With Charles the plan was to extend the stint to go a bit longer which is why we were able to try the Softs," concluded the Frenchman. "With such small gaps between the teams, everything can change: there are four teams in two to two and a half tenths so from track to track the pecking order can change. Next week we race in Austria where we will have another Sprint and I expect the track layout there will suit us better."

‘Frustrated’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24845


Vasseur: Ferrari must ‘stay calm’ as Spain F1 woes attributed to circuit characteristics
09:09 Mon, 24 Jun 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has urged the team to remain “calm” as he blamed its lacklustre speed in the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix on the track characteristics. “I don’t remember exactly the order of the races, but from Shanghai you have four teams in two or three-tenths,” the Frenchman said.

“And this is changing, the order is changing because over the last four weekends we had four different teams doing the pole position. And we didn’t change massively the car. It means that it’s more related to the track layout, to the compound, to the temperature that you are in the window of plus or minus one or two-tenths. And as the group is mega close, at the end it’s making the order in qualification.”

“And then on this kind of track that it’s quite difficult to overtake and you have almost the classification of the quali at the end of the race. I’m sure that if we are starting P3, P4, it’s the opposite in the classification at the end. And if we have to do a step, honestly, I think it’s much more on Saturday that we didn’t do the best than today.”

‘Urged the team to remain “calm” ’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...aracteristics/


Just thousandths in it
11:00 Mon, 24 Jun 2024
Ferrari - Official Site

Montmelò 22 June 2024
Fred Vasseur - Team Principal Scuderia Ferrari HP: “Overall, it was a decent session even if, but for a few thousandths of a second it could have been better. But that’s part of the game and we have to accept it. Looking forward to the race we have to put everything together and I’m confident it will be possible to have a solid comeback from the third row.”

“We decided to save one set of Soft tyres with both drivers for tomorrow and we’ll see if this will give us an advantage, especially on a track like this in which how you manage the tyres can make a big difference. We know it will be a very tight fight until the end of the season, with ups and downs and so our target must be to always score points. A plausible target for tomorrow? The podium.”

‘But that’s part of the game’;

https://www.ferrari.com/en-GB/formul...lifying-report


McLaren now has best package in F1, says Sainz
Despite Lando Norris being beaten to victory in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix, rival Ferrari thinks McLaren is now the most impressive car.
Jun 24, 2024
Jonathan Noble
Motorsport.com

McLaren now has the best package in Formula 1 and is not suffering fluctuations that even Red Bull is enduring, reckons Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. For Sainz, the fact that McLaren’s MCL38 does not appear to have any major weaknesses – something even Red Bull cannot boast about because of its kerb-riding problems – that puts the Woking squad at the top of his list of the best cars.

“I think honestly, the most consistent car right now is a McLaren,” explained Sainz, whose team missed out on a podium finish in Barcelona. “I think Red Bull are struggling in certain tracks. Same as us. McLaren is quick everywhere. They're quick in low-speed. They're flat in turn three and nine. They were fastest in turn five.”

“So I just don't see McLaren having any weakness right now. For me, Red Bull is still up there. But McLaren is quick everywhere, which is quite impressive.”

‘Sainz: McLaren has best package’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/m...ainz/10626817/


Sainz: ‘There wasn’t a way to beat the Mercedes today’
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Carlos Sainz finished sixth in the Spanish Grand Prix, and said Ferrari simply didn’t have the pace to challenge the Mercedes pair ahead of them.

“There wasn’t a way”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...65230810849464


Charles Leclerc takes aim at ‘spectacular’ Carlos Sainz for causing Ferrari damage
23 Jun 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com

Speaking to Sky F1, Charles Leclerc stated that Ferrari “discussed before the race that it was the part of the race where we had to both manage the tyres as much as possible. We know how much Turn 14 is important to do that, so I did.”

“But apparently Carlos wasn’t in that last corner and took that opportunity to overtake, which is a shame, because it put us on the back foot and damaged my front wing for the rest of the race.”

Though Leclerc admitted that the wing damage was minor, he also stated that “everything makes a difference” — especially considering the mere half-second gap separating fifth-place Leclerc from the Mercedes of George Russell in fourth place.

‘Takes aim’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/charle...ing-spanish-gp


Vasseur cools Leclerc’s complaint over Ferrari’s Spain F1 clash
19:24 Sun, 23 Jun 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week

Vasseur contended that there were multiple occasions in the race that could be highlighted as points where Leclerc lost the missing margin to fourth place. “You can find 10 examples of 10 circumstances in the race where we missed half a second or others that were after when Carlos let him go also later on,” he said.

“We missed a couple of tenths during two or three laps. Let us discuss and not to draw a conclusion after the first comment of the driver when he jumped out of the car.”

‘Vasseur cools Leclerc’s complaint’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...pain-f1-clash/


'Complains too much' - biggest Leclerc/Sainz dispute yet explained
Jun 23, 2024
by Josh Suttill
The Race

Charles Leclerc feels Carlos Sainz disobeyed a pre-race order at the Spanish Grand Prix, a suggestion that prompted his Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate Sainz to say "too many times he complains after the race about something".

Leclerc and Sainz maintained their fifth and sixth places at the start of the grand prix but Sainz soon set his sights on Leclerc and ended up harrying his SF-24 right around the outside of Leclerc's at Turn 1. Sainz inched ahead but was forced to take to the run-off and negotiate the mandatory rejoin bollards. That still earned him fifth place and a brief message from race control 'noting' the incident quickly turned to 'no further investigation'.

That prompted immediate ire from Leclerc over the team radio and his anger with Sainz had not cooled by the time he faced the media. 'We had a clear strategy at the beginning of the race, with the team, to both save tyres to attack later on," explained eventual fifth-place finisher Leclerc.

‘Biggest Leclerc/Sainz dispute’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/c...ggest-disupte/


Ferrari F1 Chief Addresses Team Friction Concerns After Spanish GP Tension
Jun 23, 2024
Lydia Mee
Sports Contributing Writer
Newsweek

In response to the growing rumors of discord, Ferrari Team Boss Fred Vasseur swiftly addressed the media to clarify the situation. Vasseur downplayed the severity of the clash between his drivers and emphasized their strong relationship off the track. He commented, as quoted by GPBlog:

"Out of the car, they have a very good relationship and a good mutual trust. Now they are racers. For sure, you can have this kind of case. It's also because you had [little] between them and this competition all over the season. Sometimes what happened today is part of the game."

‘Friction Concerns’;

https://www.newsweek.com/sports/form...6305?piano_t=1

Gasly hails ‘big step forward’ for Alpine after points in Spain.
Pierre Gasly called the Spanish Grand Prix “the best weekend so far this season” for Alpine after both cars qualified in the top 10 and brought home points as well, as he finished P9 ahead of team mate Esteban Ocon.
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Big step forward’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ga...64882740244967


Ocon reflects on ‘very positive day’ despite car which was ‘abnormally difficult to drive’.
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Esteban Ocon was pleased and relieved to finished in the points in P10 for Alpine on a day when his car was not at all easy to race with in Barcelona.

‘Very positive day’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/oc...65129245787521


Flavio Briatore already spinning Alpine web with last-minute Carlos Sainz move
24 Jun 2024
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com

Flavio Briatore has set tongues wagging after the Spanish Grand Prix, as he was spotted exchanging phone numbers with Carlos Sainz senior. On Sunday, Carlos Sainz senior – the Ferrari driver’s father and a legend of motorsport in his own right through his ongoing rallying exploits – was spotted in conversation with Flavio Briatore in the paddock.

The pair could be seen apparently swapping phone numbers, igniting speculation that Alpine could yet emerge with Sainz’s services for 2025 as the two sides may be in negotiation. Briatore, who has returned to F1 action with Alpine after more than a decade on the sidelines following the overturning of his lifelong ban from the sport, has been appointed as an executive advisor to Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo.

His remit will include strategic decision-making advice to de Meo, including offering his expertise on the driver market. With the leading candidates for Sainz’s signature being Williams and Sauber/Audi, the rapid improvement of the Enstone-based squad in recent races – together with Briatore’s signing as de Meo attempts to lead Alpine forward – could have made the team a very attractive prospect to Sainz as he closes in on making a decision.

‘Flavio spinning Alpine web’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/flavio...addock-meeting


Flavio Briatore Drops Major Hint On Alpine 2025 Driver Line-Up
23 Jun 2024
Lydia Mee
Sports Contributing Writer
Newsweek

Briatore's insights in a recent interview with Gazzetta dello Sport have sparked intrigue. Though no formal contracts for 2025 have been signed, Briatore hinted at a continued association with Gasly, stating, as quoted and translated by The Mirror:

"[The driver line-up] is not the priority now. The most important thing is to make the car competitive. Otherwise no driver can make a difference. I do have a shortlist of names to evaluate, but we have Gasly in the short-term anyway."

This statement not only emphasizes the primary concern with enhancing car performance but also subtly confirms Gasly's position, at least in the near term. With the spotlight on making a more competitive vehicle, the French team's strategy appears to pivot significantly towards technical advancements before locking down their future driver lineup.

‘Drops Major Hint’;

https://www.newsweek.com/sports/form...6261?piano_t=1


ALPINE IN LATE BID FOR SAINZ AS F1 TALKS RAMP UP
Alpine has joined the race for Carlos Sainz’s services, with talks ongoing for a 2025 Formula 1 contract
Jun 24, 2024
Jonathan Noble Oleg Karpov
Motorsport.com

Briatore has always been known to be aggressive in making moves for the top drivers, having famously lured Michael Schumacher away from the grasps of Jordan back in 1991 to sign him for the Benetton team that would help make him a world champion.

So, whereas previously Alpine had said it was happy to sit back and see what its options were for its 2025 driver line-up, it appears that Briatore wants to get on the front foot and find the best possible talent available. Alpine’s late bid comes just days after former F1 team boss Flavio Briatore was appointed to the squad as a special advisor to Renault CEO Luca de Meo.

One of the responsibilities for the flamboyant Italian is in sorting out drivers, and he was seen with de Meo in intense discussions up and down the paddock in Barcelona during a visit to the Spanish GP.

‘Flamboyant Flavio’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...p-up/10626845/


‘Not a disadvantage’: Alpine hiring Flavio Briatore is ‘not a disadvantage’ for 12-point driver returning to F1
23 June 2024
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Ralf Schumacher believes Alpine hiring Flavio Briatore as their executive adviser to the team could help one driver replace Esteban Ocon and make their return to Formula 1. Ralf Schumacher thinks Alpine hiring Flavio Briatore could help Mick Schumacher. Alpine started the season on the backfoot after designing an overweight car that also lacked downforce. Drama has also engulfed the team with Alpine confirming that Ocon will leave at the lapse of his contract after colliding with Gasly and ending his Monaco GP on the first lap.

Now, Mick’s uncle, Ralf Schumacher, believes Briatore also returning to Formula 1 – 15 years on from the FIA banning him – may be an advantage in the German’s bid to join Alpine. The family and Briatore still have a ‘good’ bond from his time working with Michael Schumacher. “Flavio wants to see performance first,” Schumacher told F1-Insider. “That is crucial. But it is certainly not a disadvantage that there are still good contacts with the family.”

Briatore was the man who tempted Michael Schumacher to quit Jordan after his debut in F1 at the 1991 Belgian GP for Benetton. Together, they went on to win the drivers’ title in 1994 and 1995 and the 1995 teams’ title. Now, Briatore may help Michael’s son Mick return to F1.

‘Not a disadvantage’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/alp...turning-to-f1/


Mick Schumacher’s F1 return plan reignites with Paul Ricard test confirmed
24 Jun 2024
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com

Alpine has confirmed Mick Schumacher for a test in an older F1 car, with reserve driver Jack Doohan also set to take part in the ‘shoot-out’. With at least one seat up for grabs at Alpine following the confirmed departure of Esteban Ocon at the end of this season, the Enstone-based squad is set to evaluate two drivers in a same-day test at Paul Ricard next week.

Heading along to the French circuit are Alpine’s current reserve driver Jack Doohan, as well as Mercedes junior Mick Schumacher – the German driver having a close association with Alpine as he currently drives for the marque in its World Endurance Championship programme.

Briatore, whose remit includes advising on moves in the driver market, has hinted Pierre Gasly is likely to kept on – if he wants to – as he complimented the French driver’s driving by telling Canal+ Gasly is “doing his job well”, and the team “might put a young driver next to him” before mudding the waters by saying “or even an older one!”

‘F1 return plan reignites’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mick-s...-seat-shootout


Schumacher to make Alpine F1 debut
Mick Schumacher will soon step behind the wheel of an Alpine Formula 1 car, taking part in a test outing at the Circuit Paul Ricard.
24 June 2024
Jan van der Burgt & Fergal Walsh
RacingNews365

Schumacher's F1 test: Schumacher will have the chance to jump back behind F1 machinery, taking part in a test on July 3 at the Circuit Paul Ricard. Schumacher will drive the A522 car that competed in the 2022 campaign which lifted Alpine to fourth place in the Constructors' championship.

‘Alpine F1 debut’;

https://racingnews365.com/schumacher...lpine-f1-debut


No decision about scrapping engine program says Briatore
JUNE 23, 2024
GrandPrix.com

Alpine's new F1 advisor Flavio Briatore is not denying that the team's manufacturer parent Renault could totally scrap its 2026 engine project. I don't comment on these kinds of rumours”, team boss Bruno Famin told Canal Plus in Barcelona.

“I'm now looking at the whole situation now”, the 74-year-old Italian told Sonntagsblick newspaper. "I'll quickly find out where the problems are. I'm returning thanks to Luca. I wouldn't have done it with anyone who was previously at the top of the Renault group”, Briatore also told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“He is one of the geniuses we exported from Italy, a fantastic person who wants results right away. He's not getting them and so he took someone who knows how to get results. More or less that's how the whole thing started.”

“One of the geniuses”;

https://www.grandprix.com/news/no-de...-briatore.html

‘We cannot lie to ourselves’ – Alonso says Spain exposed Aston Martin’s weaknesses.
Fernando Alonso finished 12th and outside the points in his home race, and the Aston Martin man said after the race the team just aren’t in a position to score points and need “a significant step forward”.
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Need “a significant step forward” ’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/we...64231755962776


Stroll admits Aston Martin ‘weren’t competitive enough this weekend’
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Lance Stroll finished 14th in the Spanish Grand Prix and said Aston Martin simply “weren’t very quick all weekend”.

‘Weren’t competitive’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/st...64748768003250


Fernando Alonso ‘a driver and not a technician’ as questions asked over poor AMR24 upgrades
23 Jun 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com

Fernando Alonso admitted Aston Martin “deserved” to come away from the Spanish Grand Prix without points this weekend, as he predicted another “painful” race in Austria next time out. “It is frustrating, but there’s nothing you can do now, so you start thinking of Austria immediately when you see the chequered flag, and what you can do differently in Austria.”

“I think it’s going to be painful as well, because it has some characteristics of Barcelona with the long corners and the high-speed section. So it’s going to be another tough weekend, also in Silverstone, arguably.”

“We cannot get too frustrated, it’s time to work harder, to talk less, to deliver more and it’s what we want to do. I’m looking forward, but we’ve been upgrading the car a lot and we didn’t deliver the results,” he said. “So now is also a matter of whatever we bring to the track, it does deliver what we expect and we start getting better and better.

‘Upgrading the car a lot’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/fernan...amr24-upgrades


Alonso: Aston Martin needs to "talk less, deliver more" in F1
Spaniard was left unhappy after another disappointing race for Aston Martin in Barcelona
Jun 23, 2024
Ben Hunt
Motorsport.com

Fernando Alonso has given a frank assessment of his Aston Martin team's performance in the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, and has called on the team to talk less and deliver more. Alonso finished a disappointing 12th in his home race after only qualifying in 11th and pulled no punches in his post-race verdict saying the team "did not deserve to score any point".

He said: "It is frustrating but there's nothing you can do now so you start thinking in Austria immediately when you see the chequered flag and what you can do differently. But I think it's gonna be painful as well because it has some characteristics of Barcelona, with the long corners. It's going to be another tough weekend, also in Silverstone, arguably.”

"Talk less, deliver more";

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...n-f1/10626706/


Alonso: Time for Aston to ‘talk less and work harder’
Mon, 24 Jun 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

A visibly frustrated Fernando Alonso didn't shy away from expressing his disappointment with Aston Martin's current form after the team’s lacklustre performance in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Alonso finished his home race at the Circuit de Catalunya a lowly 12th after qualifying just one position ahead, a far cry from the competitive showing he aimed for.

This subdued result extends a frustrating period for the Spaniard, who has only managed points in one of the last four races. The two-time world champion offered a frank assessment of Aston Martin’s current state of affairs. Blaming the AMR24's lack of downforce for Team Silverstone’s struggles, Alonso predicted continued difficulties in the upcoming races at Austria and Silverstone.

Clearly dissatisfied with his team’s lack of progress, the 42-year-old F1 veteran said that he wants to see Aston’s upgrades translate to better results out on the track.

‘Didn't shy away from expressing his disappointment’;

https://f1i.com/news/511841-alonso-t...rk-harder.html


Report: Key Ferrari technical director convinced to join Aston Martin after Lawrence Stroll phone call
Mon 24 June 2024
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer

Aston Martin is rumoured to be rivalling Ferrari for the services of legendary designer Adrian Newey, but another key member of the Scuderia’s design team is set to join the Lawrence Stroll’s outfit. Ferrari’s technical director Enrico Cardile led the effort in both the chassis and aerodynamics departments, and his success has drawn the attention of rivals Aston Martin according to a report by Formu1a.Uno.

Lawrence Stroll eyes Ferrari’s technical chief: Aston Martin has yet to score a podium in 2024 having had a successful year with Fernando Alonso, who achieved seven by the end of the year – the most of any non-Red Bull driver. Irked by their underwhelming performance and car updates, which technical director Tom McCullough has admitted have taken away performance, team owner Stroll was in contact with the senior Ferrari personnel over a move.

According to the report, Cardile has accepted a role within Aston Martin after several important phone calls with the Canadian billionaire. He will join the growing amount of backroom talent for the team, which includes veteran F1 technical chief Bob Bell. It might come as a blow to Ferrari but the team has managed to secure the services of former Mercedes engineer Loic Serra, who is poised to join the team in October along with former Toto Wolff right-hand Jerome D’Ambrosio.

‘Key Ferrari technical director’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/key...ll-phone-call/


Fernando Alonso shows true colours with four-word message after Spanish Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin have endured a rough few weeks and the two-time world champion is demanding improvement.
Jun 25, 2024
By Tom Sunderland, Dan Burnham
Daily and Sunday Express

Despite a strong start to the season, Alonso and Stroll, who are ninth and 11th in the driver standings respectively, have seen their early form wane. Their car hasn't been able to keep pace with the top four constructors so far.
Alonso, with a wealth of experience and two world championships under his belt, is determined to spearhead a revival. His succinct message encapsulates the urgency of the situation: "Talk less, deliver more."

Post-race, the 42-year-old expressed his frustration, but quickly shifted focus to the upcoming challenges. "It is frustrating but there's nothing you can do now so you start thinking in Austria immediately when you see the chequered flag and what you can do differently," he said, via the Mirror.

"Talk less, deliver more";

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ish-grand-prix


‘Very short with me’: Fernando Alonso’s one-word answer to sum up Aston Martin’s Spanish Grand Prix disaster
Tue 25 June 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer

Fernando Alonso would have hoped for so much more heading into his home Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya. Fernando Alonso gives one-word answer to Aston Martin woes at the Spanish Grand Prix. Anderson shared his interaction with Alonso after the race and said: “Yes, he was very short with me when I tried to ask him about the performance profile of the car and what it was lacking around this circuit and he just said, ‘Downforce’.

“And I said, ‘Well, have you got a balance issue too?’, and he was like, ‘No, it’s just peak load’. I felt like maybe he’s said too much though over the weekend on what Aston [Martin] is lacking and also this upgrade they’ve got coming, they just need to survive the triple header and then they’ve got this next package that’s probably not going to work going on the car.”

“And it feels like Alonso is starting to put a little public pressure on the team to actually deliver what they’re promising.” Alonso’s engineers have already shared just how incredible his work ethic is, impressing them with his dedication as soon as he arrived at the team. Rob Smedley has also shared in the past the advantage that Alonso gives you when he joins your team such is his experience in the sport.

‘Downforce’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/fer...prix-disaster/

‘That’s on me’ – Magnussen holds his hands up after jump start in Spain.
Kevin Magnussen was given a penalty for jumping the start of the Spanish Grand Prix before he eventually finished down in P17 on a tough day for Haas.
23 June 2024

‘That’s on me’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/th...63928897988770


Spanish Grand Prix: Race Recap
June 23, 2024
Haas F1 Team - Official Site

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal: “Overall, I think in terms of performance there’s lots of positives, and I think we raced stronger than I anticipated. Of course, P11 is kind of the worst place to finish, just being outside of the points, so that’s pretty frustrating. Nico had a good start and Nico’s pace in the first stint was strong…”

Nico Hulkenberg: “All in all, it was a more positive than negative Sunday for us. We had pretty good competitive pace throughout the race, so that makes me happy. It’s encouraging for the next couple of weeks and months. I enjoyed the race, but it was missing a little bit, ultimately, we needed a better qualifying yesterday and to start further ahead to have a chance at points. We need to optimize our qualifying in the next couple of races.”

Kevin Magnussen:
“Unfortunately, I got that jump start and that’s on me of course. I had that impulse and let it go a little bit, so we got the penalty, and we had a slow stop also, so it’s just been a tough day. It’s not been a great weekend here so hopefully we can do better in Austria.”

‘Race Recap’;

https://www.haasf1team.com/news/span...x-race-recap-5


Haas discover outcome of £10.3m Nikita Mazepin sponsor lawsuit as legal battle ends
Haas have discovered the outcome of their lawsuit with Nikita Mazepin's primary sponsor.
Jun 23, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

Haas have been told to issue a partial refund of their £10.3million (£13m) sponsorship fee from Uralkali following a lengthy legal dispute. The Russian fertilizer company signed on as a title sponsor in 2021, but their partnership was terminated early ahead of the 2022 campaign following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Haas, however, were unwilling to agree to Uralkali’s demands, and the two parties embarked on a legal battle that has only just come to an end. Following a ruling from the Swiss arbitration court, both sides of the dispute are arguing that they emerged victorious.

Uralkali issued a statement on Thursday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, reading: “The tribunal found that Haas was in violation of the contract and obliged the team to pay compensation to Uralkali.”

‘Outcome of £10.3m Nikita Mazepin sponsor lawsuit’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...n-Haas-lawsuit


Report: Haas plan to announce ‘extraordinary’ star as their first driver for 2025 at the…
When Haas plan to announce rookie Oliver Bearman as their first F1 driver for 2025
Tue 25 June 2024 12:00
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer

Haas discovered earlier in the campaign that their efforts to retain Nico Hulkenberg were futile and he would be driving for Sauber next season. Ever since then, they’ve been linked with Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman to replace him and despite a difficult F2 campaign, he looks set to be announced as the German’s replacement. Fittingly for the British driver, it appears as though Haas will confirm Bearman’s seat for the 2025 F1 season at his home race at Silverstone next weekend. It’s a huge step forward for the teenager who showed in Jeddah that he’s ready to become the fourth Brit on the grid next year.

Haas to confirm Oliver Bearman’s seat at the British Grand Prix: Nico Hulkenberg has been their main points scorer although in recent races he’s been extremely unlucky and continues to rack up 11th-place finishes just outside the points. Losing the 36-year-old is a very tough blow for Haas and they look set to replace experience with youth. The report from RacingNews365 suggests that the ‘extraordinary’ Bearman – as described by Damon Hill on Sky Sports F1 during the coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix – will be announced as Haas’s newest driver during the British Grand Prix weekend.

‘Report: Haas plan to announce ‘extraordinary’ star’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/whe...iver-for-2025/


Haas set to confirm first half of F1 2025 line-up at British Grand Prix week – report
25 Jun 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com

A report from RacingNews365 claims Haas are set to announce Bearman as their first driver on the F1 2025 grid in the build-up to his home race at Silverstone next week, with the teenager set to get back behind the wheel of the VF-24 for his next scheduled FP1 session with the team.

When asked if his home race would be an ideal place for his first Formula 1 contract to be announced, Bearman told media including PlanetF1.com in Barcelona: “That’s not in my hands. Silverstone is going to be crazy for sure, there’s a lot of things happening,” he added.

“Even last year it was busy, but as well as the fact I’m doing FP1, there are a lot more things happening behind the scenes, a lot of fun appearances and stuff. It’s going to be a busy weekend but I’m so excited for my home race. I really can’t wait. It’s going to be great, it’s going to be fantastic.”

‘Haas are set to announce Bearman’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/haas-o...25-seat-report

Bottas blames soft tyre strategy for difficult day in Barcelona.
Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas was hoping for his first points of the year in Spain this weekend but he eventually finished 16th, and the Finn reckoned his soft tyre strategy didn’t help matters.
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Soft tyre strategy’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/bo...64410717563857


‘Strange message’ from Valtteri Bottas could end F1 career, claims Ted Kravitz
23 Jun 2024
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

Could Formula 1 team principals therefore take that as a sign that Bottas is no longer fully committed to Formula 1, Kravitz ponders. Kravitz said: “You might have mentioned it in a sort of jokey way, but with a lot of his extracurricular, extra Formula 1 stuff, doing cycling races, is Valtteri sending a strange message or is that message being misinterpreted by the piranha club of team bosses thinking…”

“ ‘Oh, well, he doesn’t seem to be very interested in Formula 1 anymore and seems to be loving life more as cycling and doing his coffee and wine and gin and other stuff’. Do you think there’s a danger of that? That’s just an open question, because I don’t know.”

“I know Valtteri fairly well and I know that he’s very, extremely committed to making the Sauber a faster race car and he loves racing and scoring points. But I wonder if there’s a perception out there that he’s just interested in other stuff now.”

‘Piranha club of team bosses’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/valtte...sk-ted-kravitz


F1 driver market to spark back into life this week
It seems there are moves afoot but who will end up where?
25 June 2024
Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Valtteri Bottas is anticipating the latest dominoes will start to fall in F1's driver market this week. Suggested to Bottas the driver market was due to kick off this week and whether he felt he was in the mix, speaking to media, including RacingNews365, following the Spanish Grand Prix, he replied: "Yeah, I'm ready for next week.”

"I think there is one certain date, apparently, that is going to decide some things, so I'm looking forward." Asked as to the date, Bottas joked: "I can't tell you. It's classified." As to his confidence whether he will know what he will be doing, he added:

"There's a 50 per cent chance I will know - maybe, maybe not. But I think after next week things will start happening quickly." In terms of his confidence on whether he will be in F1 next season, he replied: "There's always doubt when you are not signed. I should be here, I belong here, so let's see."

‘Spark back into life’;

https://racingnews365.com/f1-driver-...life-this-week


Valtteri Bottas teases “certain date” for F1 driver market drama to be resolved
The drama surrounding the F1 driver market could be sorted soon, according to Valtteri Bottas.
25 Jun 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net

Valtteri Bottas has hinted that the drama surrounding the F1 driver market will be resolved imminently. A number of seats on the 2025 F1 grid are still to be filled. The hold up is down to Carlos Sainz, who is reportedly still deciding which team to join.

Sainz has Sauber or Williams as clear options, while Alpine has emerged as a late contender. Whichever team Sainz decides to join has a knock-on effect. One of those drivers waiting for Sainz to decide is Bottas.

“Certain date”;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105114...ma-be-resolved


Valtteri Bottas caught snooping on heated Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz exchange
Valtteri Bottas had a front row view as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz exchanged words after the Spanish Grand Prix.
Jun 25, 2024
Tom Parsons
Daily and Sunday Express

Leclerc and Sainz aired their frustrations during interviews after the race. And footage on social media shows the aces having a heated discussion while they were waiting to be weighed.

Some drivers are seen coming in and out of shot in the footage as the Ferrari duo wave their hands around to illustrate their points.

But Kick Sauber star Bottas, who was Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate at Mercedes for five years between 2017 and 2021, can be seen standing in the same spot and staring at the Ferrari drivers.

‘Valtteri Bottas had a front row view’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...c-Carlos-Sainz


Sauber insists current struggles unrelated to Audi's F1 2026 plans
14:51 Sat, 22 Jun 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Sauber’s struggles this season are undeniable, with neither Valtteri Bottas nor Zhou Guanyu able to score a single top-ten finish in the first nine races of this year’s campaign. “I think we can say that the performances are not there, so there is nothing to hide,” Alunni Bravi said. “At the beginning of the year we had quite good performance compared to our main competitors, but we didn’t translate this into results, for all the reliability issues that have been, I would say, quite evident.”

It has been suggested that Sauber’s ongoing transformation into Audi’s 2026 works effort in F1 is having an impact on the team’s current operations, an assumption expressed in Barcelona by Bottas. “Obviously, yeah, there’s been quite a few things going on in the team in terms of for a better future,” said the Finn. “So sometimes you might take a step back to take two steps forward. So that’s part of the game, but I hope we’re in better shape. That’s all I can say.”

On the other hand, Alunni Bravi insists the team’s current performance objectives are aligned with their long-term aspirations. "I think it's a mistake to mix both things," he said. "I don't think that the preparation for the Audi works team is affecting the current two seasons, and it must not. I think that we have weaknesses that we are trying to address. Andreas has been working from last January on improving the team in this transformation process.

‘Current struggles unrelated’;

https://f1i.com/news/511473-sauber-i...026-plans.html

Report: £890m F1 team’s ‘biggest update’ of the season derailed at Spanish GP by faulty DRS.
According to a report by AMuS, the main issues occurred from the DRS flap which “fluttered uncontrollably” when activated.
Mon 24 June 2024 16:00
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer

Visa Cash App RB went into the Spanish Grand Prix with great expectations, after bringing their largest upgrade package to date for Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda’s cars. Both drivers were set to benefit from the significant upgrade package after the team made ‘intense preparations’ for the VCARB 01 in the build-up to the Spanish Grand Prix.

RB brought six updates to their car in Barcelona including new brake cooling ducts, engine cover, sidepod inlets, floor body, rear wing, and beam wing. According to a report by AMuS, the main issues occurred from the DRS flap which “fluttered uncontrollably” when activated. The team had to revert to an old-spec rear wing for the rest of the weekend, which compromised their package. Whether the upgrade can work as intended at the next race in Austria will be key to them keeping up their momentum heading into the crucial European rounds.

Laurent Mekies rues missed opportunity. After both drivers suffered a shock Q1 elimination, it appeared as though it would be an uphill struggle for RB for the rest of the weekend. Ricciardo said he was “quite surprised” when his engineer told him the lap times relative to Williams. Team principal, Laurent Mekies, believes it would have been tricky for the team to recuperate any points due to their qualifying positions low down the grid speaking in their race review.

‘Biggest update’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/890...by-faulty-drs/


RB drivers confirm next steps after disastrous Barcelona upgrade
Team's hopes came crashing down after a poor performance in Spain
10:03 Tue, 25 Jun 2024
James Phillips
FormulaNerds

The VCARB 01 debuted substantial upgrades in Spain. The package of a new rear wing design, overhauled underbody, and new sidepods failed to move RB closer to the top four teams. Instead, RB slipped back into the lower competitive order during the Spanish Grand Prix. A double Q1 elimination provided an omen for what was to come. Tsunoda qualified in P17, with Ricciardo just behind in P18.

The race became a question of damage limitation. Tsunoda failed to make any meaningful progress, finishing in P19. Ricciardo fared little better. The Australian only managed to climb to P15, off the leading pace all weekend. Emergency action needed? As reported by motorsport.com. Ricciardo spoke after the race of the need to stay calm and not reverse the upgrade package immediately: “I think that temptation probably only exists in maybe in 72 hours. If we’re still unsure or there’s no clear answer then maybe we say: ‘Okay. do we just for the time being go back?’

“But right now I’m not there yet to resort to that. Once we put everything on the table, if we’re still like that, then that probably becomes a question.” Ricciardo also revealed that nothing felt wrong with his car despite the lack of pace, as the search for answers begins: “It was a really, really strange weekend for us to have dropped off so much. I didn’t have a bad feeling in qualifying. In the debrief Yuki and myself both felt we did good laps, we felt like the balance wasn’t bad.”

‘Crashing down’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/rb...elona-upgrade/


‘No denying it’: Baffling twist in Ricciardo ‘upgrade’ as team to face music over disaster
June 24th, 2024 10:31 am
James McKern from News.com.au
Fox Sports (Australia)

Daniel Ricciardo conceded it was a “really, really strange weekend” for his team as the Australian and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda failed to fire at the Spanish Grand Prix. Despite the VISA CashApp RB team making a number of upgrades to the car, it failed to materialise into any improvements on the track.

“We came here with high hopes for the upgrades that everyone back in the factory has worked so hard to design and produce as part of our aggressive development strategy,” Mekies said. “Unfortunately, right from the start of Free Practice we were lacking pace in every session. There is no point denying this was a poor weekend for us and although the gaps were very small, there’s no excuses for the fact we just weren’t competitive.”

‘Baffling twist’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...1e590e91e28dbd


RB is "missing something with the new package ", says Ricciardo
24 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Yuki Tsunoda found himself on a roll in recent races, but he endured a tough weekend at Barcelona. The Japanese driver never looked comfortable behind the wheel of his VCARB01, and secured only P17 on the grid. The race turned out to be a similarly difficult affair as he struggled for an optimal balance. In the end, he failed to make any progress and finished down in P19.

“It was a tough race, in which I struggled. The handling of the car was definitely not easy, and I did not feel as comfortable as I normally do. Something wasn’t quite right, and we'll analyse everything that happened to understand what did not work well and come back stronger in Austria.”

Visa Cash RB technical director Jody Egginton was at a loss for words when explaining the reasons for the team's lack of pace at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. “With the qualifying positions we had, we knew that it would be difficult to score points and we needed to be ready to try something different if the race provided the opportunity, but unfortunately it did not.”

"Missing something”;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24842


Tsunoda highlights Ricciardo influence in 'emotional control'
Yuki Tsunoda has highlighted how significant Daniel Ricciardo has been to improving his F1 career.
25 June 2024
Nick Golding & Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365

Yuki Tsunoda has revealed that being team-mates with Daniel Ricciardo has had a huge influence on his "emotional control", with the Australian having been a huge factor in Tsunoda's impressive season. According to Tsunoda, Ricciardo has been a huge influence in the Faenza-based team, although he has no say in whether Ricciardo or Liam Lawson are signed for 2025.

"It's not a thing I can decide or control," Tsunoda told select media including RacingNews365. "I don't mind with any team-mate but, for sure, Daniel is giving a lot of technical feedback and everything and is, of course, an important influence for us. There is a lot of positive things that we got, and probably some of the things we were able tp benefit from is because of him. But at the same time, it's up to them really."

‘Huge factor’;

https://racingnews365.com/tsunoda-hi...tional-control


Marko hints Lawson could replace Ricciardo at RB in F1 2025
25 June 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week

RB has admitted that retaining Ricciardo with Tsunoda would be its preference, but Marko has revealed that Red Bull shareholders are angling to see youth integrated. “The shareholders have made it known that it is a junior team and we have to act accordingly,” Marko told Kleine Zeitung.

“We have to put a young driver in there soon,” Marko added regarding RB’s driver line-up. “That would be Liam Lawson.” Lawson has completed several F1 outings as he deputised at five rounds last term when Ricciardo was sidelined with a broken metacarpal from a crash at Zandvoort.

‘Lawson could replace Ricciardo’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...rb-in-f1-2025/


Daniel Ricciardo faces brutal F1 axe as Helmut Marko confirms VCARB decision
Daniel Ricciardo looks set to be ditched by VCARB in the near future.
Jun 26, 2024
Archie Griggs

Helmut Marko has admitted that his plan for Daniel Ricciardo is 'no longer valid' with Liam Lawson set to replace him at VCARB in the near future. The Aussie was initially brought back into the Red Bull fold with a view to him eventually replacing Sergio Perez as Max Verstappen's team-mate. However, it was confirmed earlier this month that Perez had signed a new two-year contract to keep him at Red Bull until the end of 2026.

Speaking ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, Marko confirmed that Lawson will be given a VCARB seat in the near future which could potentially spell the end of Ricciardo's time on the grid. "The shareholders have made it known that it is a junior team and we have to act accordingly," said Marko. "The goal was that he [Ricciardo] would be considered for Red Bull with exceptional performances.

‘Brutal F1 axe’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...VCARB-Red-Bull

Sargeant brands Spanish GP as ‘definitely our worst race of the year’.
Williams’ racer Logan Sargeant finished last in Spain and said after the race “it’s been a pretty terrible weekend start to finish for the team”.
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Worst race’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...64651994945518


Williams repeatedly switch floors in search for Sargeant’s missing downforce
26th June 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Williams ran three different floors on Logan Sargeant’s car during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend as it tried to identify why his FW46 wasn’t producing as much downforce as his team mate’s. Team principal James Vowles said the team had the same problem on Alexander Albon’s car earlier in the season. “It’s fair to say that both cars have been suffering with an odd situation where we can measure a small amount of downforce loss.”

He said in a video released by the team after the Spanish Grand Prix. “That’s been happening across several events, more typically on Alex’s side than on Logan’s side, Logan here across three different floors. We had what we know to be a good state floor on Friday in FP1,” he explained. “That’s where he was due to start. That reported a loss. We had the same [when] we changed to another floor for FP2 and the same again as we changed to a brand new floor, in fact, for qualifying.”

“The reason why we were changing floors is simply that the floors are geometrically in a good way so when you put a floor in the car, you’re continuously – all teams will do this – adjusting it to get into the optimum position, relative to where it should be from design. But even in that state, we were seeing an amount of reported loss and that wasn’t happening on Alex’s side.”

‘Williams ran three different floors’;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/26/...ing-downforce/


Albon: Spanish Grand Prix ‘a reality check’ for Williams
23 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Alex Albon says Williams “expect better things for Austria and Silverstone” after he finished 18th in Barcelona following a tough weekend for the British team.

‘A reality check’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/al...64119009920384


‘Don’t just say that’: Alex Albon urges Williams ‘don’t say that’ after vexing Spanish GP radio message
23 June 2024
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Williams ace Alex Albon was left fuming at his race engineer James Urwin during the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix after receiving a vexing five-word reply on the team’s radio. Albon wrestled with his steering wheel to try and regain control of his FW46 to no avail. The off let Tsunoda slash the deficit the Japanese gem faced to his rival. But Urwin’s reply on the team’s radio enraged Albon after questioning why Williams’ car surprisedly snapped on him.

“What the hell was that?” Albon questioned over the Williams team radio. To which, Urwin replied: “All ok from our side.” But Albon took issue with Urwin’s response, adding: “No, it’s not ok. Don’t just say that within five seconds.”

‘Don’t say that’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/ale...radio-message/


Albon explains mystery problem behind turn four error and angry radio message
23rd June 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Albon’s radio messages after he went off
Urwin Okay, Tsunoda three behind.
Albon What the hell was that?
Urwin Looks all okay from our side.
Albon No it’s not okay. Don’t just say that within five seconds.
Urwin So we see some front wing damage.
Albon Yeah but what was the problem with the car.
Albon I don’t care about front damage.
Urwin At the moment we just think it was locking but we’re checking.
Urwin Alex we are still looking at it.
Urwin Four laps remaining.
Albon We’re sure it’s not wind or nothing? In turn four. I don’t really understand when the car does that kind of stuff.
Urwin Yeah it does look like it was probably wind. So there was a gust, 17kph, at that point.

The Williams driver said he was taken aback by the moment as he had been driving within the car’s capabilities in the corner where he went off. “I was tyre-saving through [turn] four, so it was a bit odd,” he told the official F1 channel. “I wanted an answer because I know what the limit of the car is, and that wasn’t the limit.”

“Afterwards we realised it was a big gust of wind. But obviously in the moment we didn’t really know it so every time I went through turn four after that I was a little bit extra cautious.”

‘Big gust of wind’;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/23/...radio-message/


Albon rues lack of downforce for Williams troublesome Barcelona weekend
24 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Williams drivers Alexander Albon called the Barcelona weekend a "reality check" after the outfit spent most of the Spanish Grand Prix languish in the final spots. "We wanted more this weekend. On the one hand, the car has made a huge step forward compared to last year and we made the right choices throughout the race.”

"At the same time, this track is a bit of reality check. On a more traditional track, our lack of downforce and extra weight combined with high winds and track temperatures held us back. With the midfield getting stronger, it's clear we've got work to do. Looking ahead, Austria and Silverstone should suit us much more," noted Albon.

‘Lack of downforce’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24841


Alpine seeking to scupper Williams F1’s Sainz pursuit
24 Jun 2024
Dan Lawrence
Motorsport Week

Motorsport Week sources revealed that the Spaniard was on the eve of signing for the Grove-based Williams F1 outfit during the Spanish GP weekend, but it is understood any potential deal has been delayed for the time being. However, Motorsport.com reported on Monday that Alpine has made an 11th-hour attempt to lure Sainz back to Enstone with the Spaniard last driving for the team in 2018 during its Renault days.

‘11th-hour attempt’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...sainz-pursuit/


Williams prepare for Carlos Sainz rejection with surprise ‘Plan B’ driver option – report
26 Jun 2024
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich could emerge as the “favourite” to race for Williams in F1 2025 if the team fail to land “number-one target” Carlos Sainz, it has been claimed.

While Williams remains Sainz’s most likely destination, a report by Swiss-German publication Blick has claimed Drugovich – as well as current Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas – could emerge as a serious contender to replace Logan Sargeant if a deal for Sainz cannot be completed.

‘Plan B’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/carlos...ne-bid-rumours


‘We hear’: James Vowles has ruled out Williams move for 43-race driver for being too slow
25 June 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer

Journalist Christian Nimmervoll was writing in Motorsport Total and shared one driver who isn’t in contention to replace the American. Writing about the options available to James Vowles and who he’s considering beyond Sainz, Nimmervoll said: “We hear he doesn’t want Esteban Ocon (not enough of a team player for his taste) and Mick Schumacher (too slow). “Plan B would most likely be Valtteri Bottas.”

‘Ruled out’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/jam...eing-too-slow/


Logan Sargeant linked with Indycar move for 2025
JUNE 24, 2024
GrandPrix.com

Logan Sargeant looks set to be the next Formula 1 driver to make the shift to America's top open wheeler series, Indycar.

‘Indycar move’;

https://www.grandprix.com/news/logan...-for-2025.html


F1 Rumor: Logan Sargeant Exit Announcement Expected Imminently As Driver Signs New Contract
Jun 25, 2024
Lydia Mee
Sports Contributing Writer
Newsweek

Speculation about Sargeant's move has been fueled further by comments from respected motor racing writer and author Jeroen Demmendaal, who noted, as quoted by GrandPrix.com: "Sargeant will most likely end up in the US-based series next year."

The switch to IndyCar would see Sargeant joining an illustrious list of former F1 drivers like Marcus Ericsson, Alexander Rossi, Romain Grosjean, and Takuma Sato, who have found new challenges and successes in the American series.

‘Logan Sargeant Exit’;

https://www.newsweek.com/sports/form...6971?piano_t=1

Five Austrian GP questions: Carlos Sainz twist, McLaren v Red Bull and big track changes.
Formula 1 heads to Austria for Red Bull’s home race but will they get the better of McLaren?
27 Jun 2024
Sam Cooper
PlanetF1.com

Will track changes stop a repeat of 2023 Austrian GP? An obvious place to start is with the track itself and some major changes at Turns 9 and 10. For those of you who don’t remember last year, there was a somewhat farcical scene post race in which an Aston Martin protest led to 1,200 incidents of alleged breaches of track limits being investigated by the stewards.

McLaren and Red Bull to fight for first? From the evidence of recent races, McLaren and Red Bull are tussling for dominance at the front of the grid.
What happened to RB? Heading into Spain, RB were on the up and with major upgrades on the car, that momentum was expected to continue in Catalunya.

Can Oscar Piastri bounce back? Lando Norris may have enjoyed a good weekend out in Spain but his team-mate Oscar Piastri found life very tough going.
Have Alpine pulled off a Carlos Sainz hijack? Ask anyone in the paddock in Spain, including the extra Netflix film crew that arrived, and they would have guessed that an announcement regarding Carlos Sainz’s future was to be made that weekend.

‘Five Austrian GP questions’;

https://www.planetf1.com/features/fi...-oscar-piastri


Austrian Grand Prix: F1 preview, times, predictions, stats
Jun 26, 2024
ESPN

Who's going to win? McLaren and Lando Norris should have won in Spain and they will be the strongest bet to challenge Max Verstappen in Austria, given the car's strength in high-speed corners.

Mercedes and Ferrari will also fancy their chances at the short circuit which always throws up tight qualifying sessions and overtaking opportunities. You can't fault Red Bull for consistency, and that is exactly what McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari need, along with fewer mistakes and a cleaner race to really take the fight to Red Bull, and what a place to do it at their home circuit at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.

‘F1 preview’;

https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/4...hing-need-know


Eight potential winners: will 2024 Austrian GP deliver the best F1 sprint race yet?
June 26th 2024
Author: Cambridge Kisby
Motor Sport Magazine

Will we finally see a good sprint race? Can Leclerc and Sainz recover from Spanish scramble? Will AI help reduce track limit violations? And will Ferrari and RB upgrades come true on the Red Bull Ring? Here's what to watch out for at the 2024 Austrian GP

Will a brewing civil war at Ferrari prevent a title challenge? It doesn’t take much to sour the relationship between two duelling F1 team-mates, and the friction was evident after an on-track tussle between Ferrari’s drivers in Barcelona. The pair have form: Tifosi had to look away during the final laps of the 2023 Italian Grand Prix, as a battle for second almost ended in contact, and they battled ruthlessly once again at the 2024 season opener in Bahrain and the 2024 Chinese GP sprint.

Several teams including Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin and RB introduced substantial upgrades at the Spanish Grand Prix — but not all of them resulted in a desired performance boost. Ferrari had hoped that its new floor, diffuser and rear wing would help put it in contention for victory but from qualifying to the chequered flag, neither Leclerc or Sainz could make any sort of impression on the leading cars and ultimately took up fifth and sixth place.

‘Eight potential winners’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#


Sainz expects more competitive Ferrari F1 car in Austria GP
Ferrari hopes the Red Bull Ring suits its Formula 1 car better after being fourth in the pecking order in Spain
Jun 26, 2024
Filip Cleeren
Motorsport.com

Sainz admitted Ferrari was fourth-fastest in his home race, but said Barcelona's layout punished Ferrari's long corner weakness more than other circuits will do, expecting to be more competitive this weekend at the Red Bull Ring. "It was not our best weekend, but this was the track where we struggled the most last year too," Sainz said.

"So that's our hope, that it's just a [bad] track for us and that there will be other tracks where we will be a bit more competitive. It's the high-speed nature of the track and the long, combined [corners], we seem to be always struggling when it's long corners like China, here or Suzuka.”

"I remember Austria not being an issue for track characteristics, so I think we will be more competitive because of the corner types." Team boss Fred Vasseur felt that Barcelona's pecking order didn't necessarily set a trend for the remaining races before the summer break, with the tight margins between the top four teams causing bigger fluctuations than in previous years.

‘Ferrari hopes the Red Bull Ring suits its Formula 1 car’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/s...a-gp/10627530/


Marko fears Red Bull Austrian GP 'tough time'
Red Bull could be in for a very challenging Austrian Grand Prix, according to its advisor.
27 June 2024
Daan Daniels & Nick Golding
RacingNews365

Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko fears that the Milton Keynes-based team could be in for a "tough time" this weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix, due to the sprint format. It was, of course, the 2023 Austrian GP where McLaren introduced its significant upgrades package, which started its current rise to the top of F1.

Not only does Red Bull need to manage the threat of Norris in particular, it also has to deal with the sprint format that tends to cause issues for Verstappen and Sergio Perez this season. "Another challenge awaits us," continued Marko. "Max always has a chance to win, but we are running a sprint weekend there and that means we only have one session to tune the car. The last few races we have always needed all three practice sessions to get the car balanced, so if this problem persists, we could be in for a tough time.”

And last year McLaren's resurgence took shape at the Red Bull Ring. They brought their upgrade there and from then on they were fast. But Max drives practically flawless, thank God Lando can't do that yet. But he remains our biggest rival. So I hope Mercedes gets stronger and becomes the second strongest team for a while. That would definitely help us in the championship."

“We could be in for a tough time”;

https://racingnews365.com/marko-fear...-gp-tough-time


What is the weather forecast for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix?
26 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site

FRIDAY, JUNE 28 – FP1 AND SPRINT QUALIFYING
Conditions: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower or two in the late afternoon. Hot conditions with a high of around 28°C. Light easterly wind. FP1: 25°C // SQ: 27°C
Maximum temperature expected: 28 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 15 Celsius
Chance of rain: 20%

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 – SPRINT AND QUALIFYING
Conditions: Mostly sunny and dry conditions likely all day. Hottest day of the week with up to 30°C. Light southerly wind. SPRINT: 26°C // QS: 29°C
Maximum temperature expected: 30 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 15 Celsius
Chance of rain: less than 20%

SUNDAY, JUNE 30 – RACE WEATHER
Conditions: Fair conditions in the morning. Showers possible in the afternoon and evening. Chance of rain is decreasing with the latest simulations. Remaining hot with up to 28°C. Gusty westerly wind during the day. RACE: 27°C.
Maximum temperature expected: 28 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 16 Celsius
Chance of rain: 40%

‘Weather forecast’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...mSv4DuhUlPp4FJ


What time does the 2024 F1 Austrian GP start?
From Friday, June 28th to Sunday, June 30th, the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix will take place. This weekend features a sprint weekend format, allowing us to enjoy sprint races again. Check here for the start times of all sessions.
27 June 2024
RacingNews365 Staff
RacingNews365

On Saturday, June 29th, the sprint race begins at 11:00 AM BST, followed by qualifying later at 3:00 PM BST. The race starts on Sunday, June 30th, at 2:00 PM BST.
Do you want to view the start times of the F1 Austrian GP for your time zone? Check out the schedule below!

The schedule is automatically adjusted to your time zone.
Timetable Austrian GP
Session
Date Time
Free practice 1 Friday 28 June 12:30 - 13:30
Sprint shootout Friday 28 June 16:30 - 17:14
Sprintrace Saturday 29 June 12:00 - 13:00
Qualification Saturday 29 June 16:00 - 17:00
Race Sunday 30 June 15:00 - 17:00

‘Austrian GP start time’;

https://racingnews365.com/what-time-...trian-gp-start

2024 Austrian Grand Prix: What the Teams Have Been Saying Ahead of the Weekend.
…with quotes from the Oracle Red Bull Racing, McLaren F1 Team, RB, Alpine, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, Williams Racing and Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber drivers, as well the Ferrari and Mercedes team principals.
June 27, 2024
Joe Briley
The Checkered Flag

Max Verstappen — Oracle Red Bull Racing: “We always feel really welcome and enjoy coming back to Austria, being a home race for Red Bull. The scenery and mountains around here are great and it is always good to see the Orange Army fans here and really feel that support from the grandstand.”
Sergio Perez — Oracle Red Bull Racing: “I had a difficult weekend in Spain but it’s one we have learnt from. I struggled with the balance of the car all weekend. We couldn’t get the set-up consistent and in a window for qualifying or to race the race we wanted, the grid place penalty also harmed us.”

Fred Vasseur — Scuderia Ferrari: “The upgrades introduced in Spain worked as expected, but clearly our competitors have not been twiddling their thumbs, and at the moment there are four teams all within less than three tenths of one another.”
Lando Norris — McLaren F1 Team: “I’m excited for the Austrian Grand Prix. It’s a really fun track to drive, and I have some great memories from over the years, so I am looking forward to getting out there. The fans are always enthusiastic and create a great atmosphere.”

Oscar Piastri — McLaren F1 Team: “I can’t wait to get to Austria and hit the ground running. I’m really looking forward to getting back in the car on Friday and working hard with the engineers to start the weekend on the front foot.”
Toto Wolff — Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team: “We knew Barcelona would be a good measure of our recent progress. The team has worked hard to improve the W15 at circuits with a wide corner speed range, like Barcelona. Those incremental gains helped us build on the momentum from Montreal.”

‘What the Teams Have Been Saying’;

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...f-the-weekend/


Back to the softest compounds in Austria
27 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

After drivers used the hardest compounds of Pirelli's five-compound tyre range at last weekend's Barcelona race, the Austrian Grand Prix will see the field run the three softest tyres at this weekend's Red Bull Ring round.

When defining the tyre selection for a track, Pirelli takes a lot of factors into consideration. Regarding the Red Bull Ring, several unusual features make this a unique track on the championship calendar.

First of all, it boasts the lowest number of corners (10) and the shortest lap time, even if its 4.318 kilometre length make it the fifth shortest track. The circuit owned by Red Bull is second on the list of tracks with the biggest change in altitude, with a difference of 63.5 metres between its highest and lowest points, second only to the 102.2 metre change at Spa-Francorchamps.

‘Softest compounds in Austria’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24851


Austrian GP: Thursday's buildup in pictures
27 Jun 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Reigning world champions Red Bull are playing at home this weekend at the Red Bull Ring, for round 11 of the 2024 F1 World Championship. Here is our first batch of pictures from the venue, covering from media day in Spielberg.

‘Pictures’;

https://f1i.com/news/512086-austrian...-pictures.html


What Marko's Lawson warning really means for Ricciardo
Jun 27, 2024
Josh Suttill, Scott Mitchell-Malm
The Race

'I'm the one in the car': When The Race asked him if he'd had any internal pressure to improve, Ricciardo said: "No I haven't heard anything - there hasn't been any pressure, ultimatum, nothing like that. But I've been in the sport a long time, I know if I'm getting my ass kicked every weekend, at some point someone will be like, 'Hey mate, step it up, otherwise...' But I haven't had that.”

How real is the Lawson threat? A Silverstone test in a Red Bull was critical to Horner and Red Bull deciding to axe De Vries two races before the summer break to give Ricciardo his return. So with Lawson set to complete a test in a 2022 AlphaTauri at Imola next month, is this history repeating itself? "If Liam goes and has an amazing test, 100% good for Liam. I've got no control over that nor do I wish him poorly. Not at all. Currently I'm in the race seat so I've got to do everything I can to control the things I can and if I kick ass here, if I kick ass in Silverstone then I think the narrative can change.”

No other options - but is his goal really 'void'? "I would say no," Ricciardo said when asked if he had other options. "I don't know, but not to be stubborn or arrogant about it but I'm not looking anywhere else. I've said it, I really do enjoy being back in the family. I weirdly do enjoy sometimes a little bit of pokes from Helmut, because I think it can also be a way to get me a little bit fired up and try to get the best out of me. In short, no."

'I'm the one in the car';

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/m...25-rb-f1-seat/


Williams eager to forget disastrous Barcelona weekend
28 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Formula One's Grove-based outfit Williams hopes that it can display a significantly better performance at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix after the team struggled for pace at Barcelona a few days ago. Sporting Director Sven Smeets hopes that this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix will see Williams return to a better performance with the Red Bull Ring expected to play to the strenghts of the FW48.

"After our disappointing result in Barcelona, we are looking to return to our performance from the races before Spain. Austria will be a sprint event again, so we won't have much time to get the car in a good window before we start Sprint Qualifying on Friday evening.”

"We will be using the softer range of compounds this weekend and both drivers know this circuit very well. It’s a track that should suit our car and, with the weather forecast still giving some chances of showers, we should be in a good position to fight for points this weekend.”

‘Eager to forget disastrous weekend’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24854


Austrian Grand Prix: FIA Drivers Press Conference
27/06/2024
NEWS STORY
Pitpass

Charles, good to see you. Let's talk about performance first of all. Spain was better than Canada but how much more performance do you need from your car to challenge for the win this weekend?
Charles Leclerc: “Well, I guess the gap that there was from us to pole position, which was two or three tenths in Barcelona. However, I feel like the potential is in the car. We just need to optimise our package and then we'll be back to where we want. We didn't do that in Montreal, especially with tyres and the conditions were a bit outside of our operating window. And then in Barcelona, we were just not fast enough. Again, the preparation on the simulator for this track went well. So I feel confident we'll be back in the fight.”

Logan, let's come to you next. Throw it back to Spain, first of all. It was a frustrating race for you and for Williams. But I think there was no surprises there. Is that the case?
Logan Sargeant: “Yeah. I mean, Spain's always been a tricky race for us. But I'd be lying if I said it probably wasn't one of the most painful ones we've had in the past 18 months. So, I guess some understanding to do there of what exactly went wrong on the car, what was causing the lack of performance. But even more painful for me, the bits that were brought to the car were underperforming and not delivering the expected load of downforce, so yeah, we'll try and get that fixed but that didn't help things either.”

Zhou, let's come to you now. We saw a much better qualifying performance from you in Spain. Both cars were running new parts, but you were also running an old chassis. What made the difference for you?
Zhou Guanyu: “I mean, I feel like it's the chassis. You know, we had a new one put in the car from Imola. And for me, of course, we have to understand the circumstance with the different layout on the tracks, you know, Imola, Monaco, Montreal, super bumpy. I don't think it's a strength with this year's car. But mainly on my side, I was very lost before Spain just because I wasn't able to push the car around, you know, in the weekend I had in Canada. Everything I do, every movement, I just really felt has a much bigger impact on the balance and also on the driving side. So we decided to change everything back to the old one. And it seems to be picking up the performance we should be or having the grip, the confidence that I have with this car. So, yeah, really happy to see the progress went into the right direction. And then, looking forward, of course, to these tracks, I think they could be suitable a little bit better for this year's car.”

‘FIA Drivers Press Conference’;

https://www.pitpass.com/78062/Austri...ess-Conference

FP1: Verstappen bounces back from stoppage to lead Piastri in Austrian GP practice.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen topped the timesheets during Friday’s sole practice session ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, overcoming a mid-session problem that saw him stop out on track to lead the way from McLaren rival Oscar Piastri and the two Ferraris.
28 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen topped the timesheets during Friday’s sole practice session ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, overcoming a mid-session problem that saw him stop out on track to lead the way from McLaren rival Oscar Piastri and the two Ferraris. Aiming to build on their recent improvements, Mercedes hit the ground running to set the early pace with hard-shod efforts from Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, while the medium-shod Red Bulls of Verstappen and Sergio Perez slotted behind them.

However, at the halfway mark of the session, Verstappen dramatically ground to a halt along the start/finish straight with an “engine fault”, bringing out the red flags and initially raising some questions after he moved onto his fourth power unit last time out in Spain. Then, after his car rolled back down the hill and was moved to the pit lane, Red Bull managed to hit the reset button and send Verstappen back out, meaning the reigning world champion could rack up more mileage and avoid entering Sprint Qualifying lacking data.

The final 10 minutes of the session brought a flurry of laps on soft tyres, after which Verstappen set the standard on a 1m 05.685s, a couple of tenths up on Piastri, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz following in P3 and P4 for Ferrari. Mercedes dropped down the timesheets, but Hamilton went against the majority of his rivals by sticking with hards, rather than moving to softs, while Russell hit traffic through the middle sector – leaving the pair fifth and eighth respectively.

‘FP1: Verstappen bounces back’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...7AD05ikXit0ktS


Austrian GP: Free Practice 1 Results
Full results from Free Practice 1 from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.
28 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from Free Practice 1 from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.

Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff

1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 27 1:05.685

2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 32 1:05.961 0.276

3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 30 1:06.055 0.370

4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 30 1:06.128 0.443

5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 39 1:06.254 0.569

6 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine 29 1:06.297 0.612

7 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 26 1:06.384 0.699

8 63 George Russell Mercedes 31 1:06.386 0.701

9 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB 29 1:06.579 0.894

10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 29 1:06.603 0.918

‘Free Practice 1 Results’;

https://speedcafe.com/austrian-gp-fr...ice-1-results/


Austrian GP: ‘Engine issue’ pauses Max Verstappen’s run but he still tops FP1
28 Jun 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen came back from a brief engine stoppage, said to be the result of a sensor issue, to top FP1 for the Austrian Grand Prix. At a time when Verstappen is facing a potential engine grid penalty, a glitch during FP1 saw him come to a stop on the main straight but, pushed back into the pits, he was back on track just a few minutes later.

20 minutes into the session it was still Russell v Hamilton v Verstappen for the top spot with Hamilton then coming through with a 1:06.254 to set the pace. And surprisingly, Race Control had yet to announce a single lost lap time because of track limits after the race organisers laid gravel down on the outside of the turns.

The final 10 minutes saw the traditional soft tyre runs, Lance Stroll up to second place, Tsunoda P4 and the Stake team-mates into the top ten. The top four teams though, had yet to make the swap. Charles Leclerc, who had been languishing in P8, went fastest but lost out to Verstappen while traffic hampered Russell and Norris went flying off the track having gone purple in the first sector.

‘Engine issue’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/austri...024-fp1-report


Verstappen recovers from glitch to lead practice
28 Jun 2024
Phillip Horton
Motorsport Week

Verstappen moved to the front on a time of 1:05.685s to finish the session a sizeable 0.276s clear of McLaren driver’s Oscar Piastri. Piastri’s McLaren team-mate Lando Norris had clocked the fastest first sector but scuppered his prospects with an error into Turn 4, leaving him down in 13th position.

Mercedes had sat atop the timesheets before the late flurry of times on Soft tyres, but George Russell had a scrappy Turn 1 and then encountered traffic, while Lewis Hamilton remained on the Hard tyres. Hamilton finished the session in fifth spot with Russell down in eighth.

Ferrari finished in third and fourth respectively, with Charles Leclerc in front of Carlos Sainz, while Esteban Ocon and newly re-signed Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll split the Mercedes pair. RB’s Yuki Tsunoda and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso rounded out the top 10.

‘Verstappen recovers from glitch’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...lead-practice/


Verstappen tops single Austrian GP practice after early scare
28 Jun 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Max Verstappen recovered from a mid-session engine scare to top Friday’s single practice for the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. The Red Bull driver edged McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by a comfortable 0.276s while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were third and fourth.

While Verstappen was the first driver to hit the track, Russell and Hamilton laid down the early markers, the Mercedes pair initiating their session on the hard tyre while the Dutchman was shod with the medium rubber. A taste of the potential chaos for today's sprint qualifying surfaced early on in FP1 when Leclerc got caught behind Nico Hulkenberg at Turn 4. Leclerc eventually found a way past, but the incident underlined the potential challenges drivers will encounter in this afternoon’s condensed qualifying session.

Verstappen, whose session appeared compromised at one moment, thus concluded FP1 at the top, the Red Bull driver edging Piastri by 0.276s. Leclerc, Sainz and Hamilton - who did not complete a qualifying sim on the soft tyre - rounded off the top five with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon concluding his session a creditable P6, ahead of Aston’s Lance Stroll, Russell, Rb’s Yuki Tsunoda and Fernando Alonso who completed the top-ten.

‘Incident underlined the potential challenges’;

https://f1i.com/news/512160-verstapp...rly-scare.html


Max Verstappen recovers from stoppage to top only Austrian GP practice
Max Verstappen recovers from FP1 setback to top the only practice session at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix.
28 Jun 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

Max Verstappen recovered from a brief on-track stoppage to set the pace in the only practice session at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix. The reigning world champion appeared to be in trouble when his Red Bull conked out at the bottom of the hill on the run up to Turn 1, but he was able to roll his RB20 back to marshals, who pushed him back into the pitlane under a red flag.

Whatever the issue was proved to only be minor, as Red Bull were able to send him back out onto the circuit almost straight away. Verstappen went on to produce the fastest lap of the session with a 1m05.685s on soft tyres, leaving him 0.276s clear of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.

The Ferrari’s of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz ended up third and fourth, nearly four tenths behind Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton spent much of FP1 at the top of the leaderboard, with the seven-time world champion only half a second adrift having set his best lap on hard tyres.

Top only Austrian GP practice’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105125...an-gp-practice

Austrian GP: Max Verstappen claims pole as Charles Leclerc fumbles in Sprint Qualy.
Max Verstappen dominated Sprint Qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver quickest in every session on his way to yet another pole position.
28 Jun 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen puts his RB20 on pole position: None of the top ten were in a rush to venture out in SQ3, a session in which they all have to use soft tyres but they can choose between news or used. As the clock ticked down on the session it was evident that all the drivers intended to do just one run, the big question was who would go first?

Russell was the first man out, Hamilton stuck to his team-mate’s rear wing. Mercedes telling their drivers that it could be “tight” for some drivers to a set time such was their loitering. Leclerc ran into trouble, seemingly unable to leave the pits before getting going, but with 1:18 on the clock, he was in a race to start a flying lap.

Norris posted his best time of the day to jump up into provisional pole but then came Verstappen with a 1:04.686. That put him 0.093s up on the McLaren driver. Piastri qualified third. Meanwhile Leclerc wasn’t able to complete a flying lap as he didn’t cross the line in time. He’ll line up P10.

‘Max Verstappen claims pole as Charles Leclerc fumbles’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/austri...oot-out-report


Austrian GP: Sprint Shootout Results
Full results from the Sprint Shootout from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.
29 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from the Sprint Shootout from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.

Pos Num Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Diff

1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:05.690 1:05.186 1:04.686

2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:05.786 1:05.561 1:04.779 0.093

3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:06.081 1:05.379 1:04.987 0.301

4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:05.764 1:05.325 1:05.054 0.368

5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:05.781 1:05.435 1:05.126 0.440

6 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:06.504 1:05.539 1:05.270 0.584

7 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 1:06.256 1:05.612 1:06.008 1.322

8 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:06.343 1:05.686 1:06.101 1.415

9 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:06.465 1:05.757 1:06.624 1.938

10 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:06.149 1:05.526

‘Full results from the Sprint Shootout’;

https://speedcafe.com/austrian-gp-sp...otout-results/


Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Sprint Qualifying Results
29 June 2024
James Fiorucci
FormulaNerds

SQ3: The remaining ten drivers could now use the Soft tyre for the all-important final part of Sprint Qualifying: SQ3. Well over half of the eight-minute session passed without any action out of the pits, they would only have a single flying lap to try for pole position. Leclerc encountered trouble in the pitlane and came to a stop, and he subsequently ran out of time to set a flying lap.
Leclerc has pulled up in the pit lane, something's wrong ��#F1Sprint #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/ZDCi8Fkt0l
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 28, 2024

Both Mercedes were the first to make their mark, with Russell ahead of Hamilton with a 1:05.054. Lap times came in one after another, but in the end it was Verstappen who claimed his career eighth Sprint pole with a 1:04.686 lap time. Norris claimed second position just under a tenth behind while Piastri was P3.
MAX VERSTAPPEN TAKES POLE FOR SATURDAY'S #F1SPRINT ��#F1 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/EDCRAjMHiv
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 28, 2024

‘F1 Sprint Qualifying Results’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/au...fying-results/


Lewis Hamilton fumes at 'disastrous' Austrian GP session with damning three-word verdict
Lewis Hamilton let his frustrations come to the fore after the sprint shootout at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Fri, Jun 28, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

Lewis Hamilton was frustrated with his sprint shootout performance. Lewis Hamilton was left to rue what he described as 'very bad laps' after finishing sixth in the sprint shootout at the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday.

'Very bad laps';

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix


Max Verstappen narrowly beats Lando Norris to Austrian GP sprint pole
Max Verstappen edges Lando Norris to pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race.
28 Jun 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

Max Verstappen narrowly beat Lando Norris to claim pole position for the F1 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race. It looked as though Norris had done enough to take pole in what turned out to be a one-lap shootout in SQ3, but Red Bull’s Verstappen produced a marginally quicker lap to pip his rival by just 0.093s. It marks championship leader Verstappen's sixth straight pole at the Red Bull Ring.

The second McLaren of Oscar Piastri was third-fastest, three-tenths slower than Verstappen. George Russell ended up fourth while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz split the Mercedes duo, with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton sixth.

‘Max Verstappen edges Lando Norris’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105130...gp-sprint-pole


Max Verstappen clinches Austrian GP Sprint pole on Red Bull homecoming
The Dutchman was fastest again as he clinched pole position for Saturday's F1 Sprint race at the Red Bull Ring
28 June 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport

The championship leader had the edge over his rivals in FP1 and continued his form by qualifying ahead of the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Behind them was George Russell in fourth, with Carlos Sainz fifth and Lewis Hamilton sixth ahead of Sergio Perez.

Disaster struck for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who lost drive as he made his way out of the pits and ran out of time to set a lap. He will start in P10 behind Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. At Red Bull’s home race, Verstappen would have been keen to flex his muscles and the Dutchman went less than tenth quicker than Russell in SQ1.

‘At Red Bull’s home race’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/max...-lando-norris/


F1 - 2024 Austrian Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference Transcript
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Mike KRACK (Aston Martin), Mario ISOLA (Pirelli), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Peter BAYER (RB)
28.06.24
FIA (Press Release)

Q: Mike, can we start with you, please? Let's talk about the big news from yesterday. You've confirmed Lance Stroll into the new era with the team, which keeps the same driver line up at Aston Martin for the third consecutive season. Explain your thinking behind that?
Mike KRACK: “Well, I think for many weeks I said we want continuity, stability and continuity. I think it's very important for a team, especially heading into a new regulation set. And we're quite happy that we have quite a mature line-up on the track. We know who our main opponents are and they are certainly not the other green car. So that is something that we have seen over the past years. They work very well together, pushing in the same direction. So we always wanted to do it like that. And obviously at this stage and throughout the season, I think the drivers was not our main problem. So we are quite happy that we have done this now and get some more calm into this situation.”

Q:. Christian, coming to you now, can we just start by dealing with FP1? What was Max's brief issue?
Christian HORNER: “It was a sensor issue. We were fortunate that the car actually came to a stop on the pit straight close to a junction in the pit wall to be able to recover the car. And then it was a question of resetting the sensor and getting going again. So, yeah, I was fortunate because it would have been disastrous to lose that track time, particularly on a Sprint weekend.”

Q: Well, Peter, perhaps we could bring you in on this. Can we get your take on the job that Daniel has done and whether you think he deserves to see out the season in your team?
Peter BAYER: “Well, he certainly has helped us tremendously. Looking back last year when he joined the team, he brought a whole new energy and spirit into the team. And he has been extremely helpful in supporting Yuki. Yuki has just stated that very recently, actually, that he still keeps learning from Daniel. And it's part of our job, also as a mission from the shareholders, to develop drivers. And that's what we currently do. But certainly, as Christian said, this is about performance. We do luckily have a couple of options with the junior programme, but we're also not in a hurry to take a decision for next year's line-up. We've confirmed Yuki, which was very important for us. And the focus currently, honestly, as you can tell, is on the car and to go into the summer break and have a quiet discussion.”

‘Press Conference Transcript’;

https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2024-aus...nce-transcript

Horner after sprint qualifying in Austria: 'Positive day for us'.
"It was a positive day for us today and we saw three great laps put in from Max. Unfortunately, it was a disappointing run for Checo, especially after getting boxed in by Esteban, as there was no chance for him to get a representative lap. Going into SQ3 we thought he would be top five, which is a shame. However, this track is good for overtaking with a few good long straights.”
28 June 2024
Yvonne Huijs
Verstappen.nl

Horner adds: "It’s going to be very hot tomorrow so that should throw up some challenges for all the cars on the grid. Overall, it was a great showing from Max but it’s getting close; McLaren were looking strong and Mercedes were edging closer too, so we are looking forward to seeing what tomorrow brings."

‘Positive day for us’;

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5515/


2024 Austrian GP Sprint Qualifying: Ride onboard as Max Verstappen claims Sprint Pole
28 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Ride onboard with Max Verstappen as the Red Bull driver claims Sprint Pole position with a lap of 1:04.686 in Sprint Qualifying at the 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.

‘Ride onboard’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...22590585161815


Max Verstappen identifies key Red Bull RB20 change after Austrian GP sprint pole
28 Jun 2024
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Speaking after the session, Verstappen – searching for his sixth victory at the Red Bull since 2018 – declared it a “good start to the weekend” with the car “pretty strong” from the off on Friday. He said: “It was positive day, to be honest. I’m happy.”

“We started off the day well, the car was already in a good window. Little niggle with the sensor, but we fixed that quickly. And then heading into qualifying, I think the car was pretty strong. I could push. Of course, there will always be areas where we can do better, so we’ll look at that tonight, but definitely a good start to the weekend.”

“Good start to the weekend”;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-ve...gp-sprint-pole


Norris must beat Verstappen the hard way – but rivals doubt passing will be easy
28th June 2024
Will Wood
Racefans.net

The McLaren duo each had the benefit of the team’s new front wing design for Friday’s sprint qualifying session and they used it to be the closest to Verstappen. “This is a position we can try and capitalise on and see if we can go for the win,” said team principal Andrea Stella after sprint qualifying.

“At the same time, we once again can see how tight the field is at the front. There’s really not much to pick between Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, and Mercedes, so we need to maximise the package, the driving, the execution and see what we can do tomorrow.”

“Maximise the package”;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/28/...-will-be-easy/


Oscar Piastri warns Verstappen as McLaren ‘in mix’ at Austrian GP
The Australian driver is hoping to close the gap on Verstappen at the Red Bull Ring in Saturday's 24-lap F1 Sprint
28 June 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport

Oscar Piastri believes McLaren are well-equipped to challenge Red Bull star Max Verstappen in the Austrian Grand Prix F1 Sprint and Sunday’s race following an impressive sprint qualifying result. Piastri suggested there is room for a better lap time throughout the weekend, which can only be a positive for McLaren as they search for their second F1 Sprint victory.

“The position is quite good obviously but the last lap, a couple of corners I could have certainly tidied up. That’s nice to know where the time is,” Piastri told F1 TV. “I had a rough one last weekend but I think we are back on the pace. The new front wing was working well, so I’m excited for the rest of the weekend now.”

‘McLaren ‘in mix’ at Austrian GP’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/osc...-gp-f1-sprint/


“I don’t know if you noticed, there was no engine” – Failure mystifies Leclerc
28th June 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans.net

Charles Leclerc was at a loss to explain the mystery power unit problem which prevented him from setting a lap time at the end of qualifying for the sprint race. The Ferrari driver will line up 10th on the grid for tomorrow’s 24-lap race.

As he drove back to the pits without having been able to set a time, Leclerc asked his team what had gone wrong and explained that his engine had cut out for no clear reason:
Leclerc What the hell happened, guys?
Bozzi We took the anti-stall.
Leclerc The anti-stall cannot stop the engine.
Leclerc The engine switched off. I don’t know if you noticed, there was no engine. Ignition went to ‘off’ so I had to re-do the whole thing.
Bozzi Copy, box. We’ll talk about it inside the garage.
Leclerc Please let me know what is it once I get out of the car by Mia [Djacic, Ferrari press officer] or whatever.
Bozzi Yeah. yeah. as soon as you come in we’ll talk about it.
Leclerc … so let me know before when I’m with Mia, thank you.
Bozzi Copy.

“I don’t know if you noticed, there was no engine”;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/28/...ifies-leclerc/


2024 Austrian GP Sprint Qualifying: The moment Leclerc’s Ferrari ‘switched off’ and ruined his SQ3
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Charles Leclerc left the Ferrari garage for his SQ3 run only for his car to lose all power at the end of the pit lane. He got it going again but by then it was too late for him to complete a lap in the session.

‘Switched off’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...25498979503452


Lewis Hamilton’s scathing review of ‘disastrous’ Mercedes Sprint Qualifying
Hamilton couldn't put a lap together and will start the 2024 Austrian GP Sprint Race from sixth, behind his teammate once again.
28 June 2024
Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport

“I wasn’t in the mix at all,” Hamilton told F1 TV after Sprint Qualifying. “The whole session was pretty disastrous. We’re gonna say practice was practice felt good the car generally felt good. I don’t think we had the pace obviously to be on pole but yeah, very bad.” When asked about his chances on Saturday, Hamilton added: “Who knows. I don’t think overtaking is mega here, but we’ll give it our best. Usually, it’s not such an eventful race so I think the focus will be mostly on getting better qualified tomorrow.”

Hamilton’s scruffy Sprint Qualifying mistakes: Despite 104 poles to his name, the veteran made a mistake on the very first run of the day by going wide at Turn 1 and Turn 6, narrowly edging through into SQ2 by under a tenth of a second from Daniel Ricciardo’s RB. Then on his final and only run of the final session, he made a mistake at Turn 3 to lose a few tenths in comparison to his teammate before finishing a distant six tenths behind Max Verstappen’s Sprint Pole time.

‘Scathing review’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/lew...ying-mercedes/

Max Verstappen surges to Austrian GP sprint win but Piastri and Norris war steals the show.
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris treated fans to an excellent spectacle in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race.
Jun 29, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

Max Verstappen fended off early advances from both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the sprint race ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

The Dutchman enjoyed an excellent launch and began to pull away when the two McLaren drivers fought on the opening lap, but when Norris filtered through ahead of Piastri, they began to close up to the rear of Verstappen.

Norris even briefly took the lead of the race, lunging up the inside at Turn Three on lap five, but Verstappen responded with a divebomb of his own at Turn Four, snatching back the top spot.

‘Piastri and Norris war’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix


Austrian GP: F1 Sprint Results
Full results from the F1 Sprint at Red Bull Ring.
29 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from the F1 Sprint at Red Bull Ring.

Pos Num Driver Team Laps/Diff

1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 23

2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 4.616

3 4 Lando Norris McLaren 5.348

4 63 George Russell Mercedes 8.354

5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 9.989

6 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 11.207

7 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 13.424

8 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 17.409

9 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas 24.067

10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 30.175

‘Full results’;

https://speedcafe.com/austrian-gp-f1-sprint-results/


2024 Austrian GP Sprint: Verstappen leads away as Piastri challenges Norris on the start
Pole-sitter Max Verstappen defended his lead at the start of the Sprint as the two McLarens of
29 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Defended his lead at the start’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...89981251783317


Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Sprint Race Results
June 29, 2024
Hannah May
FormulaNerds

Lights out: The first race of round 11 was hosted in the Styrian mountains above Spielberg, Austria. Harry Benjamin returned to the commentary box for the third of six sprint races for the 2024 season. Alex Albon started from the pitlane for today’s Sprint Race, as the other 19 cars lined up on the grid. The start was aborted and an extra formation lap took place, knocking one lap off the total race distance. The reason was said to be photographers standing behind the barriers at Turn 1.

The cars lined up once more and it was lights out for the Austrian Sprint. Verstappen had an excellent start as Piastri got alongside his teammate, Norris. The drivers managed to get through the first set of chicanes unscathed with the top three drivers maintaining position. Carlos Sainz got ahead of both Mercedes drivers and Kevin Magnussen gained places to enter the top 10. As DRS was enabled the top eight points positions were Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Sainz, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Leclerc, and Sergio Perez.

Verstappen defended against Norris who was within DRS of the leader. By lap four, Norris had the fastest lap time. Downhill into Turn 4, Norris tried to find a way around the RB20 but could not make it stick. The drivers in P1 and P2 of the championship were putting on an entertaining battle for P1 and P2 of the Sprint. Norris managed to pass Verstappen into Turn 3 on lap five under braking. By Turn 4, Verstappen regained the lead as the two McLarens go toe to toe. Piastri then made his move stick for P2. The top six drivers were all within DRS of each other.

‘F1 Sprint Race Results’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/au...-race-results/


2024 Austrian GP Sprint: Sainz gets past Russell for P4 on Lap 1
29 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Carlos Sainz got a great start to pass George Russell for fourth place on the opening lap in Austria – while his Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc had an even better launch to make up three places and get up to seventh before the end of Lap 1.

‘Sainz gets past Russell’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...92441795147447


Lando Norris blasts ‘pretty stupid’ Verstappen Austrian GP Sprint move
The Briton couldn't hide his frustration after losing out in his latest battle with Max Verstappen in Austria
29 June 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport

Lando Norris lamented his “pretty stupid” move on Max Verstappen which ultimately cost him a chance of winning the F1 Sprint at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday

“It was a good battle. I knew there were not going be too many opportunities to try do it [overtake Verstappen] so I had to go for a bit of a move into Turn 3 and then I was just pretty stupid into Turn 4 and left the door open,” Norris told the written press at the Red Bull Ring, including Total-Motorsport.com.

“Two corners, two battles, and that was it, then Oscar managed to come past. I tried, obviously it didn’t go to plan but the pace in the car was pretty good. I think we gave it a good shot, but wasn’t quite enough today. But it’s nice to have two cars up there, nice to have two cars trying to fight against Max. And that’s what we need on Sunday.”

‘Couldn't hide his frustration’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/lan...print-victory/


F1 - 2024 Austrian Grand Prix Post-Sprint Press Conference Transcript
29.06.24
FIA (Press Release)

TRACK INTERVIEWS
(Conducted by Alex Wurz)

Q: “Well done. Third position. I'm pretty sure you would like to be a bit higher than this. But nevertheless, it was a sensational Sprint for us to watch. But please, talk us through the race?”
Lando NORRIS: “I mean, a good race. A good race between us, especially with Max at the beginning, it was good fun. Yeah, probably some things I definitely should have done a bit better in my battle, but I understand that, and the pace of the car was very strong, especially the end of the race and I had a good battle trying to get past Oscar, but I just didn't have enough speed with how much you lose in the middle sector with the dirty air. So it was a good race, a good load of points for us as McLaren, so a good job to the team, and, of course, Max and Oscar for the podium.”

Q: “Oscar Piastri, you are already a Sprint winner and today you finished second. Are you happy with that position?”
Oscar PIASTRI: “Yes and no, I think. I obviously finished one spot higher than I started but yeah, I just didn't quite have the pace in the in the second half of that one. I thought Max and Lando were going to pave the way for me to come through at one point but not quite. Some things to look at for this afternoon and for tomorrow's race, but we'll definitely take the points, a really good haul compared to the other teams around us.”

Q: “Max Verstappen, winner. Let's not talk about football. Sorry to beat you. Austria won against Holland. Unless you really want to talk about it? But well done for such a strong comeback. Amazing start. Maybe the perception of the race for you?”
Max VERSTAPPEN: “Yeah, it was a good first lap, I would say. But then, yeah, once the DRS opens, it's very hard to get out of it. Took a few laps, a few exciting battles as well. But I think once we cleared the DRS, then I could do a bit more of my own race, and then it looked all a bit better. But you could see they have two cars, they are pushing flat out, trying to, of course, make it difficult for me. And, yeah, we had to work for it in that race. So, yeah, a few things to think about what we could do better for tomorrow, especially, because I think tomorrow is going to be even longer races and harder on the tyres, so it's going to be quite interesting to see how that will evolve.”

‘Post-Sprint Press Conference Transcript’;

https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2024-aus...nce-transcript

Austrian GP qualifying results: Verstappen seals sensational pole as Hamilton beaten again.
Max Verstappen delivered a qualifying session to remember, storming to pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix. Lando Norris was second-fastest for McLaren, while George Russell rounded out the top three after beating his team-mate once again.
Harry Smith
Jun 29, 2024
Daily and Sunday Express

Max Verstappen produced a complete qualifying performance to claim the Austrian Grand Prix pole position. Hamilton ultimately finished the session in P7 but told race engineer Pete Bonnington “I’m just slow mate” after an underwhelming final run.

When the first laps of Q3 were laid down, the order was roughly as expected with Verstappen leading Norris, but the gaps between the pair were far from regular as the reigning champion punched in a time that was over three-and-a-half tenths clear of the McLaren man.

Verstappen stretched that lead on his final run as Norris and Russell followed suit. Oscar Piastri lost a lap for track limits, dropping him to P7, while Charles Leclerc went off track in the final sector as he wrestled with his SF-24 machine.

‘Punched in a time’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ifying-results


Austrian GP: Qualifying Results
Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.
30 June 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.

Pos Num Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Diff

1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:05.336 1:04.469 1:04.314

2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:05.450 1:05.103 1:04.718 0.404

3 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:05.585 1:05.016 1:04.840 0.526

4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:05.263 1:05.016 1:04.851 0.537

5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:05.541 1:05.053 1:04.903 0.589

6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:05.509 1:05.104 1:05.044 0.730

7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:05.311 1:05.070 1:05.048 0.734

8 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 1:05.587 1:05.144 1:05.202 0.888

9 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:05.596 1:05.262 1:05.385 1.071

10 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:05.574 1:05.274 1:05.883 1.569

‘Full results from Qualifying’;

https://speedcafe.com/austrian-gp-qualifying-results/


Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Qualifying Results
June 29, 2024
Hannah May
FormulaNerds

Q3: The gravel at Turn 6 was being cleared up and delayed the start of Q3. When Q3 began, there was a slight lull before drivers emerged from their garages. Perez and Ocon were on the backfoot without new tyres for Q3. Hamilton pulled out of the Mercedes garage, taking one of the jacks with him. Luckily, it came loose from his car and no one was injured. The unsafe release was noted by race control.

Verstappen began his lap, getting a nice tow from Hulkenberg at the start. However, Norris set the fastest first sector. Verstappen was quickest in Sector 2. Piastri finished his first flying lap for P1, quickly topped by Verstappen with a 1:04.426. Norris crossed the line for P2, 0.361 seconds behind the leader. Leclerc finished his lap for P3 and Hamilton for P5. Russell then finished his lap with a P3 time.

After the opening laps, Verstappen was in P1, Norris in P2, Russell P3, Leclerc P4, Piastri P5, Hamilton P6, Sainz P7, Perez P8, Ocon P9, and Hulkenberg P10. The cars re-entered the pits readying for their final run of Qualifying.
On the final flying laps, Verstappen, Piastri, and Sainz all set a green Sector 1. Verstappen’s second sector was yellow, but the third was purple. He set a 1:04.314. Piastri followed 0.472 slower than Verstappen for P2. Sainz finished in P4. Norris pipped his teammate to second. Meanwhile, Leclerc had a snap of oversteer, ruining his chances. He went wide and off the track into the gravel and grass in a dramatic fashion, damaging his car.

‘Verstappen’s second sector was yellow, but the third was purple’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/au...fying-results/


Max Verstappen destroys rivals in ominous Austrian GP qualifying display
The Dutchman continued his fine run of form at Red Bull's home race and will start from the front of the grid
29 June 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport

Max Verstappen produced a timely reminder of his incredible pace in the Red Bull after qualifying on pole for Sunday’s Formula 1 2024 Austrian Grand Prix to seal his second pole of the weekend. Just hours after the Dutchman fought off both McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the F1 Sprint, Verstappen‘s blistering pace proved to be good enough for the Austrian GP pole to match as he dominated qualifying at the Red Bull Ring – going over three tenths of a second quicker than his closest rival.

Verstappen’s Q2 time of a 1:04.469 was comfortably the quickest lap of the weekend and he went marginally quicker in Q3 on his first run to set a time of 1:04.314. Norris will start alongside him on the front row in second, with George Russell third and Carlos Sainz fourth. Lewis Hamilton is on the third row in P5, Charles Leclerc sixth and Piastri, who finished second in the sprint race, is down in seventh after having his time deleted due to a track limits violation. Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Ocon made up the rest of the top 10.

‘Max Verstappen destroys rivals’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/max...alifying-2024/


Verstappen smashes opposition to secure pole position for Austrian Grand Prix
29 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Having dominated the F1 Spielberg Sprint earlier today, reigning champion Max Verstappen smashed his rivals in qualifying to take a dominant pole position for tomorrow’s Austrian Grand Prix. F1Technical’s pitlane reporter Balazs Szabo reports on the nail-biting main qualifying from the Spielberg. Max Verstappen fractionally beat the McLaren of Lando Norris yesterday, but he managed to find another gear for today’s main qualifying session.

The Dutchman set an eye-watering time of 1m04.314s to secure pole position for his team’s home race. McLaren driver Lando Norris was his closest challenger once again, but the Briton was could not get within three tenths of a second to Verstappen, but it was still enough for him to take P2 on the grid. His team-mate Oscar Piastri looked strong, but he had his best lap time deleted for track limits infringement which means that he will only start from P7 tomorrow.

‘Verstappen smashes opposition’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24885

Horner on Max' pole in Austria: 'An incredible performance'.
The Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 in the hands of Max Verstappen was once again supreme during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
29 June 2024
Julien Lemmen
Verstappen.nl

Team principal Christian Horner reflects after qualifying: "It is always great to be back in Austria for our home race and in front of a home crowd. Today in both the Sprint race and Qualifying, Max put on an incredible performance and especially on a track where the margins are so small. It is great to be on Pole here at Red Bull Ring. All to play for tomorrow."

‘An incredible performance';

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5518/


Max Verstappen pole a ‘great statement’ for Red Bull, a ‘reality check’ for F1 2024 rivals
29 Jun 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen has broken his pole position drought in stunning fashion for the Austrian Grand Prix. While the rest of the field is extremely tight, Verstappen managed to secure a gap of 0.404s over second-place Lando Norris. Verstappen understandably sees this masterclass as a “great statement” about the performance of his RB20 — but his competition on the Austrian Grand Prix field see things a little differently. For them, the Dutch driver’s pace is a “reality check.”

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri perhaps said it best when he referred to Max Verstappen’s pace as a ‘reality check’ while speaking after qualifying. He admitted that he was “a little bit” shocked by the RB20 racer’s pace. “His lap in Q2 was I think a bit of a reality check for everyone, and obviously he repeated it in Q3,” Piastri said to media including PlanetF1.com. “The gap seems to be a little bit bigger in that session for whatever reason, and clearly they’re still the force to beat.”

Piastri wasn’t the only driver to comment on Verstappen’s speed. In speaking about the changes Mercedes made to his car between the sprint race and qualifying, Lewis Hamilton said his machinery felt better — but still behind. I mean, we’re down a lot in the high speed compared to Max,” he said. “It’s insane how much faster they are in high speed.”

‘Great statement’/‘Reality check’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-ve...f1-2024-rivals


Max Verstappen hails “on fire” Red Bull: “It’s been a while since I’ve felt like this”.
Max Verstappen was full of praise for Red Bull after qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
29 Jun 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net

Max Verstappen has described Red Bull as “on fire” after a dominant performance in F1 qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. “I think the whole session went really well,” Verstappen said. “The car was in a better window. I could push a bit more, rely on the grip of the car, the balance. It was very enjoyable.”

“I was just trying to progress through Q1 without using a new set. And that worked. And then from there, we just tried to fine-tune the balance here and there a little bit. But every lap that I did was feeling good.”

“And then it's all about, of course, trying to just nail every corner. It's been a while that I've felt like this in the car and also looking at the gap. The last few races, I've always been very close in front or behind. So this was definitely very positive, I think, for the team.”

‘Trying to just nail every corner’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105146...while-ive-felt


'I didn't expect that' – Verstappen on his Austrian GP pole
Sat, 29 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Red Bull's Max Verstappen had a close fight with McLaren for the top spot but believes the changes to his RB20 will aid his race tomorrow.

'I didn't expect that';

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/i-...11147023568505


Lando Norris teases Austrian GP plan to beat Max Verstappen after ‘very clear’ error
29 Jun 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com

Lando Norris will get a second shot at beating Max Verstappen off the line in Austria — and he’s already planning to amend his “very clear” error. It’s not often a driver get a re-do on a race start, but with Lando Norris lining up beside polesitter Max Verstappen in both the sprint race and the Austrian Grand Prix, he’ll get just that. But don’t worry; Norris has a plan.

‘Very clear error’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-...max-verstappen


Ferrari offer McLaren a case study in ruining Verstappen and Red Bull’s home party
30th June 2024
Will Wood
RaceFans

Two years ago, Max Verstappen headed into the Austrian Grand Prix Sunday looking like he was almost certain to win. He’d taken pole position for the sprint race on Friday, won the sprint race on Saturday and was due to start from pole for the main event on Sunday. But instead, Charles Leclerc and Ferrari spoiled the party for Verstappen, his team and the many thousands of Dutch fans in attendance by executing a brilliant strategic race to beat the world champion to the chequered flag.

That weekend, Leclerc looked to be lacking the speed to beat Verstappen in a straight fight during the sprint race, only to comfortably match Verstappen’s speed over the course of the race. And in 2024, McLaren have to find a way to emulate Ferrari’s achievement if they are to avoid being beaten into second place for the fifth consecutive race.

‘A case study’;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/30/...ls-home-party/


George Russell plans to “sit back and watch it all take place” from P3
George Russell explains how he plans to approach the start of Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.
29 Jun 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

George Russell says he doesn’t plan on getting involved in a fight with Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at the start of the F1 Austrian Grand Prix. Last week in Barcelona, Russell made an incredible start from fourth and swept past both Norris and Verstappen to move into the lead by Turn 1.

But the Briton has downplayed talk of a repeat, insisting he is going to “sit back and watch it all take place” instead. “I think it’s a bit more challenging here,” Russell said. “I think these guys always get their elbows out. So maybe this time it’s, you know, sit back and watch it all take place.”

“But I think, you know, last week I lost a lot of time battling with Lando and probably focused too much on the guys ahead of me and ultimately that cost me the position to Lewis and almost to Charles as well. So, as I said, I think the race is behind us tomorrow.”

‘From P3’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105145...-take-place-p3


Austrian GP predictions: Piastri’s podium chances, Mercedes to beat Ferrari and Haas in the points
30 Jun 2024
Pablo Hidalgo
PlanetF1.com

The 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix will bring to a close a frenetic weekend at the Red Bull Ring. With an unbeatable Max Verstappen, Lando Norris in the hunt and a tight battle between Mercedes and Ferrari, will anyone be able to stop the World Champion at the home of Red Bull?

‘Predictions’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/austri...ce-predictions


McLaren's protest against the Piastri's track limit infringement rejected
30 Jun 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Formula One's governing body, the FIA has now confirmed that it has rejected the protest that McLaren lodged against the results from the qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri set the third quickest time in the qualifying session for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix. However, he had his best lap time deleted just seconds after the end of the session as he allegedly exceeded track limits at Turn 6.

‘Rejected’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24895


Hamilton learns fate after stewards' investigation
Lewis Hamilton has escaped punishment for an unsafe release during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix, but Mercedes has been handed a fine for the incident.
29 June 2024
Ian Parkes & Samuel Coop
RacingNews365

Lewis Hamilton has escaped punishment for an unsafe release during the final part of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix, however, Mercedes has been handed a €5,000 fine for the incident. Heading out for his first run in Q3, Hamilton dragged out with him a hose that connects to the back of the exhaust to release gases out of the garage, and its associated trolley.

A stewards' statement read: "The Stewards heard from the team representative and reviewed video evidence. Car 44 was released from the garage in an unsafe manner dragging a jack and an exhaust extractor behind it. The Stewards acknowledge that the team immediately informed the driver to stop to prevent any further damage and/or dangerous situation."

‘Escaped punishment’;

https://racingnews365.com/hamilton-l...-investigation

George Russell snatches Austrian GP win after dramatic Verstappen Norris clash.
George Russell pulled off a shock victory at the Formula 1 2024 Austrian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris’ dramatic late collision in Sunday’s race.
30 June 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport

Verstappen looked to be cruising towards the victory with an eight-second lead over Norris, until a slow stop pushed the Dutchman back into the McLaren driver’s clutches. The pair engaged in an epic 10-lap battle for the win, with Verstappen and Norris both suffering punctures on Lap 64 after a controversial clash, promoting Russell into the lead.

And he held off the challenge from Oscar Piastri late on to clinch his first win since Brazil 2022, as Russell celebrated his Austrian GP success at the Red Bull Ring. Norris was forced to retire with damage, while Verstappen – came out in P5 after his pit stop – was handed a 10-second penalty for causing a collision by the stewards. Piastri did his best to close the gap to Russell but was left with too much to do and settled for P2, while Carlos Sainz took home an unlikely podium for Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton suffered a number of issues with his car and penalties, but came home to take fourth on a fine weekend for Mercedes. Nico Hulkenberg fought off Sergio Perez to claim sixth behind Verstappen, with Kevin Magnussen eighth, Daniel Ricciardo ninth and Pierre Gasly 10th.

‘Shock victory’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/geo...clash-f1-2024/


Austrian GP: Race Results
Full results from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.
1 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.

Pos Num Driver Team Laps/Diff

1 63 George Russell Mercedes 71

2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1.906

3 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 4.533

4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 23.142

5 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 37.253

6 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 54.088

7 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 54.672

8 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas 60.355

9 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB 61.169

10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 61.766

‘Full results’;

https://speedcafe.com/austrian-gp-race-results/


Dramatic Verstappen/Norris clash hands Russell Austrian GP win
Jun 30, 2024
Jack Cozens
The Race

A dramatic collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris handed George Russell and Mercedes a first Formula 1 victory in a year and a half at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen had absolutely dominated the first two thirds of the race, leading by as much as eight seconds from Norris. But an unhappy long middle stint on hard tyres he didn't especially like and then a slow final pitstop where the left rear tyre initially refused to release meant Verstappen rejoined only just ahead of Norris.

The McLaren - on new mediums versus a used set for the Red Bull - then quickly got into Verstappen's DRS range and mounted attack after attack, with the two drivers' radio comments about each other's driving getting increasingly terse. A dive with 12 laps to go got Norris ahead into the Turn 3 hairpin but he claimed the line by running wide over the run-off so quickly handed the place back.

It would turn out that that moment was Norris's fourth track limits breach of the race, which incurred a five-second time penalty, but with that yet to be awarded their battle continued. Next time they got alongside each other it was Verstappen who stayed ahead by running wide. And then the contact came on the approach to the hairpin, a rub of wheels giving both cars punctures and sending them slewing off the road before a bizarre wheel-to-wheel battle down the hill with both cars lurching around with damage.

‘Dramatic’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/d...ustrian-gp-f1/


Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Race Results
Red Bull's home Grand Prix weekend has been dominated by Max Verstappen, topping every F1 session so far
June 30, 2024
Hannah May
FormulaNerds

Verstappen vs. Norris: With the gap closing, Norris had DRS on Verstappen and the race was on. There are three DRS zones around the Red Bull Ring for a seven-tenths advantage. Norris attempted an overtake into Turn 3 with a late braking move, echoing his Sprint Race manoeuvre. However, he could not make it stick. Norris reported that Verstappen reacted to his move in the braking zone.

Norris was handed a black-and-white flag warning for track limit violations. On lap 59, Norris made a late move on Verstappen and got past for the lead of the race. However, the McLaren driver locked up and ran wide, leaving the track. He was still ahead but was required to let Verstappen back through to P1. Race control then noted Norris for track limits. On lap 61, Verstappen defended against another move from Norris. However, he made a double move which Norris reported on the radio. Meanwhile, Piastri was closing in on Sainz in P4 and Perez was catching Hulkenberg in P7.

Another move from Norris on lap 63 into Turn 3. Verstappen went off the track defending and kept the place. However, Norris complained that Verstappen should hand him the position. Verstappen told Red Bull mechanics that he was forced off by Norris.
A new race leader: On lap 64, there was contact between Verstappen and Norris. Norris took the lead due to Verstappen picking up a puncture from the contact. However, it soon became clear that Norris also got a puncture and was also handed a five-second penalty. This incident gave Russell the lead. On lap 66, the Virtual Safety Car came out. Toto Wolff, Mercedes Team Principal was heard on the radio to Russell telling him that he “can win this”.

‘Toto Wolff, Mercedes Team Principal: “can win this”!’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/au...-race-results/


Wild crash leads to surprising F1 finish
George Russell got his second F1 win ever after a Max Verstappen-Lando Norris crash.
June 30, 2024
Andrew Bucholtz
thecomeback.com

Late in the race, Verstappen crashed into Norris. That knocked Norris out of the race, led to a 10-second penalty for himself, and paved the way for Mercedes’ George Russell to get his second career F1 win (and the first for him and for Mercedes since 2022). Here’s that crash:

Verstappen killing Lando
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That led to Russell’s win:
He won’t forget this race for a while… and nor will we! #F1 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/daXNiEkmAq
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 30, 2024
Thus, this was a remarkable moment for Russell. But it only came thanks to that Verstappen-Norris incident, which itself came after those two had been going back and forth all day. And there may be further developments to come from that. But it certainly worked out well for Russell and Mercedes.

‘Wild Crash’;

https://thecomeback.com/articles/wil...f1-finish.html


Austrian GP: Max Verstappen and Lando Norris tempers flare with Russell gifted the win
30 Jun 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

George Russell secured an unexpected victory for Mercedes at the Austrian Grand Prix, the Briton benefitting from the inevitable crash between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Although Verstappen seemed to be cruising to the victory, a late-race challenge from Norris saw tempers flare between the two protagonists resulting in a crash with Norris out of the race and a puncture dropping Verstappen to P5.

As tempers flared – CONTACT! The two touched as Norris again tried to pass, Verstappen left without a rear left tyre and Norris also suffering a puncture. As they limped back to the pits, Russell took the lead but was being chased by Piastri and Sainz. Verstappen returned to the race down in fifth place but was hit with a 10-second penalty for causing a collision.

Heading into the final lap, Russell kept it neat and tidy, the Briton racing to his second Formula 1 victory by two seconds ahead of Piastri with Sainz joining them on the podium. Hamilton was fourth ahead of Verstappen while Hulkenberg took sixth off Perez with Magnussen, Ricciardo and Gasly completing the points.

‘Tempers flare’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/austri...24-race-report

Russell swore at Wolff because ‘I almost crashed when he screamed in my ear’.
“Then suddenly I had Toto screaming in my ear, ‘you can win this’. And I almost crashed when he screamed into my ears. It was that loud.” George Russell.
21:29 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Russell’s race engineer Marcus Dudley told him Verstappen had suffered a puncture in the collision. As it emerged Norris had also incurred damage, Wolff called out: “George, you can win this. You can win this, George.”

Wolff sent his message as Russell was heading into the high-speed braking zone at turn three. Race engineers ordinarily avoid talking to their drivers at these critical points on the lap, and an alarmed Russell told his team boss: “Let me f^(#ing drive.”

However Russell said he appreciated Wolff’s eagerness for the team to score its first win since the penultimate victory of 2022. “I think it just goes to show the passion that we all share,” he said. “And it’s obviously been a tough couple of years for us. It feels great to be back on the top step.” Although it took a slice of luck for Russell to score his first win since Interlagos in 2022, Russell was happy to take it.

“Let me f^(#ing drive”;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/30/...med-in-my-ear/


‘Single dumbest thing in 12 years’: Why ‘embarrassing’ radio message had Merc boss ‘forever ashamed’
July 1st, 2024 7:47 am
Fox Motorsport from Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff conceded he will “be forever ashamed” after his radio message almost derailed George Russell’s race at the Austrian Grand Prix. With seven laps to go, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris collided at Turn 3 and caused both drivers to sustain a puncture.

“We can win this,” Wolff told Russell over the radio. The only issue was Wolff’s passionate radio message came when Russell was braking at the end of a long straight. Speaking after the race, Wolff recognised the error of his ways and how easily he could have distracted Russell in a crucial braking zone.

“I think I know the drivers pretty well and what they need at times to encourage or to refocus, because I spend so much time with them,” Wolff told media in Austria. “So I think I know the psychology. But this one is the single dumbest thing I’ve done in 12 years at Mercedes. I will be forever ashamed of this.”

‘Single dumbest thing in 12 years’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...e8ce4d1a162c4a


‘You Can Win This!’ - Wolff's radio blunder almost crashed Russell
21:00 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Austrian Grand Prix winner George Russell revealed a near-miss in the closing stages of the race, thanks to a well-meaning but poorly timed message from Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. With five laps to go and his head down, focused on maintaining his lead to the checkered flag, Wolff’s booming voice suddenly bellowed over the radio: "YOU CAN WIN THIS!"

Under heavy braking, the Briton was understandably startled and retorted with a curt, "LET HIM DRIVE!" While his heart was clearly in the right place but his finger a little too quick on the radio button, Wolff admitted he had totally messed up. He hadn’t checked where Russell was on the track before blasting him with his supportive message.

"That was one of the stupidest things I've ever done, I have to say. I didn't look where he was at all," Wolff admitted to Sky Germany. "I just saw the two of them crash into each other. It's the first time that's happened to me in twelve years. He's fully on the brakes at 320 km/h and I tell him that the two of them have collided. I have to think about it first."

“You Can Win This!’;

https://f1i.com/news/512669-you-can-...d-russell.html


Russell said Wolff's radio call almost made him crash
20:24 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
The Straits Times

Surprise Austrian Grand Prix winner George Russell said his Mercedes team boss almost made him crash after he took the lead in Sunday's race. Principal Toto Wolff, whose team had not won a race since 2022, shouted "George, you can win this" over the radio without checking where the driver was on track.

Wolff told reporters he knew all about driver psychology and his spontaneous reaction had been "the single dumbest thing I've done in 12 years at Mercedes. "I will be forever ashamed because you look at where you message the driver and you don’t do it during braking or in high-speed corners," added the Austrian. Despite that, there were no illusions about where the team stood compared to rivals.

"The team have worked so hard. We've made so many strides since the start of the season. The last three races have been incredible so, more to come," said Russell. "I think it's no secret Red Bull with Max and McLaren with Lando are still a little bit out in front, but we're always putting ourselves in that third place position the last couple of races. And obviously, if anything happens up front, we're there to pick it up."

"George, you can win this”;

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...made-him-crash


Toto Wolff left feeling ‘forever ashamed’ after the ‘dumbest thing I’ve done’
30 Jun 2024
Oliver Harden

The contact between Norris and Verstappen drew an excitable response from Wolff, who took to team radio to tell Russell: “We can win this.” Wolff’s message came as Russell was braking at the end of a long straight, with the British driver quipping that he “almost crashed” after his team boss’s transmission.

“I could have taken him out with that message, imagine how that would have felt. I’m emotional. I enjoy us doing well and I enjoy seeing Lewis [Hamilton] and George doing well. I was just carried away with that situation and I think that’s what he said afterwards, but that was seriously embarrassing.” Toto Wolff.

“I could have taken him out”;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-w...ian-grand-prix


Russell Says Austrian GP Victory Makes up for Montreal Disappointment
June 30, 2024
Joe Briley
The Checkered Flag

George Russell feels that his second career win at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix has made up for the “missed opportunity” at the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix when he started from pole position. “It’s huge for us. I think we had such a great opportunity in Canada, I feel like that was a missed opportunity for me and now this feels like we made up for that. It’s been a year and a half of so much hard work – this year starting on the back foot. Everyone came together and turned this around. Super happy and proud of everyone.”

The former Williams Racing driver managed the race out in the lead really well though and led the remaining 7 laps to cross the line in the lead for just the second time in his Formula 1 career (his first win coming at the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix). Speaking to F1TV, Russell spoke about the progress the team has made: “To be honest I was really happy with the race, P3 was going to be a great result for us.”

“I knew Lando was pretty fired up after yesterday, I saw the battles up front and you’ve got to be there to pick up the pieces and that’s what we were and at the start of the year we were never there so the team have done an amazing job, improving the car. I’m really proud to be on the top step.”

‘Makes up for Montreal Disappointment’;

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...isappointment/


George Russell says ‘it feels great’ after Spielberg success
Sun, 30 Jun 2024
philip duncan, pa f1 correspondent, spielberg
Yahoo! Sport

Russell vowed to celebrate with long-term Spanish girlfriend Carmen Montero Mundt in Monaco on Sunday evening. “I am flying back tonight and I have got my girlfriend waiting for me back at home and one of my good friends is there, too,” said Russell.

“After my first victory I headed straight on to a flight from Sao Paulo to Dubai for 15 hours. I want to celebrate this time because you cannot take these moments for granted. I feel I have a lot left in me and a lot more victories to come in the future but you need to enjoy it. I won’t go as hard as Lando (Norris) did (after his win in Miami). If it is 50 per cent as hard as Lando’s celebrations it will be a pretty massive night.”

‘It feels great’;

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/geo...wUeYq4OnbfBfdY

Piastri: “When it’s that close, you can’t help but hurt”.
“I know it's only my fourth podium in F1 but so close to a win, it hurts a little bit,” Piastri confessed.
1 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Piastri had started the race seventh after his best lap in qualifying was deleted for track limits. Had that time been allowed, a point McLaren fought for as it protested the result of qualifying, he would have started third. Instead, he battled his way through the pack to mount a late challenge for an unlikely victory. Second equals his career best having finished second in Monaco and in last year's Qatar Grand Prix.

“I know it's only my fourth podium in F1 but so close to a win, it hurst a little bit,” Piastri confessed. “But good points, obviously. I think the second half of the race we were coming on pretty strong. Just when it's that close, you can't help but hurt a little.”

“When it’s that close”;

https://speedcafe.com/piastri-when-i...help-but-hurt/


So close to a win it hurts, says runner-up Piastri
Sun, 30 June 2024 11:59PM
Staff WritersAAP
The West Australian

Finishing second at a drama-laden Austrian Grand Prix was a bitter-sweet experience for Mclaren's Oscar Piastri. The Australian had slammed his dropping from third to seventh on the starting grid for exceeding track limits in Saturday's qualifying as "embarrassing" for Formula One. But he fought back on Sunday to achieve his fourth podium in Formula One.

That came after a collision between team-mate Lando Norris and Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen forced the leading pair out of the race. It left Piastri wondering what might have been had Saturday's controversy been avoided.

"There's a lot of what ifs and maybes. Obviously, starting from yesterday I know it's only my fourth podium in F1, so close to a win, it hurts," he said. "I think second half of the race we were coming on pretty strong, I am happy with another podium, when it's that close you can't help but hurt a bit."

‘So close to a win it hurts’;

https://thewest.com.au/sport/motorsp...tri-c-15198059


Piastri left pondering the ‘what ifs’ after finishing second in Austria
18:29 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Oscar Piastri finished P2 on race day at the Red Bull Ring, but was left wondering if it could have been more.

‘What ifs’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/pi...01564096436200


Piastri filled with 'hurt' after missed maiden victory
Oscar Piastri started seventh but recovered to second in the 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix.
30 June 2024
Nick Golding
RacingNews365

Oscar Piastri has conceded finishing second in the Austrian Grand Prix "hurt" as he came agonisingly close to a maiden victory. The McLaren driver started in seventh after exceeding track limits in qualifying, but quickly made up places in the race - a move on Lewis Hamilton mid-race promoted him to fifth, where he looked set to finish.

Having struggled recently during the Spanish Grand Prix, Piastri appeared to bounce back in the Red Bull Ring. The Australian was back to his best in Spielberg and now hopes to take his positive result forwards to the British Grand Prix. "It was a place of good memories from last year, and hopefully we can be up the front again obviously," added Piastri.

‘Hurt’;

https://racingnews365.com/podium-hur...lose---piastri


'I'm so close to a win': Oscar Piastri 'hurting' after finishing second in Austrian Grand Prix
July 1, 2024
Damien McCartney
Channel 9's Wide World of Sports

Aussie young gun Oscar Piastri has suggested his second place in the Austrian Grand Prix was a win gone begging. Piastri was one of the main beneficiaries from a controversial clash between his McLaren teammate Lando Norris and Max Verstappen with seven laps to go. He crossed the line to seal his fourth F1 podium – his third second place finish – less than two seconds behind the race-winning Mercedes of George Russell.

Piastri started Sunday night's (AEST) race from seventh after his quickest lap in qualifying – which would have been good enough for third on the grid behind Verstappen and Norris – was deleted for exceeding track limits by the barest of margins. The usually calm and collected Piastri blew up, and labelled the call "embarrassing". Russell was promoted to third on the grid, which only further rubbed salt into the wound.

Piastri's race could've very easily ended at the first corner, when he and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc made contact. Leclerc was forced to pit for a new front wing and plummeted to the rear of the field, but Piastri miraculously survived without damage. Piastri got past Lewis Hamilton shortly before the final pitstops, and emerged from his own behind the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz, who he passed on the same lap as the Norris-Verstappen collision.

‘The usually calm and collected Piastri blew up’;

https://www.nine.com.au/sport/motors...01-p5jq4u.html


‘It hurts a little bit’ – Piastri disappointed to miss out on win in Austria
17:51 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Oscar Piastri was left feeling a little “hurt” at narrowly missing out on what would have been his first F1 Grand Prix victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, having finished just 1.906s away from winner George Russell at the line. It proved to be a weekend of mixed emotions for Piastri who, after snatching P2 in Saturday’s Sprint from McLaren team mate Lando Norris, had looked on course for a top-three result in qualifying before his lap time was deleted due to track limits.

This dropped him down to a starting position of P7 but, after battling forwards during the race, the Australian then found himself in surprise contention for the win following a dramatic collision between leaders Max Verstappen and Norris which resulted in both sustaining punctures.

With Verstappen slipping backwards to fifth and Norris having to retire owing to the damage sustained to his car, this allowed the previously P3 Russell to take the lead, while Piastri overtook Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz for P2 and tried to chase down the Mercedes.

‘It hurts a little bit’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...kAeg61iV9od09L


Piastri: Track limits deletion fuelled Austria F1 podium charge
30 Jun 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week

Oscar Piastri has admitted the track limits saga which cost him third on the grid fuelled his surge through the field to claim second in Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix. McLaren’s status as Red Bull’s nearest challenger continued at the Red Bull Ring as Lando Norris pressured Max Verstappen into instigating a clash between the two.

Piastri could have been in the prime position to capitalise on their squabble had his fastest qualifying time not been overruled due to a track limits violation at Turn 6. Instead, George Russell’s Mercedes took the spoils as Piastri completed a late overtake on Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari to recover from seventh place at the start to second.

‘Fuelled his surge through the field’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...podium-charge/


‘We shouldn’t laugh’: Piastri shuts down F1 winner in hilarious green room moment
July 1st, 2024 7:48 am
Fox Motorsport with AFP from Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)

Australian star Oscar Piastri had an all-time response to Austrian grand prix winner George Russell as they watched footage of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris’ race-deciding collision. As is tradition in the post-race formalities, the drivers re-watched some of the highlights in the cool-down room. It wasn’t long before Norris and Verstappen’s collision was played on the screen in front of the trio.

“Cool fight though,” Russell said. “That was a very cool fight.” However, Piastri issued the perfect reply: “Well, you did just win the race because of it.” Piastri’s retort earned laughs from Russell and Sainz. Knowing Piastri’s earlier claim wasn’t exactly false, it prompted further nervous laughs from Russell and Sainz before the Mercedes driver declared: “We shouldn’t laugh.”

‘An all-time response’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...0f0aa1726aba85

Sainz: ‘We put a solid race together and we’re on the podium, so I’m happy’.
Carlos Sainz benefitted from the Verstappen/Norris clash in Austria to earn a place on the podium but says he also had to be in a position to capitalise to take P3.
18:29 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

“I’m happy”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...02071900762927


Sainz looking on bright side with 'bonus' podium in Austria
19:19 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Andrew Lewin
F1i.com

Carlos Sainz insisted that he was "quite happy, quite proud" of finishing on the podium today in the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. "Quite an eventful race up front," he told the media in parc ferme after the finish. "Happy days for Formula 1 that there's a bit of action up front, and we're getting to see some nice battles.”

"We knew the Mercedes today might have a bit of an advantage on race pace, but we tried everything to keep up," he said. "It just looked like they had this half a tenth to a tenth of pace advantage. We set our targets in trying to beat the Mercedes and we managed to beat one, even if one of them got ahead," he continued. "I was behind the two of them, passed Lewis, and then it was all about trying to keep up with George.”

"Red Bull and McLaren were in a league of their own this weekend, then there was a step to George and me battling for that P3, P4," he said. "We tried everything we could but we know we've been struggling the last few races. In the end P3 is a good result I think," he decided, calling it a "bonus" for the team. "We can be quite happy, quite proud of that because this weekend hasn't been easy for us. To come away with 15 points and a P3 is a good result.”

"Quite happy, quite proud";

https://f1i.com/news/512640-sainz-lo...n-austria.html


Ferrari’s Weekend In Austria Is Bittersweet
June 30, 2024
Erika Di Guido
Last Word On Sports

Carlos Sainz finished on the podium in a twist of fate, with Charles Leclerc just outside the points zone. Ferrari had another difficult weekend in Austria. The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg should have been a track where Ferrari could show its full potential. But the struggles for the Cavallino continued. Ferrari still suffers in high-speed corners and need to improve their tyre management, especially for flying laps compared to their rivals.

The race for the two Ferrari drivers was quite different. While Sainz, starting ahead, had to chance to finish on the podium, Leclerc was more unlucky. At the start, he was closed on both sides, squeezed between Sergio Perez and Oscar Piastri. The contact with the latter forced the Ferrari to pit early for a front wing and tyre change, and he fell at the back of the grid.

Since then, his race was long and filled with three more stops at the box, hoping to climb to the points zone. However, it was unsuccessful. Leclerc finished his race in P11. On the other hand, Carlos Sainz was P3 after the collision between Norris and Verstappen. His Ferrari wasn’t able to catch George Russell, the new race leader, who was on Hards. The Mercedes crossed the finish line and Russell became a two-time race winner.

‘Bittersweet’;

https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...s-bittersweet/


Sainz happy with ‘bonus’ podium in Austria while Leclerc reflects on first-lap clash with Piastri and Perez
18:42 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Ferrari endured mixed fortunes in the Austrian Grand Prix, with Carlos Sainz benefiting from the drama up ahead to claim a surprise podium while Charles Leclerc faced a difficult Sunday, having been caught up in a first-lap incident that damaged his front wing.

Asked if he had felt that Ferrari had made a step relative to their performance last time out in Barcelona, Sainz answered: “I think it’s very tight with Merc. In the last two weekends they’ve been – or at least the faster Merc – has been a little bit quicker than the faster Ferrari [in] both cases, so we just need to make a step going into Silverstone if we want to fight up there.”

“And now we’re going to focus on that, see if we can put together a solid weekend in Silverstone and edge them out, and then bring upgrades to make sure that we try to get closer to McLaren and Red Bull. Earlier in the season, obviously we could have benefitted more, like George did from the fight up front. The reality is that, at this stage of the season, we are just trailing the Merc and a step behind McLaren and Red Bull. We’ve had some issues in the car the last couple of races, which we are looking forward to resolving soon.”

‘Reflects on first-lap clash’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...nAgKLnfsx6bziR


Carlos Sainz sends Williams clear message over F1 future: “I’m going to take all the time I need”
Carlos Sainz isn't going to rush into making a decision over his F1 future.
01 Jul 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net

Carlos Sainz insists he’s in no rush to decide his F1 future despite some teams losing patience over how long he’s taking to make a decision. Sainz’s F1 future continues to be a hot topic with three teams - Alpine, Sauber and Williams - all reportedly interested. Speaking in the post-race FIA press conference, Sainz batted off questions that he would be pressured into a decision.

“As I said before, for sure that pressure, I’m not going to receive it on a Sunday afternoon after a podium where I’m keen to enjoy it,” he said. “As I said before, I think it’s sometimes, like George was saying, we take it for granted when we’re in one of these podiums celebrating, wearing a Ferrari suit.”

“And yeah, I’m going to be honest with and straightforward with the teams. But it’s such an important decision for me also that I’m going to take all the time that I need to take it. And if there’s teams that cannot wait or are a bit impatient, yeah, I cannot do anything about it. It’s going to be my future, my decision, and I’m going to try and be as honest as possible with everyone and give myself the time that I need.”

‘Isn't going to rush into making a decision’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105158...ake-all-time-i


Alpine's Briatore says Sainz a super driver
JULY 1, 2024
GrandPrix.com

The likelihood that Carlos Sainz will sign a contract with Williams for 2025 and beyond has reportedly almost completely collapsed. Indeed, while Sainz had originally hoped for a top seat for the future - like Red Bull or Mercedes - his only other real option is a late bid by new Alpine executive advisor, Flavio Briatore.

It's believed the 3-time grand prix winner is leaning towards Briatore's offer of a mere single-year deal, leaving the door open for Sainz for a 2026 move to a true top team. When asked by DAZN on Sunday, Briatore was coy about Sainz.

“Carlos Sainz is a very good driver who will drive for Ferrari until the end of the season, the 74-year-old Italian said. That's what I know about Carlos - that he is a super driver.”

‘Leaning towards Briatore's offer of a mere single-year deal’;

https://www.grandprix.com/news/alpin...er-driver.html


‘They are chasing’: Carlos Sainz has now received ‘improved’ offer from £1.1bn F1 team for 2025
Thu 27 June 2024 10:00
David Comerford
F1 Oversteer

Carlos Sainz was all set to be announced as a Williams driver at the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend. Given that it was his home race, James Vowles would have seen it as perfect timing.The F1 paddock was ‘certain’ that Williams would unveil Sainz on Friday. That, in turn, would trigger Mercedes’ announcement that they had promoted Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton. But in the end, Sainz wasn’t quite ready to sign on the dotted line. The uncertainty around his future is set to drag on for another race.

Alpine pushing for Carlos Sainz after signing Pierre Gasly. The reason Sainz reportedly hesitated was that Alpine have made a renewed push to sign him. He previously spent a year at Enstone in 2018 when the team was still known as Renault. Sure enough, F1TV journalist Lawrence Barretto says that the £1.1bn French team (Forbes) have now tabled an ‘improved’ offer. The pursuit has been going on for ‘months’, but they now seem more determined than ever.

“Alpine’s next task is to nail down their second seat. They are chasing Carlos Sainz, having been in talks for months, and improved their offer recently. I understand Sainz hasn’t made a call on his future yet, with 3 offers (the others from Williams and Sauber/Audi) on the table.” Lawrence Barretto (@lawrobarretto) June 27, 2024

‘Received ‘improved’ offer’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/car...team-for-2025/

Lando Norris demands apology from ‘reckless, stupid and desperate’ Max Verstappen.
Lando Norris has demanded an apology from a “reckless, stupid and desperate” Max Verstappen following their dramatic collision in the closing stages of the Austrian Grand Prix.
30 June 2024
The Telegraph

“If he admits to being a bit stupid, running into me, and just being a bit reckless, then I will have a small amount of respect for it. I expected tough, fair, respectful on-the-edge racing, and I don’t feel like that is what I got. It seemed a little bit desperate from his side and it didn’t need to be that way. He saw me move and then moved.'

Norris was on the radio, taking aim at Verstappen’s tactics. “He cannot keep moving after I move,” said the Englishman. “It is just dangerous. We will have a big shunt.” With eight laps to run, an increasingly frustrated Norris tried for a third time. Defending his position, Verstappen ran off the road at the third corner, and he rejoined the asphalt with his lead still intact.

“He has to give the position back,” said Norris, who was now on the ragged edge, and about to be handed a five-second penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits. Verstappen hit back over the radio. “He forced me off,” said the Dutchman. “He just divebombed me again. That is not how you overtake.”

‘Demanded an apology’;

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-...stappen-sorry/


Norris says he will lose respect for Verstappen without apology
JUL 01, 2024
The Straits Times

McLaren's Lando Norris said he would lose respect for Max Verstappen if the Red Bull driver did not apologise for a collision that wrecked their Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.

A disappointed Norris, who retired with a puncture and car damage, said it was a tough one to take and accused Verstappen of being reckless and desperate in his driving.

"It depends what he says. If he says he did nothing wrong, then I lose a lot of respect for that," he told Sky Sports television when asked if their relationship would change.

‘Lose respect’;

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...ithout-apology


Lando Norris makes 'dangerous driving' claim after Max Verstappen Austria GP crash
17:17 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Philip Duncan, PA F1 Correspondent, Spielberg
Somerset Live

"He reacted to my move and you are not allowed to do that," protested Norris over the radio. Three laps later, and Norris was at it again. He launched his McLaren down the inside of Verstappen at the third bend but carried too much speed into, and the world champion swooped back ahead of the next turn. Norris was back on the intercom, taking angst at Verstappen's tactics. "He cannot keep moving after I move," said the Englishman. "It is just dangerous. We will have a big shunt."

At Turn 3, Norris moved to Verstappen's outside but they came together and banged wheels. Verstappen suffered a left-rear puncture and one of Norris' tyres was also shredded. Verstappen emerged from the pits in fifth but Norris' race was over. And the stewards took a dim view of Verstappen's driving as he was slapped with a 10-second sanction.

'Dangerous driving claim’;

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport...riving-9379382


‘I did nothing wrong, he’s the one in the wrong’ – Norris gives his view of race-ending clash with Verstappen
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Lando Norris failed to finish the Austrian Grand Prix after an on-track battle with Max Verstappen, and said after the race, “I gave a fair respectful, on the edge battle, but that’s not what I got in return.”

‘I did nothing wrong, he’s the one in the wrong’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/i-...99810498683067


Norris could ‘lose a lot of respect’ for Verstappen if he says ‘he did nothing wrong’
The Austrian Grand Prix saw drama in the late stages during a fight for the race lead between off-track friends Max Verstappen and Lando Norris
June 30, 2024
Abby Bathurst
FormulaNerds

‘He ruined his own race as much as he ruined mine’ Speaking to Sky Sports F1 after the race, Norris admitted that he was “disappointed” and that he felt Verstappen was at fault for the collision. He said:

“I don’t know what to say. Disappointed. Nothing more than that, honestly. It was a good race, I looked forward to just a fair battle, a strong fair battle, but I wouldn’t say that’s what it was in the end. Tough one to take. It was a mistake-free race from my side, I feel like I did a good job, but got taken out of the race, so nothing more than that.”

“I mean as a rule, you’re not allowed to move, you’re not allowed to react to the driver and that’s what he did three times out of three. Two times I managed to avoid it, not going to run into him, not lock up and run into him, and the third time he just ran into me. I’m just trying to drive my race, he was clearly a lot slower at the end.”

‘He ruined his own race as much as he ruined mine’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/no...nothing-wrong/


‘Can’t be friends’ – Ted Kravitz sees two ‘significant developments’ in Verstappen v Norris rivalry
01 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Note the day, June 30th, as Ted Kravitz believes that was the “first day” of the end of the Max Verstappen and Lando Norris friendship. Good friends prior to Sunday’s 71-lap Austrian Grand Prix, they came to blows on lap 64 of the race as Norris tried to pass Verstappen around the outside of Turn 3. Ted Kravitz: Can two championship rivals ever be friends? No way.

But perhaps the most “significant development”, as Kravitz put it, will be the impact Sunday’s collision has on Norris and Verstappen’s friendship. Calling the clash a “significant development in the relationship” between Red Bull and McLaren, Kravitz continued in post-race Notebook: “And in the personal relationship between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.

“Up until this point, they’ve been mates. They share nights out, they go to longer races on the same plane. So is this the end of a beautiful friendship between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris? Will there be no more trips to Ibiza? Will there be no more Martin Garrix concerts? Will there be no more respect?”

‘Significant developments’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/ted-kr...norris-rivalry

Coulthard: ‘Hell will freeze over’ before Verstappen apologizes.
Anyone expecting Max Verstappen to apologise to Lando Norris for his aggressive driving in the Austrian Grand Prix, as the McLaren driver suggested he should do, must not hold their breath insists F1 commentator David Coulthard.
17:11 Mon, 01 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

However, Coulthard believes an admission of wrongdoing by the three-time world champion is a long shot. “Hell freezing over, I think is the expression,” the former F1 driver told Britain’s Channel 4 when the prospect was put to him of Verstappen apologising to Norris for their contact.

“Max is going to go ‘I was racing – it’s hard racing.’ This is the first time Lando is experiencing going wheel to wheel really on a weekend in, weekend out basis. We know how it was when it was Lewis who was going wheel to wheel with Max. Max is one of the hardest racers, to beat him you’ve got to match him.”

“There was that contact as they enter the corner, further contact once they’ve gone through the apex, both of them with punctures and damage – avoidable incidents from both, it’s cost them both finishing the race,” the Scot explained.

“Hell freezing over”;

https://f1i.com/news/512806-coulthar...pologizes.html


‘Hell will freeze over’ before Max Verstappen issues Lando Norris apology, claims Coulthard
01 Jul 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com

Former McLaren and Red Bull driver David Coulthard said Max Verstappen is unlikely to apologise to Lando Norris for their collision in Austria on Sunday. “Hell freezing over, I think is the expression,” Coulthard said on Channel 4 when the prospect was put to him of Verstappen apologising to Norris for their contact.

“This will be the thing that Lando is complaining about, just at that final part of the entry to the corner, that Max is continuing to come over to the left and he’ll claim ‘he squeezed me and you’re not allowed to do that under braking.’ Look, he’s definitely crowded Lando across the track. If there was a barrier there, then they both would have sort of ricocheted off it.”

“I completely get Max will say ‘Well, hold on a minute, he could have gone further over the kerb’, but the stewards have looked at it, they’ve got more information, they’ve given a penalty to Max. Ultimately, it doesn’t make a difference to where he finished in the race.”

‘Hell will freeze over’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-ve...avid-coulthard


Last-minute surge in 2024 British GP ticket sales after Lando and Max F1 battle
July 1st 2024
Author: Dominic Tobin
Motor Sport Magazine

The thrilling lead battle in Austria gave 2024 British Grand Prix ticket sales an immediate boost, with fans hoping for more drama at Silverstone this weekend and just a few hundred tickets remaining. The no-holds-barred duel between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in Austria has prompted a last-minute surge in British Grand Prix ticket sales, with only a few hundred still available for this weekend at Silverstone.

Unlike at this point last year, the race is not yet sold out, but the prospect of further fireworks on Sunday brought an influx of orders on Sunday evening. Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle spoke last month about how Verstappen’s recent dominance had made selling tickets more difficult, saying that repetitive, predictable results took the edge off the sport.

George Russell was positioned perfectly to take victory in Austria as Verstappen and Norris limped away from their collision, and Lewis Hamilton will have hope of adding to his tally of eight British Grand Prix wins. Silverstone told Motor Sport that the circuit had seen a surge of sales in the hours after the Austrian thriller and is now close to selling out.

‘Surge of sales in the hours after the Austrian thriller’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#


‘Car is f*cked’ – Lando Norris and Max Verstappen’s unheard radio in Austrian GP clash
01 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Team radio for the final two laps clearly showed that tempers were raising with the two having previously accused the other of moving under braking, Norris saying that of Verstappen, or divebombing, as Verstappen said of Norris’ actions.
Lap 63…
Red Bull: Gap 0.6.
Norris: He has to give the position back. I was ahead at the apex.
Norris: He went off the track.
Verstappen: Off again.
Red Bull: It’s not clever is it?
Verstappen: He just divebombed, that’s now how you overtake.

Lap 64…
Verstappen: Nice. Oh my God.
Norris: The car is fucked.
McLaren: It’s just a puncture, box this lap, box this lap.
Red Bull: Box Max. Box. You’ve got a rear left puncture.

Verstappen penalty…
Red Bull: Max, a heads up. You were given a 10-second penalty for that incident with Lando, in case you are quizzed about that.
Verstappen: Of course. Yeah, sure. That’s just ridiculous. He could just send it left or right, what does he want me to do?
Verstappen stood by his criticism of the penalty when he spoke with the media including PlanetF1.com after the race. “We’ll look back at it but 10 seconds seemed a bit severe for me at that point because it didn’t feel like it was like any anything kind of aggressive going on in that move,” he said.

‘Verstappen: Of course. Yeah, sure. That’s just ridiculous’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-...trian-gp-clash


Horner labels Verstappen’s penalty ‘harsh’ as he gives his take on 'frustrating' collision with Norris
14:01 Mon, 01 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Christian Horner has given his view on the dramatic late-race collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix, with the Red Bull boss arguing that the 10-second penalty handed to Verstappen was “harsh”.

Reflecting on the punishment handed out to Verstappen – who had earlier taken victory ahead of the McLaren pair of Oscar Piastri and Norris in Saturday’s Sprint – Horner expressed some frustration over the decision.

“He picked up a puncture, he got the penalty,” the Team Principal commented. “I thought the penalty was harsh but that’s racing sometimes. It’s frustrating, particularly here at this race, but that’s the way racing goes sometimes. We had an incredible win yesterday, we were controlling the race nicely but that’s Formula 1.”

“He picked up a puncture, he got the penalty”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...oBrnXrZYwlSc2f


Helmut Marko apportions blame in ‘unnecessarily fierce’ Verstappen v Norris clash
01 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

“We lost the victory due to several factors,” Marko told ServusTV. “The fact that our pit stop went wrong, which put Lando in DRS range. We expected that the hard tyres would be the better choice, but that turned out to not be the case. The temperatures were lower than expected.”

“That meant Lando had new tyres in his last stint and we were on used. That was also a factor. Max also locked up after his pit stop in Turn 4. All that together made it difficult for us.”

Speaking specifically about Verstappen’s clash with Norris, Marko apportioned blame to both drivers but also accepted that Red Bull should’ve told Verstappen to let the Briton pass him given Norris was facing a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits.

‘Apportions blame’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/helmut...norris-austria


Norris Verstappen drama 'happy days' for F1 – Sainz
Carlos Sainz finished on the podium after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris dropped out of the top three.
1 July 2024
Nick Golding
RacingNews365

Carlos Sainz has declared Max Verstappen and Lando Norris' Austrian Grand Prix clash "happy days" for F1. The Ferrari driver was not involved in the battle for victory at the Red Bull Ring but was a direct beneficiary of the collision between the Red Bull and McLaren drivers as he was promoted from fifth to third behind race-winner George Russell and the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri.

Sainz was pleased to see a battle at the front and is hopeful Ferrari again can soon be amongst it, potentially in this weekend's British Grand Prix. "Happy days for Formula 1 that there's a bit of action up front and we're getting to see some nice battles," added Sainz.

‘Bit of action up front and we're getting to see some nice battles’;

https://racingnews365.com/austrian-g...s-for-f1-sainz

Hulkenberg and Magnussen hail ‘amazing team performance’ as Haas score double points finish in Austria.
After starting from P9 on the grid, Hulkenberg fought forwards before winning a battle with Sergio Perez in the latter stages to take an impressive P6 result. Reflecting on an eventful afternoon after jumping out of the car, the German admitted it had been a “hell of a race”.
16:24 Mon, 01 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were left greatly encouraged by Haas’s performance in the Austrian Grand Prix, with the pair scoring a significant double points finish for the team in sixth and eighth respectively.

“Especially at the end, it got so intense, but I think it was intense at the front too with Max [Verstappen] and Lando [Norris]!” Hulkenberg said with a smile, referring to the dramatic collision between Verstappen and Norris on Lap 64 of 71 as they fought for the lead. “It was happening everywhere. It was touch and go, I was really pushing hard to keep Checo behind, but the last two laps my tyres were really done with it.”

‘I almost lost the car completely out of Turn 10 in a big way, went onto the gravel a bit and then had a big tank-slapper. Then he came by, but into [Turn] 3 I kind of let him edge in front so I could have DRS for the next straight, which obviously put me back in front. Then luckily it was [the] final lap because I would have not survived another lap!”

‘Amazing team performance’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...FJcreEfkaUFOz2


‘Elbows out’: Jolyon Palmer shares why he thinks Haas will score more points than Alpine this season
Tue 2 July 2024 09:00
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer

Haas produced an encouraging result with Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen during the Austrian Grand Prix after both finished inside the points. Hulkenberg fought from ninth on the grid up to sixth after a brief battle with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, while Magnussen was eighth at the chequered flag.

Haas has produced several of its points-scoring finishes this year after teamwork between their drivers on track, notably during the Saudi Arabian and Miami Grands Prix weekends when Magnussen acted as a ‘rear gunner’ for Hulkenberg to prevent them from falling behind rivals. Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer thinks this approach will make a difference for the American team when speaking on the F1 TV post-Austrian GP show.

The Alpine drivers have produced their fair share of on-track spats this year, most recently at Monaco where Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly collided on the opening lap, putting a potential points finish at risk. Ocon took to social media to apologise for the incident, while team principal Bruno Famin was livid with the incident when speaking to French media after the race. Palmer believes the difference in dynamics between the two teams will be a key difference in the battle for the Constructors’ positions at the end of the season.

‘Difference in dynamics between the two teams will be a key difference’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/jol...e-this-season/


Hulkenberg: Haas points haul in Austria one ‘hell of a race’
2 July 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

The German driver was clearly pumped up when all was said and done and couldn’t contain his excitement, admitting it had been a “hell of a race”. “Especially at the end, it got so intense, but I think it was intense at the front too with Max [Verstappen] and Lando [Norris]!” Hulkenberg said.

“But yeah, very happy. Double points for the team and in a big way, so didn’t expect that, obviously one car out or something but still, amazing team performance today and this weekend. I think it’s confirmed now that we’re midfield on all sorts of different tracks, we are competitive, we can fight everyone. That’s really great news and I’m very happy about that.”

Hulkenberg commended Haas for their steady improvements and effective updates, feeling optimistic about the team’s trajectory. “You’ve got to be there weekend-in weekend-out, consistency in a long season is key,” commented the future Audi driver. “Also this year we’ve obviously worked much better and efficiently in terms of bringing updates. We’ve steadily improved the car, that means we can keep up with the others.”

‘Haas points haul’;

https://f1i.com/news/512821-hulkenbe...of-a-race.html


Austrian Grand Prix: Race Recap
June 30, 2024
Haas F1 Team - Official Site

Ayao Komatsu: “I’m just so happy for everyone in the team. Sometimes we get unlucky but today our execution was amazing, Nico and Kevin drove well, and pit stops were good, everything was great. I’m speechless, I’m just so happy for everyone to get this result and for Nico to beat Perez on merit, that’s a huge statement.”

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team scored a double points finish with Nico Hulkenberg sixth, and Kevin Magnussen eighth, at the Austrian Grand Prix, Round 11 of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, held Sunday at the Red Bull Ring.

Sixth and eighth marks MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s strongest result of the year and lifts the team up to seventh place in the Constructors’ Championship, on 19 points. Up front, Mercedes AMG driver George Russell claimed victory, the second of his career, ahead of McLaren Racing’s Oscar Piastri, with Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz third.

‘Strongest result of the year’;

https://www.haasf1team.com/news/aust...x-race-recap-4


Magnussen ‘couldn’t be happier’ after double points haul for Haas in Austria
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Kevin Magnussen was celebrating “a good bunch of points for the team” after he finished P8 behind Haas team mate Nico Hulkenberg in sixth.

‘Couldn’t be happier’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ma...99955795664588


Hulkenberg ‘let Perez pass’ in unseen last-lap move – then re-passed him
30th June 2024, 20:32
Will Wood
RaceFans

Hulkenberg held on to claim the position by half a second. He wasn’t close enough to Verstappen to gain advantage of the other Red Bull driver’s 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lando Norris. However, Hulkenberg described his run from ninth on the grid to sixth as a “hell of a race” for him and his team.

“Especially at the end, it got so intense,” he told the official F1 channel. “But I think it was intense at the front too with Max and Lando – so it was happening everywhere! It was touch and go. I was really pushing hard to keep Checo behind, but the last two laps, my tyres were kind of really done with it. I almost lost the car completely out of turn ten in a big way, went onto the gravel a bit and then had a big tank-slapper.”

“Into [turn] three, I let him edge in front, so I could have DRS for the next straight, which obviously put me back in front. Luckily it was the final lap, because I would have not survived another lap.” It was Hulkenberg’s fifth top ten finish over the first 11 rounds of the championship and his best result for Haas since joining them in 2023.

‘Intense: So it was happening everywhere!’;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/06/30/...re-passed-him/


Explained: The ‘big hole’ that contributed to Sergio Perez finishing behind a Haas
30 Jun 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com

Sergio Perez explained that his Austrian Grand Prix felt like a “disaster”, after Christian Horner revealed there was a “big hole” in his sidepod that hindered his progress throughout the race. This damage left him lacking straight-line speed and unable to make in-roads, with the Red Bull driver crossing the line seventh at the chequered flag, behind the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg.

“Checo, I mean, again, it was a tricky race for him,” Horner said to media including PlanetF1.com after the race. “He had quite a significant contact on the first lap with Lando [Piastri, sic.]. He had quite a big hole in the sidepod and then the loss of straight-line speed that that gives you, it’s a bit like an air brake.”

“So that’s why he was struggling on straight-line speed. So [it was] difficult to judge Checo’s race due to the damage that he had.” When asked further about the scale of the damage and how much time he was losing in the race, Horner added: “I don’t have the exact numbers. All I know is he had lost a big hole, and it was being reported on the data that there was a significant loss because of it.”

‘Big hole’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/sergio...od-austrian-gp

Gasly pleased with another points finish after ‘intense’ race at the Red Bull Ring.
Pierre Gasly scored for the fourth race in a row after finishing P10 in Austria after what he called an “intense” Grand Prix.
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Scored for the fourth race’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ga...99070209371097


Gasly says he ‘kept it clean’ during ‘intense’ battle with Ocon
16:00 Mon, 01 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix saw another chapter in the ongoing saga of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon's on-track battles in F1. Despite Alpine's established "rules of engagement," the teammates found themselves embroiled in yet another contentious fight although it was one that was relatively inconsequential for the Enstone squad.

As they reached the uphill corner, Ocon ran his teammate wide on the exit to reclaim the position, the pair just nearly avoiding a costly collision. "What was that? Why did he just push me off the track?" vented a surprised Gasly on the radio. The move also drew a big “Wow!” from Alonso who had a front seat to the commotion.

A few laps later, in a more sensible maneuver, Gasly pulled alongside Ocon again, taking the outside line at Turn 4 to gain the inside line for the next corner and secure 11th place. Gasly celebrated the successful pass with a simple "Ciao!" over the radio.

‘Another chapter in the ongoing saga’;

https://f1i.com/news/512774-gasly-sa...with-ocon.html


Alpine's mini-revival boosted by senior F1 tech arrivals
Jul 1, 2024
Scott Mitchell-Malm
The Race

Alpine’s on-track mini-revival in Formula 1 should be further boosted by the arrival of more significant technical recruits that have now started at the team. Three senior figures began work at the team on July 1, arriving from Red Bull and Ferrari. Michael Broadhurst and Vin Dhanani return to Enstone as chief aerodynamicist and head of vehicle performance respectively.

Both join from Red Bull Racing having worked for this team in its previous guises - Broadhurst in the aerodynamics department across a seven-year stint, most recently as principal aerodynamicist in 2016 before joining McLaren, and Dhanani from 2006 to 2011 at the start of his F1 career.

Recruiting Broadhurst, formerly deputy head of aerodynamics at McLaren and principal aerodynamicist at Red Bull, targets Alpine’s aero deficiencies by adding significant experience and expertise to a key department. Likewise, Vin’s arrival from a major role as Red Bull’s vehicle performance team leader helps bolster another important area after losing head of performance Richard Frith to Williams.

‘Alpine's mini-revival’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/a...tech-arrivals/


‘Very excited’: Pierre Gasly shares what Alpine are doing ‘extremely well’ that he never saw at Red Bull
Mon 1 July 2024 20:00
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer

One of the most recent Formula 1 drivers to confirm his future beyond the end of the 2024 season is Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman announced ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix that he would be staying at Alpine on the same day that Lance Stroll confirmed he would continue his association with Aston Martin.

Pierre Gasly shares what Alpine do ‘extremely well’ compared to Red Bull. Talking about his time with Red Bull, Gasly said: “I went through Toro Rosso, Red Bull, back, and then to Alpine. But not always with a strong dynamic.

“And from what I am seeing from the team and from my relationship with the team, with Luca de Meo, with Bruno [Famin], it is going extremely well, and we have clear ambitions. I really like Luca’s ambition and where he wants to bring the team over the next few years, and I trust in his management. I am very excited to be a part of the project.”

‘Very excited’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/pie...w-at-red-bull/


Briatore vows Alpine will win races in 2026 amid new F1 recruits
2 July 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week

Alpine Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore has claimed the team will win races upon Formula 1’s rules reset in 2026 as it welcomes hires from several rival competitors. “In 2026 I will win races, the Alpine will be on the podium; then, how many we will be able to do, I don’t know,” Briatore told ‘La Politica nel pallone’ on Radio Rai.

“This year we have many handicaps, we are reshaping the whole team. I have had full powers from Luca de Meo. I am used to using them and I guarantee that in two seasons we will be talking about podiums”. Alpine is rumoured to be considering shutting down its engine division and reverting to being a customer team, with reports slating Briatore eyes Ferrari or Mercedes.

The seasoned Italian is also touted to be behind Alpine’s attempts to entice outgoing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz to slot in alongside the renewed Pierre Gasly in 2025. “There is a lot of interest, we’ll see in the next few days, although right now for Alpine the driver doesn’t make a difference, we have to get the car right first,” he added. “Incredibly he [Sainz] is still free, we are all willing to have him in the team and we will do what we can.”

“I have had full powers from Luca de Meo”;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...w-f1-recruits/


Alpine needs a bandit like Briatore says Ecclestone
JULY 2, 2024
GrandPrix.com

“I spoke to (Renault CEO) Luca de Meo on the phone for a long time”, Ecclestone, no longer officially involved in the sport, told Blick newspaper. “He was desperate”, said the 93-year-old. "Then the word Briatore came up.”

“We quickly agreed that in such a confusing situation only a doer - a bandit among angels - could help”, Ecclestone, a well known friend and long-time business partner of Briatore's, added. "There are enough saints in there already. Flavio's great strength has always been 'Keep the discussions short, do and think big. You don't need friends in Formula 1, you just need success',” he said.

‘Bandit like Briatore’;

https://www.grandprix.com/news/alpin...cclestone.html


Toto Wolff responds to rumours of Mercedes supplying Alpine with F1 engines
"Alpine, at the moment, is exploring all sorts of avenues."
01 Jul 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net

Toto Wolff has addressed speculation of Mercedes potentially supplying Alpine with F1 engines from 2026, claiming the French outfit are “exploring all sorts of avenues”. According to The Race, Alpine are considering binning off their engine project for 2026 and thus would look to become a customer team.

Speaking about the Alpine rumours in a sit down interview with Sky F1, Wolff said: “Alpine, at the moment, is exploring all sorts of avenues. Their management is clearly not happy with their performances.

“But you know how it is in Formula 1 - it swings. Three races ago, Alpine had all the reasons to explore opportunities. But look at Barcelona and [Austria] and they look much better. So maybe overall it isn’t just the engine.”

‘Exploring all sorts of avenues’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105160...ine-f1-engines

Stroll says Aston Martin have ‘a lot of work to do’ after Austria struggles.
Lance Stroll finished 13th in the Austrian Grand Prix on what he called “a long weekend” for Aston Martin who failed to score a single point at the Red Bull Ring.
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘A lot of work to do’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/st...98061614442906


‘Cannot understand’: Lance Stroll shares what Aston Martin’s ‘greatest limitation’ is after poor Austrian GP
Mon 1 July 2024 13:00
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer

It has not been the best run of races for Aston Martin with the recent double-header at Spain and Austria serving as a reality check for the team that was once in the running for wins. Aston Martin has only managed to get both cars finishing in the points three times so far this season, while Alonso has scored the bulk of their 58 points which puts them fifth in the Constructors’ Championship.

Lance Stroll offers insight into Aston Martin’s problem: Stroll believes their results should not be compared year-on-year and thinks there is an inherent limitation they are struggling to solve with the AMR24. “We have many things to work on, of course, as a team we are going through hard, complicated times, we are not where we want to be compared to where we were at this point of last season,” said Stroll.

“We have a lot of understeer in the middle of the corner, we have tried to change the configuration, but it is still our biggest limitation and something that we can’t understand or fix right now. A lot of work is being done in Silverstone to bring improvements in the next races.”

‘Greatest limitation’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/lan...r-austrian-gp/


Alonso: ‘Penalty didn’t change the result because we were not fast enough’
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Fernando Alonso picked up a 10-second time penalty from the stewards for hitting Zhou Guanyu, but he says even without that he would not have had the pace for points. He finished down in P18 after a late pit stop.

“We were not fast enough”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/al...99918103545632


2024 Austrian Grand Prix: Alonso locks up and hits Zhou in fight for P12
01 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Fernando Alonso was handed a 10 second time penalty by the stewards after he locked his brakes and knocked Zhou Guanyu off track as the two battled it out for 12th place.

‘Alonso locks up’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...95615834097756


ANALYSIS: Alonso ends a disastrous weekend with the fastest race lap
03 Jul 2024, 01:00
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Despite Aston Martin's disastrous showing at the Austrian Grand Prix, it was its Spanish driver Fernando Alonso to post the fastest race lap in the 71-lap Spielberg round.

"If you're not fast enough, 71 laps is a very long race," said Alonso. "The balance was slightly better than in the Sprint, but not enough. We have to understand that, we are clearly not fast enough, not competitive enough."

‘Fastest race lap’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24910


Alonso coy over Aston Martin as F1 slump worsens
The Spanish driver finished outside of the points for the fourth time in five races in Austria.
3 July 2024
Jake Nichol & Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365

The upgrade stream from the team has not delivered boosts in performance, with Alonso keeping his own cards close to his chest, a week after telling the team to "talk less" after another poor showing in the Spanish GP.
"It is a question for them, they have the press conference, so they will talk," Alonso told media including RacingNews365, refering to team principal Mike Krack and engineering chief Tom McCullough.

He was then asked for his perception on Aston's struggles, replying that: "I don't know, I drive the car. I have a very clear feeling, and we need to get better for the next race and about the details, there is a very clear answer. Let's try and get better for Silverstone."

‘Alonso coy’;

https://racingnews365.com/alonso-coy...-slump-worsens


Martin Whitmarsh to leave Aston Martin with ex-Mercedes figurehead announced as replacement
02 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Ahead of 2026’s new engine regulations, Aston Martin have announced the departure of Martin Whitmarsh with the Chief Executive Officer handing over responsibilities to former Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell.

Speaking of his plan to turn Aston Martin into a “World Championship winning team”, team owner Stroll thanked Whitmarsh for his time at the helm and welcomed Cowell’s arrival. “I would like to thank Martin who has been instrumental in our growth phase as a business”, he said.

“In the last three years, he has developed the team and has helped us achieve some significant milestones, including fostering our relationship with Honda and delivering our state-of-the-art AMR Technology Campus at Silverstone. “I am delighted to welcome Andy to our team at a crucial time.”

“World Championship winning team”;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/martin...ad-replacement


Former Mercedes engine chief Andy Cowell joins Aston Martin
02 Jul 2024, 18:36
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Andy Cowell will join the British team as Group Chief Executive Officer on the 1st of October 2024. He will report to Executive Chairman, Lawrence Stroll with current Group CEO Martin Whitmarsh set to hand over responsibility before the end of the year.

"I am delighted to welcome Andy to our team at a crucial time. Together with our works partnership with Honda, the commitment from our title partner Aramco and Andy's leadership we are on track to become a world championship winning team. Andy has my full backing and will have every resource available to win."

Commenting on his appointment, Cowell said: "I am thrilled to join Lawrence's exciting project and look forward to working with the talented group of people that has been assembled.”

‘Thrilled to join Lawrence's exciting project’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24909

Tsunoda says ‘pace was way off’ in ‘mystery race’ for RB.
Yuki Tsunoda finished 14th in the Austrian Grand Prix and was left looking for answers as to why RB were lacking in pace at the Red Bull Ring.
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Pace was way off’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ts...99850794560311


Austrian GP a turning point for Daniel Ricciardo
Ninth in the Austrian Grand Prix makes Daniel Ricciardo believe he’s building a head of steam.
1 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

The result was the second points-paying finish in three races and the third time in succession that he's been pleased with his performance. “I feel like that's three weeks in a row now where I've got most out of it,” he reasoned.

“Still searching for a bit more perfection but yeah, three on the bounce. At least I can I say I swiped out of the paddock three weekends in a row now on a Sunday, feeling proud. Just got to keep that up.”

‘Turning point’;

https://speedcafe.com/austrian-gp-a-...iel-ricciardo/


Ricciardo will ’swipe out of the paddock with a smile’ after points in Austria
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Daniel Ricciardo sealed his second Grand Prix points finish of the year at the Red Bull Ring with P9 for RB.

‘With a smile’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ri...01796499594047


‘He’s still got it’: Ricciardo’s timely response to RB boss with impressive points finish
July 1st, 2024 8:49 am
Fox Motorsport from Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes Daniel Ricciardo’s improved performances have flown under the radar as the Australian finished an impressive ninth at the Austrian Grand Prix. It had been a week of turmoil for Ricciardo after Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko essentially declared RB needed to swap the Aussie for Liam Lawson to keep their shareholders happy.

However, Ricciardo delivered a stunning drive under immense pressure to remind Red Bull’s powerbrokers why he still deserves a seat, with his ninth-place finish securing two points for RB. The result continued Ricciardo’s improved form since Miami as he recorded his second finish inside the top ten in his last three races, having finished eighth at the Canadian Grand Prix.

‘He’s still got it’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...a3b3319673b4c4


Redemption at the Ring
12:01 Mon, 01 Jul 2024
Visa Cashapp RB - Official Site

Two more points in the bag courtesy of a ninth place finish for Daniel Ricciardo in the Austrian Grand Prix. That’s the headline, but the real story is the progress made with the VCARB01, turning things around after the disappointment of Barcelona a week earlier.

Austria is a special race for us as we are very much part of the Red Bull family and this event is something of another home race, adding to the two we can claim in Imola and Monza. However, there wasn’t much time to soak up the atmosphere, or enjoy the flypast of historic planes from the Red Bull collection, take in the scenery or listen to the typical Austrian Oompah Bands in the paddock.

‘Redemption’;

https://www.visacashapprb.com/en/aus...ekend-debrief/


Ricciardo says he and RB ‘overachieved’ with ‘hard-fought’ run to P9 in Austria
09:21 Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Daniel Ricciardo was left satisfied with a pair of hard-won points in the Austrian Grand Prix, after finishing the race in ninth place. Following a frustratingly point-less weekend for RB in Spain where their significant upgrade package failed to yield results, the situation didn’t look to have significantly improved in Austria, as both Ricciardo and team mate Yuki Tsunoda failed to score points in the Sprint.

But qualifying P11 for the Grand Prix set Ricciardo up for a run to ninth place on Sunday – aided by the Lap 64 crash of Ricciardo’s former Red Bull and McLaren team mates Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, which saw Norris retire – as Tsunoda could only manage P14, the same position he started in.

“Hard-fought – definitely,” was Ricciardo’s verdict on his performance. “I semi-apologised to Pierre [Hamelin, Ricciardo’s race engineer] after the race; I was like, “Sorry, I couldn’t talk much today.” I was pretty locked in – it took a lot of concentration and effort.”

‘RB ‘overachieved’ with ‘hard-fought’ run to P9’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...JwxnqAXN76ACJ5


'I'm currently in the race seat': Daniel Ricciardo buoyed by uptick but focusing on retaining seat
July 2, 2024 - 5.14am
Emily Patterson
Channel 9's Wide World of Sports

The West Australian crossed the line in ninth after qualifying 11th at the Red Bull Ring — marking his second top-10 finish in three races after placing eighth at last month's Canadian Grand Prix. "I feel like that's three weeks in a row now where I've got the most out of [the car]," Ricciardo told media post-race.

"I'm still searching for a bit more perfection but yeah, three on the bounce. At least I can say I swiped out of the paddock three weekends in a row now on a Sunday — feeling proud. I've just got to keep that up."

'I'm currently in the race seat';

https://www.nine.com.au/sport/motors...02-p5jqj6.html


Lawson will be on F1 grid next year says Marko
JULY 2, 2024
GrandPrix.com

Marko has now told Bild newspaper when asked about Lawson: “We will offer him something. A cockpit for next year.” Elaborating, the Austrian explained: “It is clear that the Racing Bulls are a junior team. That has been communicated internally and everyone has understood that.”

“Daniel is in the seat and it's down to him to make the most of that”, Horner said. And Bayer added: “We do our job to develop young drivers, but the decision on the second seat will be taken quietly and we're not in a hurry.”

‘Lawson will be on F1 grid’;

https://www.grandprix.com/news/lawso...ays-marko.html


Formula One: Red Bull director Helmut Marko doubles down on commitment to Kiwi Liam Lawson for 2025 Racing Bulls seat
3 Jul, 2024
Alex Powell
New Zealand Herald

Liam Lawson’s place on the 2025 Formula One grid appears more secure, as Red Bull head of driver development Helmut Marko doubled down on comments regarding the young Kiwi’s future. Lawson is currently seen to be in a two-way shootout for a spot at Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, known as the Racing Bulls, the second team of Red Bull.

The 22-year-old is vying with Australian Daniel Ricciardo for a place on the 2025 grid, with the last of the four Red Bull-affiliated seats yet to be finalised for next season. Before last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull’s head of driver development, Dr Helmut Marko, told Kleine Zeitung there was pressure from above to see Lawson be awarded the second seat with the Racing Bulls and partner Yuki Tsunoda next year.

And speaking to German newspaper Bild, Marko emphasised again that Lawson is his preferred option in the Racing Bulls’ 2025 team. “We will offer him something,” he said. “A cockpit for next year. It is clear that the Racing Bulls are a junior team. That has been communicated internally and everyone has understood that.” However, the decision as to who will fill that seat is far from simple.

‘Who will fill that seat is far from simple’;

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/mot...BSIQAZKMFVD24/

Albon: ‘I didn’t expect us to be so slow this weekend’.
Alex Albon finished 15th in the Austrian Grand Prix, on what was another point-less weekend for Williams.
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘So slow’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/al...98611946977821


Sargeant sums up his race: ‘I took my front wing off on Lap 1 and that was it’
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Logan Sargeant finished 19th in the Austrian Grand Prix and the Williams driver said his race was an uphill battle from the very first lap.

“That was it”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...97574856043909


Williams pursuing other driver options as Sainz delays decision
12:42 Sun, 30 Jun 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Carlos Sainz's indecisiveness over his 2025 Formula 1 future has reportedly incited Williams to consider other candidates for its available seat alongside Alex Albon for next season. Sainz has been drawn at the last hour into negotiations with Alpine, a move orchestrated by the French outfit’s recently appointed executive advisor, Flavio Briatore.

According to Motorsport.com, Briatore is working behind the scenes to secure a supply of Mercedes engines for the Enstone squad for 2026, a move consistent with Alpine’s reported desire to ditch its own in-house F1 engine development programme.

However, Sainz hesitancy has frustrated both Williams and Sauber/Audi. While the latter is willing to wait a bit longer, the Grove-based outfit has reignited talks with other drivers, with Esteban Ocon and Valtteri Bottas believed to be at the top of Williams team boss James Vowles short list.

‘Other driver options’;

https://f1i.com/news/512558-williams...-decision.html


Williams prefer Valtteri Bottas over Esteban Ocon for 2025 seat due to key reason
Wed 3 July 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer

Williams Racing have had one driver signed up for beyond the 2024 Formula 1 season for some time, but appear to be having some trouble completing their line-up. Alex Albon decided despite being on the shortlist of several other teams on the grid to stay at Williams beyond the end of this season.

Williams place Valtteri Bottas over Esteban Ocon on 2025 driver shortlist. Journalist Glenn Freeman was speaking about the situation on The Race’s YouTube channel. Talking about the situation at Williams next season, Freeman said: “If Williams is serious and about to move things on with or without [Carlos] Sainz, the ball might finally start rolling for the other drivers stuck in the queue.

“Williams is looking at [Valtteri] Bottas and [Esteban] Ocon with both drivers known well to [James] Vowles due to several years together at Mercedes. Bottas raced there from 2017 to 2021, while Ocon was a junior, reserve and simulator driver who’s still effectively managed by Mercedes. From what we hear, Bottas is the favourite there as Ocon’s record for scrapping too much with his teammates count against him.”

‘Key reason’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/wil...to-key-reason/


Williams hands Colapinto FP1 outing at Silverstone
18:22 Mon, 01 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Next Friday’s FP1 session will mark Franco's debut in a Grand Prix weekend, but it won't be his first time behind the wheel of an F1 car. Last year, he participated in the Abu Dhabi young driver test with Williams.

“I have so many emotions. I am extremely delighted and it’s a very important moment in my life and my career,” commented Colapinto. “I will be the most prepared I can; I will be doing a lot of laps in the simulator and studying the details needed to drive this year’s car.”

“I’m really looking forward to experiencing the new car after driving last year’s in Abu Dhabi. To be able to drive it at a track like Silverstone is a privilege, it is one of my favourite tracks and to drive it at the team’s home race means a lot.”

‘Franco's debut’;

https://f1i.com/news/512815-williams...lverstone.html


'It’s a historic moment' – Colapinto on his 'mega' FP1 chance at Silverstone with Williams and representing Argentina
21:54 Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Lawrence Barretto
F1 Correspondent & Presenter
Formula One - Official Site

Franco Colapinto described his chance to become the first Argentine in nearly two decades to drive a Formula 1 car in a race weekend session as a “mega opportunity”. The 21-year-old will drive for Williams in British Grand Prix first practice and has received the chance as part of his role as a Williams Driver Academy racer.

It comes off the back of a superb run of form in feeder series F2 where he has won one race and scored two second places in the last four rounds to sit fifth in the standings. Silverstone is a track where Colapinto has fond memories of having won there in F3 last year and he will be in the simulator at Williams HQ in Grove this week to finetune his preparations before taking over Logan Sargeant’s car for the first session of the weekend.

He’ll be super busy on Friday, kicking off the day with practice in F2. There’s just one hour and 45 minutes before he gets out again, this time in the Williams for FP1, before jumping out and rushing back to the F2 paddock to prepare for qualifying one hour and 35 minutes later.

'Mega FP1 chance’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...76vxWa6uvCafr4


Williams honors staff with special British GP Union Jack livery
3 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Williams Racing will proudly display on its FW46 at this weekend’s British Grand Prix the names of all 1,005 team members in a spectacular Union Jack livery, igniting a series of heartfelt home race celebrations.

Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Team Principal James Vowles, Jenson Button, and Williams Academy F2 Driver Zak O’Sullivan will all appear at the event. “Silverstone is always one of the highlights of the year and I’m delighted we are thanking our staff as the centrepiece of our home race celebrations,” commented Vowles.

“Williams is transforming from top to bottom so we can fight our way back to the front, and our people and culture will be key to that success. It takes extraordinary effort from every individual at the factory and at track to race in Formula 1, and I’m especially proud of the resilience whilst under pressure we have demonstrated so far this year.”

‘Spectacular Union Jack livery’;

https://f1i.com/news/512902-williams...ck-livery.html

Bottas: There’s no ‘short term fix’ for Kick Sauber’s problems.
Valtteri Bottas was 16th in Austria as once again Kick Sauber failed to break their 2024 points duck.
30 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Failed to break their 2024 points duck’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/bo...03058418802368


Bottas Admits Long Road Ahead for Struggling Sauber
July 2, 2024
Joe Briley
The Checkered Flag

Valtteri Bottas doesn’t think Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber’s lack of pace is a short term fix as they remain the only team to not score points after the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix.
He said: “There wasn’t much action where I was but we did better than in the Sprint race with the pace. We did find a little bit of something, so it was a little bit closer with the competition.”

Bottas doesn’t think there’s a short term fix to the problems Sauber have got, but did say that the tight margins in the midfield may have a part to play in their progress when they introduce new upgrades.

“I don’t think it’s a short term fix, but the thing is the gaps are so small in the middle pack. We have a director of where to go, now we just need to wait for some new parts. Now Silverstone, we’re not giving up before going there even though no upgrades but it’s a different track and we’ll do our best.”

‘Long Road Ahead’;

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...ggling-sauber/


Bottas: ‘The pure performance is not there at this track’
29 June 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Valtteri Bottas qualified down in 18th for the Austrian Grand Prix, and admitted after the session that Kick Sauber just don’t have the pace this weekend at the Red Bull Ring.

‘Pure performance is not there’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/bo...07083555737891


Formula E has eyes on China's Zhou
July 3, 2024
The Straits Times

LONDON - Formula E would love to have Zhou Guanyu in the all-electric championship if the Chinese driver loses his seat in Formula One at the end of the season, according to chief executive Jeff Dodds. The CEO told Reuters that China was a key element of Formula E's growth strategy and having a Chinese driver was a dream scenario that could have "an explosive effect".

"Three markets we are absolutely trying to break into on a bigger scale would be North America, China and India," said Dodds. "In China alone we have over 100 million fans, which is absolutely crazy for a 10-year-old business.”

‘Formula E: Zhou Guanyu’;

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...on-chinas-zhou


Triple-header in Europe is manageable, say Bottas and Alonso
27 Jun 2024, 15:00
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Kick Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas thinks that triple headers that take place in Europe are manageable for drivers, but they pose a bigger challenge for team members who spend long hours at the tracks. However, the Finn suggested that teams have learned how to deal with consecutive race weekends.

"I think, you know, the triple header in Europe, for me, it's still feasible. It is, of course, a really hard load for some team personnel who are doing the longest hours in the team but it's nothing new. We've had doubles and triples for some time and I think the teams are more and more prepared to do that with some circulation in terms of some of the staff etc.

“So, from a driver's side, for me it's OK, it's not a problem. But I know that it's tough for some, but manageable if you do it right. But for that you need the team support to make sure that people stay healthy and not to work silly, silly hours," concluded Bottas.

‘Manageable’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24856

The best circuit for the next Verstappen-Norris battle! 2024 British GP Preview.
The Lando Norris-Max Verstappen battle will continue at one of Formula 1's most-legendary and oldest circuits on the calendar, Silverstone.
14:17 Wed, 03 Jul 2024
Inside Line F1 Podcast (Weblog)

Lewis Hamilton's reaction to the Norris-Verstappen incident from Austria will make headlines. But will he comment at all? A lot at stake for the title protagonists, Formula 1 and the British fans at this weekend's British Grand Prix. In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast…

‘Best circuit for the next Verstappen-Norris battle!’;

https://omny.fm/shows/inside-line-f1...ppen-norris-ba


Gloves off for next round of Norris v Verstappen at Silverstone
LONDON - The gloves are off for the next round of Formula One's big fight between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen at Silverstone this weekend.
JUL 03, 2024
The Straits Times

With three home drivers, all race winners, and four winning teams so far this season, the British Grand Prix looks a lot more competitive than last year. The third race in three weekends comes after McLaren's Norris and Red Bull's triple world champion Verstappen collided while battling for the lead in Austria, handing victory to a delighted George Russell.

The Mercedes driver and seven times world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton, who has won a record eight times at Silverstone, will hope to be back in the mix at a circuit where Verstappen won last year. "I think we're riding a bit of a wave at the moment," said Russell. "You always dare to dream for sure. Anything can happen."

The clash between Norris and Verstappen, hardly a surprise given how the season has been building up, was the biggest incident from 11 races so far with Silverstone marking the halfway point. While Verstappen extended his lead over Norris to 81 points, his driving and temperament have been called into question.

‘Gloves off for next round’;

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...at-silverstone


Time for Norris to get tough? Six British GP talking points
3rd July 2024
Will Wood
RaceFans

No more Mr Nice Norris?: Heading into the Austrian Grand Prix, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen had shared the top two finishing positions in all but one of the previous six races. It would have happened again had it not been for their now notorious lap 64 collision.

Just one week later, not much time has passed for tempers to cool over a clash which was easily the biggest moment of the season so far. Maybe not in terms of the championship battle – as Verstappen’s lead grew even larger – but because of how the relationship and mutual trust and respect between two drivers whose relationship was previously warm by F1 standards may change as a result of their ill-tempered battle.

But even before that collision, Norris was taught a lesson by the world champion in the sprint race when Verstappen re-passed the McLaren driver into turn four when Norris claimed the lead at turn three. Norris is now fighting a multiple champion for race victories and must learn that using the same approach when fighting for minor points places will not cut it anymore. The gloves are off.

‘Taught a lesson’;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/03/...alking-points/


Max previews British GP: 'Want to come back fighting'
02 July 2024
Niels Hendrix
Verstappen.nl

Max Verstappen is looking forward to the British Grand Prix. The three time Formula 1 world champion says: “It is another home race for the team, so we want to make everyone at home back in the factory proud this weekend.”

“Austria ended up not being the result that we were hoping for and there were a lot of things to take away from the race that the team and myself can really analyse and work to improve on. There were some mistakes in the race that really cost us.”

Max continues: “However, we have to look at the good moments that we had throughout the weekend, including winning the sprint and being on pole twice. We are analysing what we did right as well as what went wrong and it is the last race of a very busy triple header, so we want to come back fighting in Silverstone.”

'Want to come back fighting';

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5521/


Christian Horner gives update on Norris v Verstappen saga ahead of British GP
03 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Just days after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris’ Austrian clash, Christian Horner says he understands they’ve “spoken already” and he doesn’t expect any lingering issues. According to Horner though, the two good friends, who often spend time together away from the race tracks, have already spoken to clear the air.

“I understand they’ve spoken already, I don’t think there is any issue,” the Red Bull team boss told Sky Sports News. “Certainly, from Max’s side, he’s not going to change. There’s an element, I think, of Lando learning how to race Max and they’re discovering that.”

“Inevitably, there is going to be more close racing between the two of them as the cars look so close over the forthcoming races. Max is a hard racer. He is probably one of the hardest racers on the circuit and everybody knows that if you’re going to race against Max, he’s going to give as good as he gets.”

‘They’ve “spoken already” ’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/christ...ead-british-gp


Horner makes plea to British GP crowd after Verstappen-Norris clash
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris will take to the track this weekend at the British Grand Prix just days after their clash at the Red Bull Ring.
3 July 2024
Fergal Walsh
RacingNews365

With the fans at Silverstone likely set to turn out in force to support their home driver in Norris, Horner suggested Verstappen will be unmoved by any hostile reaction at the event. "I'm sure it's going to be a partisan crowd for the British drivers as it is for Max in Holland, but I think whenever we go to those tracks there is always respect for the other drivers," Horner told Sky Sports News.

"I hope Max gets a reasonable reception and I'm sure it's going to be all orange again this weekend - perhaps not Max Verstappen fans, more McLaren fans. That'll be water off a duck's back to him, he'll have his head down and he won't change. He's the racer he is and I'm sure he'll race just as hard this weekend."

Horner believes it was only a matter of time before their on-track relationship boiled over into an incident. “There's an element, I think, of Lando learning how to race Max and they're discovering that,” Horner said. “Inevitably, there is going to be more close racing between the two of them as the cars look so close over the forthcoming races.”

“It's going to be all orange again this weekend - perhaps not Max Verstappen fans, more McLaren fans”;

https://racingnews365.com/horner-mak...n-norris-clash


Five British GP questions: Verstappen v Norris, Hamilton glory and new F1 driver?
03 Jul 2024
Sam Cooper
PlanetF1.com

Formula 1 touches down in Silverstone after the drama of Spielberg but what is on our mind heading into the race?
Max Verstappen vs Lando Norris take two? The number one question on everyone’s lips heading into this weekend’s race is how will the Verstappen/Norris friendship hold up?

Can the Brits bring hometown glory? You would have to go back to Button and Hamilton at McLaren for the last time we arrived at Silverstone with more than one British driver capable of winning.
Can Aston Martin improve at their home race? Throw a stone from the Silverstone circuit and it would land pretty close to Aston Martin’s HQ.

Will another British driver be added to the 2025 grid? With Norris, Hamilton, Russell and Alex Albon who shares his nationality between Britain and Thailand, an already healthy UK contingent could grow one stronger should reports be believed.
Are the doors closing in on Carlos Sainz? It seems impossible at the moment to write one of these pieces without mentioning Carlos Sainz but that question continues to linger over the sport.

‘Five British GP questions’;

https://www.planetf1.com/features/fi...orris-hamilton

F1 - 2024 British Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference Transcript.
DRIVERS – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing), Esteban OCON (Alpine), George RUSSELL (Mercedes), Lando NORRIS (McLaren)
04.07.24
FIA (Press Release)

Q: What chance are there of things happening this (WINNING) weekend at Silverstone? George RUSSELL: You've got to ask this guy [Lando] if there's much going to happen. But I think it's going to be a good fight again this weekend. I think Lando and Max are probably going to be the two guys out in front. They look really fast in the high-speed corners the last couple of races. And, of course, here in Silverstone, there's a lot of high-speed sections. So I expect those guys to be the favourites. But I don't think we'll be far behind.

Q: How confident are you coming into the British Grand Prix? Lando NORRIS: I mean, we're in good form. We've been, again, very close the last few races, but Mercedes have been getting closer and closer. If you look back to last weekend, Mercedes were extremely quick, if not one of the quickest cars in the race. They've taken probably a few steps forward since where they were. We're in a good position, but so are Red Bull. So, yeah, expecting a close battle between many of us.

Q: Lewis. You're going for a record ninth win here at Silverstone. Have you got the car to do that? Lewis HAMILTON: I think out of pure performance, I don't think we are currently in the same place. Naturally, as you've seen in the last couple of races, on these high-speed circuits, particularly McLaren, I think probably might be the quickest, or at least Max maybe. And I think we're not that far behind. And I think we've definitely seen some really huge strides forward. And it's really great to see that we are slowly eking closer to the front runners.

Q: Now, on paper, the fast sweeps of Silverstone should suit the RB20. How much confidence do you and the team have? Sergio PÉREZ: Yeah, I think it should be a strong, strong weekend for us. We're looking forward to this sort of high-speed content and Silverstone always throws a massive challenge, you know, with the wind. It can be particularly very challenging. So, yeah, I think it's going to be all very close as it's been the last few weekends already in different circuits. So I don't expect anything different. I think it's going to be everything super tight and close.

Q: Esteban, let's come to you. Now, talking of performance, Alpine went very well at Barcelona a few races back. That's a fast track. This is a fast track. So are you feeling confident coming to Silverstone that you can get back in the points? Esteban OCON: Yeah, I think we're improving at the moment, which is a good sign.

‘Press Conference Transcript’;

https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2024-bri...nce-transcript


WEEKEND WARM-UP: Bearman, Verstappen and Norris dominate the chat ahead of the British GP
04.07.24
Formula One - Official Site

Ollie Bearman will be a fully-fledged F1 driver in 2025, and Max Verstappen and Lando Norris are still “great friends” despite their fraught Red Bull Ring crash – just two things we learned on Thursday at the British Grand Prix…

Bearman was announced as Haas’s first driver pick for 2025 as the paddock converged on Silverstone on Thursday morning, the 19-year-old Brit now with the opportunity to build on his points-scoring debut for Ferrari at Saudi Arabia earlier this year.

Elsewhere, the media were laser-focused on Verstappen and Norris, and whether their friendship was still intact following their controversial coming together in Austria last Sunday.

‘Dominate the chat’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...7HbQX1Br16dSCZ


Max from Silverstone: 'Most important is that I am okay with Lando'
04 July 2024
Kees-Jan Koster
Verstappen.nl

After a sensational weekend in Austria, Max Verstappen spoke to the international media at Silverstone on Thursday, ahead of the British Grand Prix. The three-time Formula 1 world champion shared his thoughts before the final race of this triple header: “The comments from the media after the race in Austria, of course, don't matter to me at all. The most important thing is that I'm okay with Lando, and we are.”

“We contacted each other on Monday morning, which is quite normal because on Sunday you have the emotions right after the race. I was disappointed with the result because I had hoped for more. And Lando was, of course, also disappointed. So, we talked on Monday, and everything was cleared up fairly quickly.”

When asked what was actually discussed, Max stated: "That we generally enjoyed the race, and that the contact we had was minimal, which we regretted. But in the end, we also told each other that we shouldn't suddenly look differently at each other when racing. Look, I race hard, and I defend hard, and I think that's how it should be, and Lando did the same, and I completely agree with that."

“I am okay with Lando”;

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5524/


Norris ‘happy to go racing again’ with Verstappen at Silverstone after clearing the air over Austria clash
4 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site16:

Lando Norris has shared his thoughts several days on from the collision with Max Verstappen that forced him to retire from the Austrian Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver calling the battle “good racing” as well as suggesting that he does not believe that Verstappen owes him an apology after the pair discussed the incident.

The 24-year-old commented: “We’ve gone over things a few times. I’ve learned many things. I think a lot of stuff I was anticipating and knew about. You’re fighting against different people, fighting in different ways at the top comparing to when you’re a bit further back, like we have [been] the last year or so.”

“But at same time, Max has a very different way of racing comparing to a lot of others, and that’s some of the reasons why he’s a champion. But, all in all, I’m excited to go again this weekend.” Pushed on how Verstappen races differently, Norris spoke of enjoying their battle when he responded: “I think it’s clear, it’s not stuff I need to talk about. It’s tough, it’s on the limit. I think it’s what we love.”

‘Happy to go racing again’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...WWZeMpClf30l7M


Silverstone track changes announced for 2024 British GP
The 2024 British GP completes F1's triple-header and will see Mercedes and Ferrari try to join Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at the front
July 4, 2024
Adam Dickinson
Total Motorsport
4 July 2024

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris will reignite their battle on a revised Silverstone at the 2024 British Grand Prix as the FIA revealed changes to the circuit that look set to more heavily penalise drivers who go off the track.

All the changes to the Silverstone track affect kerbs or runoff areas rather than the circuit itself, but are still likely to influence the race if Verstappen and Norris repeat their brawl from the Austria GP. Silverstone track changes announced at the Loop, Chapel, the final chicane, Club, Abbey and Stowe:

1. The combination kerb at Turn 3 on the right-hand side has been removed.
2. A new gravel bed has been installed at Turn 14 on the left, while the gravel bed on the left at Turn 15 has been extended by 6-8m towards the track.
3. The asphalt run-off at Turn 16 on the right-hand side has been reduced to 1.7m and filled with gravel.
4. The combination kerb at Turn 16 has been replaced with grass.
5. The asphalt strip between Turn 18 and Turn 1 on the left side has been replaced with grass.
6. A new tyre barrier with conveyor has been installed on the right side in Turn 15 and in Turn 16 in the run-off.

‘Silverstone track changes’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/sil...24-british-gp/


Rain rain go away: British GP mixed and chilly weather forecast
British GP set to be disrupted by rain
In cooperation with WeerOnline, RacingNews365 presents the weather forecast for the 2024 F1 British Grand Prix.
3 July 2024
Nick Golding
RacingNews365

On Friday, first practice has a chance of starting in the dry, before rain from the west hits the circuit for the remainder of the day. It means both first practice and second practice will be conducted largely completed in challenging conditions. Some patches of the rain will be significantly heavy, which could lead to minimal running should the heavy spells of rain fall during practice on Friday. Third practice on Saturday is also expected to be wet.

However, as things stand, qualifying looks set to be completed in the dry. Whilst this is a positive for the drivers, the temperature will remain chilly at only 17 degrees Celsius. A moderate wind from the west will also be blowing, potentially causing some balance-related issues. As for race day, Sunday is expected to be both dry and wet, meaning a race of mixed conditions is currently expected.

This is similar to the recent Canadian Grand Prix, where timing changing compounds was pivotal to a successful result. To highlight how low the temperature is set to be this weekend, the average for early July is 23 degrees Celsius. This weekend's peak will be six degrees cooler than this.

‘Rain rain go away’;

https://racingnews365.com/rain-rain-...ather-forecast

Race preview for the British Grand Prix.
The British Grand Prix is a home race for many teams as seven of the current ten Formula One squads are headquartered in England. For four drivers, the British Grand Prix is the home race with Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Alexander Albon all coming from England.
4 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Silverstone is the home of British motorsport and one of the most historic races on the calendar. With up to 80 percent of a lap likely to be taken at full throttle , Silverstone is a true power circuit. It’s a track that tests every aspect of performance: requiring downforce as well as a good chassis and engine, with plenty of power and torque.

Let's see what makes Silverstone such a special circuit. The world’s first ever purpose-built motor racing track was built in Brooklands in 1907, located just outside the British capital of London. This circuit played host to the first British GP in 1926, a motorsport event established by Henry Segrave and won by the French Louis Wagner. 1927 saw Brooklands hosting the second British Grand Prix which was won again by a French driver named Robert Benoist.

1950 saw the birth of the Formula One Championship with Silverstone hosting the first ever round. Alfa Romeo’s Giuseppe Farina was victorious in the first ever F1 Grand Prix. The next four years saw Ferrari dominating the venue with José Froilan Gonzales and Alberto Ascari. The Argentinian’s win in 1951 was the first ever victory for the fabled Ferrari stable.

‘Race preview’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24913


What time does the 2024 F1 British GP start?
From Friday, July 5 to Sunday, July 7, the Formula 1 British Grand Prix will take place. The iconic Silverstone circuit promises spectacle, making this race a must-watch. Check here for the start time of the Grand Prix.
4 July 2024
RacingNews365 Staff

The race at the iconic Silverstone starts on Sunday, July 7 at 3:00 PM BST.
Do you want to view the start times of the F1 British GP for your time zone? Check out the schedule below!

The schedule is automatically adjusted to your time zone.
Timetable British GP
Session
Date Time
Free practice 1 Friday 5 July 13:30 - 14:30
Free practice 2 Friday 5 July 17:00 - 18:00
Free practice 3 Saturday 6 July 12:30 - 13:30
Qualification Saturday 6 July 16:00 - 17:00
Race Sunday 7 July 16:00 - 18:00


‘Formula 1 British Grand Prix’;

https://racingnews365.com/what-time-...itish-gp-start


NEED TO KNOW: The most important facts, stats and trivia ahead of the 2024 British Grand Prix
11:40 Thu, 04 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site

Vital statistics
• First Grand Prix – 1950
• Track Length – 5.891km
• Lap record – 1m 27.097s, Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 2020
• Most pole positions – Lewis Hamilton (7)
• Most wins – Lewis Hamilton (8)
• Trivia – Silverstone hosted the inaugural Formula 1 World Championship round on May 13, 1950
• Pole run to Turn 1 braking point – 239 metres
• Overtakes completed in 2023 – 50
• Safety Car probability – 89%
• Virtual Safety Car probability – 22%
• Pit stop time loss – 19.9 seconds (includs 2.5s stop)

‘Facts, stats and trivia’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...rIA3x5wzs7adIX


Verstappen's emerging F1 rivalry with Norris goes another round at the British GP
4 July 2024
By Associated Press
MailOnline

SILVERSTONE, England (AP) - Max Verstappen's emerging rivalry with Lando Norris goes another round at the British Grand Prix this week and this time Norris has home fans behind him. Sunday's Formula 1 race follows their crash at last weekend's Austrian GP, the home race of Verstappen's Red Bull team. It cost both drivers a victory chance and ended Norris' hopes of a second win after the Miami GP.

Norris cleared the air with Verstappen when the friends spoke twice this week. "I don´t think he should apologize. I thought it was good racing, at times very close to the edge, but we´ve spoken about it and we´re both happy to go racing again," Norris said on Thursday. "Some of the things I said in the (TV) pen after the race were more just because I was frustrated at the time. A lot of adrenaline, a lot of emotions."

Verstappen's main concern was protecting their friendship. "He´s a great guy. Of course he loves racing, he´s very passionate," Verstappen said. "You also have to realize he´s fighting for his second win, I´m fighting for my 62nd. Naturally, your emotions are a little bit different."

‘Another round at the British GP’;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap...ritish-GP.html


Bearman Confirmed by Haas for 2025 F1 Season
July 4, 2024
Joe Briley
The Checkered Flag

Ollie Bearman has been confirmed on the 2025 Formula 1 grid, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team have confirmed, ahead of the 2024 British Grand Prix. Rumours had been circulated for some time that Bearman was set to join Haas, who needed a replacement for the departing Nico Hulkenberg, who makes the move to Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber in 2025.

Gene Haas, Team Owner of Haas commented; “I’m pleased we’ve been able to give Oliver Bearman this opportunity to drive full-time in Formula 1 – he’s undoubtedly an exciting rookie prospect, not just based on what he showed in Saudi Arabia but also through his time developing his relationship with our team.”

“I’m personally excited to see how he grows as a driver, and we look forward to seeing him deliver for MoneyGram Haas F1 Team next season and beyond. This is an exciting time for the team. Oliver’s signing shows we continue to invest in talent – both on and off-track – as we continue to compete at the highest level.”

‘Bearman Confirmed by Haas’;

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...025-f1-season/


Isack Hadjar to drive for Red Bull Racing in FP1 at British Grand Prix
4 July 2024
FIA Formula 2 Championship - Official Site

Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Isack Hadjar will be driving their 2024-spec RB20 in the opening Practice session of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Hadjar is currently second in the Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship having achieved four podium finishes, which include two Feature Race victories.

The Campos Racing driver will now be jumping in the cockpit of Sergio Perez’s car for what will be his third time driving on a Formula 1 race weekend. He has previously driven for the team at the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, now RB, and for Red Bull at the season-ending weekend in Abu Dhabi.

‘Isack Hadjar to drive for Red Bull Racing’;

https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/r...ish-grand-prix


View from the Paddock - F1 British Grand Prix Thursday Update
20:12 Thu, 04 Jul 2024
Motorsport.com

The British Grand Prix is here, and with it comes a wave of news! Oliver Bearman has signed to drive for Haas in 2025, but what pressure does that bring to the young driver?

And how have Lando Norris and Max Verstappen acted today after their first media sessions since their Austrian Grand Prix incident? Jon Noble and Ben Hunt are in the Silverstone paddock to discuss all these points and more.

‘View from the Paddock’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/video/...update/652836/

Lando Norris heads Lance Stroll in first British GP practice as Yuki Tsunoda beaches RB.
McLaren’s Norris posted his best time (1m27.420s) on soft tyres and ended up 0.134s clear of Stroll’s Aston Martin, who also posted his fastest lap on Pirelli’s softest compound.
5 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

Oscar Piastri was third-fastest, 0.211s behind his teammate, but ran into problems late in the session when he stopped by the entrance to the pit lane with an apparent hydraulic issue. Max Verstappen was fourth, 0.309s behind Norris, though Red Bull’s reigning world champion’s lap was set on medium tyres.

Mercedes’ George Russell took fifth ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and teammate Lewis Hamilton, who briefly led the FP1 timesheet early in the session. Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon completed the rest of the top-10 order. Yuki Tsunoda caused an early red flag when he beached his RB in the gravel at Luffield, leaving him sidelined for the rest of the session.

‘Lando Norris heads Lance Stroll’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105174...oda-beaches-rb


British GP: Free Practice 1 Results
Full results from Free Practice 1 from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
5 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from Free Practice 1 from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff

1 4 Lando Norris McLaren 25 1:27.420

2 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 21 1:27.554 0.134

3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 18 1:27.631 0.211

4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 24 1:27.729 0.309

5 63 George Russell Mercedes 25 1:27.738 0.318

6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 26 1:27.794 0.374

7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 25 1:27.858 0.438

8 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 25 1:27.903 0.483

9 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 27 1:27.925 0.505

10 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine 24 1:27.974 0.554

‘Free Practice 1’;

https://speedcafe.com/british-gp-fre...ice-1-results/


British GP: Lando Norris sets the pace in FP1 as McLaren adopt different strategy
05 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

In what turned out to be a mixed session for the McLaren team, who ran comparison tests between the two cars, Norris edged Lance Stroll by a tenth with Oscar Piastri P3 before his McLaren suffered a hydraulic leak and ground to a halt in the pit lane. Despite the morning’s earlier rain, Friday’s opening practice at the Silverstone circuit began on a dry track as test drivers, aero rakes, and comparison testing grabbed the headlines.

McLaren bucked the trend of their fellow frontrunners in swapping to the medium tyres, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris putting the softs on their MCL38s. Piastri went quickest before Norris overhauled him with a 1:27.4, the McLaren team-mates split by the Aston Martin of Stroll who also put on a set of softs.

Piastri wasn’t able to respond as he reported a “hydraulics” issue. He crawled back to the pit lane with his MCL38 coming to a halt in the run down to the entry. The session ended with Norris P1 with a 1:27.420, 0.134s ahead of Stroll with Piastri third. As for Verstappen, he was three-tenths down in fourth place, the best-placed medium runner.

‘Lando Norris sets the pace’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/britis...024-fp1-report


2024 British GP FP1: Tsunoda spin triggers red flag in first practice
5 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Just 10 minutes into the first practice session for this weekend’s British Grand Prix Yuki Tsunoda spin his RB car at Luffield corner and got stuck in the gravel trap, forcing Race Control to throw the red flags.

‘Tsunoda spin triggers red flag’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...41625822649136


Norris draws first blood in British battle as Piastri ends with failure
Lando Norris drew first blood in the fight for British GP honours this weekend.
5 July 2024
Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

The session was a fascinating one for a variety of reasons, not least for the upgrades on the cars of Red Bull and McLaren around a power-sensitive circuit. The RB20s of Verstappen and Hadjar were sporting what was described as "subtle" and "minor" tweaks to the floor. In contrast, the McLarens of Norris and Piastri ran with new rear wings specifically designed for low-downforce circuits such as Silverstone.

Russell and Hamilton skip softs. Behind Verstappen, Russell and Hamilton finished fifth and seventh quickest, and like the Red Bull driver, neither used the soft tyres. And as with the top three, the second Aston Martin of Fernando Lando sandwiched the Mercedes, albeit on the softs with a 1:27.794. Leclerc and Sainz were only eighth and ninth for Ferrari, with Alpine's Esteban Ocon completing the top 10, just over half a second down on Norris.

Alongside Hadjar, there were three other young drivers taking part. Ollie Bearman, fresh from being confirmed as a Haas driver for next year, was the quickest of the quartet - and 14th overall- with a time of 1:28.536s after stepping in for Kevin Magnussen. Alpine's Jack Doohan, with an eye on a full-time drive himself next year, was 1.315s down in 17th after stepping in for Pierre Gasly, followed by Franco Colapinto for Williams after replacing Logan Sargeant, with Hadjar 19th, 1.850s off the pace.

‘The session was a fascinating one for a variety of reasons’;

https://racingnews365.com/norris-dra...s-with-failure


McLaren sets misleading pace in first British GP practice
Jul 5, 2024
by Ben Anderson
The Race

Lando Norris set the pace for McLaren in first practice for Formula 1’s 2024 British Grand Prix, while the pace of team-mate Oscar Piastri and Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin kept Max Verstappen out of the top three. But this early competitive picture around Silverstone was skewed completely by a tyre offset. It’s not unusual for McLaren to run out of sequence with the other top F1 teams, and that’s what happened here as Norris and Piastri were the only frontrunners to use the softest (C3) Pirelli tyre in FP1.

HARD TYRE ORDER
1. Sainz 1m27.925s
2. Hamilton 1m28.043s
3. Russell 1m28.046s
4. Verstappen 1m28.370s
5. Piastri 1m28.469s
6. Alonso 1m28.558s
7. Leclerc 1m28.616s
8. Norris 1m28.770s
9. Ocon 1m28.982s
10. Ricciardo 1m29.160s
11. Albon 1m29.245s

MEDIUM TYRE ORDER
1. Verstappen 1m27.729s
2. Russell 1m27.738s
3. Hamilton 1m27.858s
4. Leclerc 1m27.903s
5. Sainz 1m28.067s
6. Stroll 1m28.426s

‘Misleading pace’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/m...ritish-gp-fp1/


Four F1 drivers receive summons over British GP practice incidents
Free Practice 1 at Silverstone was not without incident as four drivers are off to the stewards.
5 July 2024
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365

Red Bull rookie Isaac Hadjar is among four F1 drivers to be summoned by British Grand Prix stewards after Free Practice 1. Late in the session at Silverstone, Hadjar, who was in for Sergio Perez, was slow through the fast Farm left-hander of Turn 2, and as Lando Norris approached at racing speed, Hadjar jinked to the right - causing Norris to take avoiding action.

Norris heavily-locked up as Hadjar profusely apologised for the near-miss, claiming he did not see the McLaren. He must attend the stewards at 1400 local time for alleged impeding ahead of F2 qualifying later in the hour. Lance Stroll, who finished second to Norris in the session, has also been summoned for the same offence as Hadjar, with Charles Leclerc's Ferrari the victim to the Canadian.

‘Summons’;

https://racingnews365.com/four-f1-dr...tice-incidents

British GP: McLaren lay down early marker to Red Bull as Lando Norris heads FP2 1-2.
After setting the pace in FP1, Norris’s fastest time of 1:26.549 in the second practice session was 0.331 seconds faster than McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.
05 Jul 2024
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, who set his quickest lap slightly later than his rivals, was third, with Verstappen down in seventh – 0.684s off the pace – after a wide moment on one of his soft-tyred attempts.

Fair conditions greeted the drivers as the green light appeared to signal the start of FP2, with the field wasting no time to get some early laps on the board. Most began the session on medium tyres, with Verstappen setting the early pace with a lap 0.326 seconds faster than Norris straight out of the box.

Elsewhere, things were not going so swimmingly for Charles Leclerc, the Ferrari driver forced to cut the track and abort a lap after a snap through Chapel, with Pierre Gasly bouncing his Alpine over the new exit kerb at Copse. “I really struggle in high speed,” Leclerc radioed after his moment. “I don’t know if you see how tricky the car is, but…” His race engineer, Bryan Bozzi, responded: “Yeah, it’s really on the edge.”

‘McLaren lay down early marker’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/britis...024-fp2-report


British GP: Free Practice 2 Results
Full results from Free Practice 2 from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
6 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Full results from Free Practice 2 from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff

1 4 Lando Norris McLaren 26 1:26.549

2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 24 1:26.880 0.331

3 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 24 1:26.983 0.434

4 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 25 1:26.990 0.441

5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 26 1:27.150 0.601

6 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 25 1:27.202 0.653

7 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 21 1:27.233 0.684

8 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 30 1:27.249 0.700

9 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 21 1:27.274 0.725

10 63 George Russell Mercedes 25 1:27.294 0.745

‘Full results from Free Practice 2’;

https://speedcafe.com/british-gp-fre...ice-2-results/


Lando Norris leads McLaren double at British GP in soggy FP2
Lando Norris led his McLaren teammate in FP2 at the 2024 British GP but the picture behind is still murky
5 July 2024
Adam Dickinson
Total Motorsport

McLaren continue to set the pace at the 2024 British Grand Prix as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in a jumbled FP2, though Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg‘s presence in the top five suggests there’s more to come from the other contenders.

Charles Leclerc was fifth behind the unexpected Red Bull and Haas, as rain that threatened to washout the whole session only hit Silverstone in the last 15 minutes to prevent any final qualifying simulations.

That only adds to the confusion surrounding the picture behind McLaren with Leclerc only separated from twelfth-placed Valtteri Bottas by 0.231 seconds with Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and the Mercedes and Aston Martin pairs embedded within that pack.

‘Soggy FP2’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/lan...-gp-soggy-fp2/


Lando Norris pulls clear in second British GP practice, Max Verstappen seventh
Lando Norris kept McLaren at the top of the timesheet as he ended Friday practice at Silverstone fastest.
5 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

Lando Norris was again fastest for McLaren in second practice as he continued his promising start to the F1 British Grand Prix weekend. FP2 marked a rare occasion when Sergio Perez was the lead Red Bull, albeit 0.434s adrift of Norris. Just 0.007s behind the Mexican, Nico Hulkenberg popped his Haas into a surprise fourth, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took sixth, some six tenths off the pace.

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest Mercedes driver in sixth but was 0.653s adrift of Norris’ benchmark. The seven-time world champion did outpace Verstappen, who unusually struggled on his way to seventh. The Dutchman finished the session nearly seven tenths down on Norris on the same soft tyre compound and was seen running wide after a big wobble through the high-speed Chapel on one of his laps.

However, some of Verstappen’s deficit can be explained by track evolution as he set his best lap time earlier in FP2 compared to his front-running rivals. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was eighth ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and George Russell, who rounded out the top-10 for Mercedes.

‘Lando Norris pulls clear’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105180...tappen-seventh


British GP FP2: The laptimes that suggest Red Bull trails McLaren
Jul 5, 2024
by Ben Anderson
The Race

Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in second practice for Formula 1’s 2024 British Grand Prix, giving a stronger indication that McLaren is in contention to beat Red Bull at Silverstone. Unlike in FP1, there was no tyre offset between the top teams. They all ran the medium and then the soft - and in the qualifying simulations it was McLaren on top.

SOFT TYRE RANKING
1 Norris 1m26.549s
2 Piastri 1m26.880s
3 Perez 1m26.983s
4 Hulkenberg 1m26.990s
5 Leclerc 1m27.150s
6 Hamilton 1m27.202s
7 Verstappen 1m27.233s
8 Sainz 1m27.249s
9 Stroll 1m27.274s
10 Russell 1m27.294s
11 Alonso 1m27.372s
12 Bottas 1m27.381s
13 Albon 1m27.645s
14 Gasly 1m27.732s
15 Ocon 1m27.743s
16 Tsunoda 1m27.745s
17 Sargeant 1m27.809s
18 Zhou 1m27.813s
19 Ricciardo 1m27.916s
20 Magnussen 1m28.122s

MEDIUM TYRE RANKING
1 Russell 1m27.506s
2 Sainz 1m27.756s
3 Hamilton 1m27.822s
4 Verstappen 1m27.831s
5 Norris 1m27.850s
6 Leclerc 1m28.084s
7 Perez 1m28.185s
8 Piastri 1m28.369s
9 Gasly 1m28.473s
10 Tsunoda 1m28.589s
11 Alonso 1m28.694s
12 Ocon 1m28.723s
13 Ricciardo 1m28.834s
14 Zhou 1m29.000s
15 Magnussen 1m29.095s

‘Stronger indication that McLaren is in contention to beat Red Bull’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/b...rails-mclaren/

Norris or Verstappen? Mark Hughes on brewing British GP rematch.
The prospects for a continuation of Max Verstappen vs Lando Norris at the British Grand Prix look good if practice is any guide.
Jul 5, 2024
by Mark Hughes
The Race

It’s difficult generally to make direct comparisons as the teams reacted differently to the forecast of rain before the end of the session. Red Bull concentrated on fine-honing its single-lap balance and used up two sets of softs each on the cars of Verstappen and Sergio Perez. McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari ran more conventionally, using just a single new set for each of its cars.

Perez - who missed the first session, handing his car over to the junior driver Isack Hadjar - benefitted from Red Bull’s two sets run plan and improved significantly on his second attempt to go third-fastest, a quarter of a second faster than Verstappen’s first attempt. But no one seriously believes that Verstappen is actually slower than his team-mate here.

‘Norris or Verstappen?’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/n...g-mark-hughes/


Verstappen: Red Bull have ‘a bit of work to do’ after P7 in Friday practice
Max Verstappen was only seventh quickest in FP2 at Silverstone, and said he and his engineers had plenty of data to pore over ahead of Saturday qualifying for the British Grand Prix.
19:30 Fri, 05 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘A bit of work to do’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ve...56459993852727


Verstappen sees key area for improvement at British GP
Max Verstappen was seventh on the opening day of the British Grand Prix.
5 July 2024
Nick Golding
RacingNews365

Norris was almost seven tenths of a second quicker than Verstappen, who acknowledged after the session that the Milton Keynes-based team has work to do. “It was okay, I just overshot a bit," said Verstappen, when asked about his brief off-track excursion. "So I aborted my lap. On the soft tyre it didn’t go so well.”

"In FP2 the medium looked a bit better. So we still have some work to do. We also tried some things with the car. We need to analyse what we can do better for tomorrow. That will show us which way to go tomorrow. It will probably rain, so we need to take that into account.”

In terms of the fight between Red Bull and McLaren, Verstappen was quick to note that the Woking-based outfit was very strong in the British GP last season. "I expect it to be very close," Verstappen told select media including RacingNews365. "We had a very good qualifying in Austria and in general actually a positive weekend, apart from the race result. But I still think also McLaren like last year already here they were flying."

‘Key area for improvement’

https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...-at-british-gp


Helmut Marko issues ‘not on the level of Lando Norris’ verdict for Red Bull at Silverstone
Helmut Marko believes Red Bull are a clear step behind McLaren's Lando Norris at the British Grand Prix.
05 Jul 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net

Helmut Marko has warned that Red Bull aren’t “on the level” of McLaren’s Lando Norris at this F1 weekend’s British Grand Prix. Speaking to ORF after the session, Marko revealed that Red Bull are losing nearly 0.3s in the first sector alone. “We are losing too much in the slow corners, especially in Sector 1, we are losing almost three-tenths,” Marko said.

“We looked worse in first practice and in the long runs, we were not so good either. We are still good, but not at the level of Norris. So we still have a lot to put right here. On the other hand, the weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday is not good, so it comes down to what compromise you make.”

“Will there be rain and then do you put more wing on the car? It is an interesting decision, but the move we made was definitely not the right one, because we just went backwards. Even in the third sector, we lose everything in the slow corners.”

‘Not on the level of Lando Norris’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105181...ll-silverstone


‘McLaren are in a different league’ at Silverstone admits Sainz
Carlos Sainz reckons McLaren are a step ahead of Ferrari at this weekend’s British Grand Prix.
19:30 Fri, 05 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Different league’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/mc...61638151423070


Ferrari drivers unhappy with the car after experimenting day at Silverstone
6 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Ferrari racers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were left unimpressed by the performance of the SF-24 after the opening day at the British Grand Prix with both drivers complaining about the balance of their car. Since it introduced a comprehensive package of upgrades at Barcelona, Ferrari has suffered from bouncing in the high-speed corners.

Speaking of his challenging day, Leclerc added: "We got a lot of testing done today and will analyse all the data we gathered to draw some comparisons and take steps forward as a team. For now, we are not fully satisfied and will be working flat out to solve any issues quickly in order to have a good qualifying tomorrow," noted the Monegasque.

Carlos Sainz looked slightly more comfortable behind the wheel of his SF-24, but he stressed that Ferrari will need to put the best package together for the rest of the weekend. "An interesting Friday for us as the aim today was to gather useful data to give us a complete picture about our car. Objective achieved, and now we need to analyze everything in order to be ready for tomorrow. We need to make some decisions, but I think we can position ourselves in a decent spot this weekend," concluded Sainz.

‘Ferrari drivers unhappy’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/24932


‘I’m just slow’ – Lewis Hamilton makes Mercedes admission after British GP practice
5 Jul 2024
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Lewis Hamilton has admitted Mercedes have “got some work to do” at the British Grand Prix after the seven-time World Champion said he was “just slow” over team radio in FP2. Hamilton caught the attention towards the end of the second session when he commented over team radio: “The track is fine, I’m just slow.”

Hamilton, whose fastest lap in the afternoon session was 0.653 seconds slower than Norris’s, is convinced that Mercedes are “just not as fast” as the likes of McLaren at this stage of proceedings. He said: “It felt fine. It generally felt good, just not as fast as the guys ahead, like the McLarens.”

“We don’t have upgrades this weekend. We have some small tweaks to things but not necessarily upgrades. But every time we add something to the car, we are going in the right direction, but the others are bringing upgrades at the same time. We were six-and-a-half tenths off in that one. I don’t know if it’s truly, exactly six tenths but we’ve got some work to do.”

‘I’m just slow’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-...adio-just-slow


McLaren’s double-top in practice disguises clear threat from Red Bull and Mercedes
5th July 2024
Will Wood
RaceFans

As teams held their debriefs within a rain-lashed paddock, the mood at McLaren was likely to be the best along the pit lane. Not just because of the free ice cream the team was handing out to paddock dwellers to thank the paddock for its support following the fire in their hospitality suite in Barcelona, but because Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri occupied the top two positions at the end of the day’s second hour of practice.

“A good start to the weekend,” admitted Norris as he set the pace in both sessions on the opening day of his home grand prix. “I didn’t feel that comfortable this morning, but through the sessions we made some tweaks and I got into a much nicer window – which is important around here, because it’s quite on the nose, quite sketchy and pretty high speed. But I’m happy. I think we’ve made some good progress.”

… ... … ... But, as ever, that does not tell the entire story… The telltale signs that Red Bull have much performance still in hand can be seen from Verstappen’s sole push lap on the softs. He was around 10kph slower than Norris on the approach to Abbey at the start of the lap, 4kph slower before they hit the brakes for Brooklands and another 10kph off the McLaren into Copse, which he was able to take flat as a result, unlike Norris. If Red Bull were an anime villain, they would still be one or two transformations away from their ultimate form.

‘But, as ever, that does not tell the entire story’;

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