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Mercedes driver George Russell has denied his team-mate and Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli a clean sweep of Austrian GP practice sessions, with Russell pipping the Italian in final practice as Lewis Hamilton impressed for Ferrari.
Mercedes was handed its first grand prix defeat of 2026 by Hamilton and Ferrari in Barcelona, while McLaren looked like it could pose the strongest ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Ferrari's Charles Leclerc enters the Austrian Grand Prix weekend under more pressure to deliver than Mercedes driver George Russell.
During an appearance on The Red Flags Podcast, Steiner offered his typically candid assessment of the driver dynamics ahead of the race at the Red Bull Ring.
While the spotlight has recently been on ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin claimed pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, leading 1-2-3-4 result for Aprilia in qualifying.
The Spaniard set a blistering time of 1m30.812s on his factory Aprilia, pipping the Trackhouse-entered RS-GP of Ai Ogura by just 0.011s.
The top six riders were separated by just 0.143 in another closely-fought qualifying session in the last year of the 1000cc rule cycle.
The ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc isn’t expecting a “magic bullet” from Ferrari’s first engine upgrade at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix under Formula 1’s new ADUO system.
ADUO (Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities) was introduced for 2026 to prevent power units from becoming a huge performance differentiator under the new regulations.
Every quarter of the season, the FIA will ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has warned that Mercedes may need to rethink its development strategy, arguing that the Brackley outfit must begin delivering upgrades "quicker" to avoid falling behind in the mid-season development race.
Speaking ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix on F1 TV's Weekend Warm-up show, the seven-time grand prix winner discussed the Toto Wolff-led team's ...Keep reading

On one side lies the racetrack, on the other the automotive world. The engine set to power Formula 1 cars from 2031 will have to find a balance between these two aspects. Some are calling for a power unit conceived purely for racing and entertainment, while others are investing hundreds of millions of euros in technologies that must retain, even minimally, a connection to mass‑production road ...Keep reading

Ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali hosted the grid for the annual drivers' dinner on Thursday evening. 
The dinner has become a regular part of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, and all 22 drivers were in attendance along with Domenicali the evening before the on-track action began on Friday.
Domenicali sat at the head of the table. Seven-time ...Keep reading

Alan Permane has addressed rumours about Racing Bulls’ driver line-up for 2027.

F1 power units often become a talking point as F1 seasons develop, with restrictions placed on component usage and grid penalties dished out if drivers exceed them. As Round 8 of the 2026 campaign gets under way in Austria, F1.com provides an overview of the parts used up to this point…

Our betting writers assess the best odds available for Saturday’s Qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring.

Luca Marini will bring his three-year spell at Honda to an end at the end of the current MotoGP season, and his next destination could possibly be Tech3 KTM, with which he is already in negotiations.
The first moves within the rider market became official this weekend following the signing of the commercial agreement between the championship, manufacturers and teams.
In Assen, where the ...Keep reading

Fermin Aldeguer will sit out the remainder of the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix after breaking his back in a crash on Friday.
The Spaniard was declared unfit by MotoGP’s doctor Angel Charte on Saturday morning ahead of the final practice of the weekend.
In a statement, Gresini said he “suffered a fracture to his T7 vertebra, which will be assessed over the next few days.”
Aldeguer was ...Keep reading

Today, the Spa 24 Hours stands as the ultimate GT3 spectacle on the sports car calendar. Yet, this remains a relatively modern phenomenon. Following the race's revival in 1964, it spent nearly half a century as a permanent, iconic fixture of the touring car world.
Naturally, the lines between touring cars and GT sports cars blurred on more than one occasion during that era. The Porsche 911 ...Keep reading

The spectacular BMW M3 Touring 24H, which previously caused a stir in the motorsport scene with its fourth-place overall finish at the Nurburgring 24 Hours, made a surprise comeback during the traditional driver parade heading towards downtown Spa as part of the Spa 24 Hours event – with an extraordinary detail.
The power estate wagon rolled through the Belgian Ardennes equipped with a ...Keep reading

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Sonoma Raceway was red-flagged on Friday following a scary crash in the Turn 11 hairpin.
Austin Green, driving the No. 87 Peterson Racing Chevrolet, lost brakes on entry of the Turn 11 hairpin. He slammed the tire barrier, sending bundles flying, and digging underneath them. The car even pushed the concrete barrier back.
 
Thankfully, the ...Keep reading

The FIA and Acropolis Rally Greece organisers have opened an investigation to understand how a rock hit and shattered the windscreen of WRC2 podium challenger Alejandro Cachon.
WRC2 podium contender Cachon was piloting his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 through the stage seven (Thiva), the final test of Friday’s action at the World Rally Championship event when a rock struck the windscreen causing ...Keep reading

The silver cars of Mercedes looked mighty fine as they navigated the beautiful Red Bull Ring nestled in the Styrian Hills during Friday practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. But are they the one to beat in Spielberg – or can Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren, who all brought upgrades of varying degrees, get in on the action?

Charles Leclerc believes that Ferrari could be in for a tricky weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix following some struggles on Friday.

The drivers and teams report back on Friday practice from the Red Bull Ring ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

Cadillac have revealed that an electrical problem impacted Sergio Perez's running on Friday ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, as Valtteri Bottas also suffered issues later in the day.