Pierre Gasly explains ‘costly’ late spin in Austria F1 qualifying

Max Verstappen on his qualifying struggles at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix.

George Russell couldn't replicate his Canadian Grand Prix heroics in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring

Strong day for Ferrari in Austria as both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualify near the front.

Max Verstappen's Formula 1 qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix was hampered significantly when Pierre Gasly spun ahead of him on his last lap - but believes Red Bull's performance had already waned amid the changing conditions.After FP3, Verstappen was only 0.2s behind Lando Norris' top-line pace and looked to be an outside bet for pole, but the gulf to the McLaren had grown to over ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's Formula 1 qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix was hampered significantly when Pierre Gasly spun ahead of him on his last lap - but believes Red Bull's performance had already waned amid the changing conditions.After FP3, Verstappen was only 0.2s behind Lando Norris' top-line pace and looked to be an outside bet for pole, but the gulf to the McLaren had grown to over ...Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed ongoing speculation linking Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen with a seat at Mercedes as “a lot of noise”.Horner’s Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff has long targeted a move for Verstappen and flirted with the Dutchman last season before opting to put rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli alongside George Russell for 2025 – but now the same ...Keep reading

“It’s a lot of noise. I think Max gets quite annoyed by it. We’re very clear that the contract we have with Max is until 2028.”

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed ongoing speculation linking Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen with a seat at Mercedes as “a lot of noise”.Horner’s Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff has long targeted a move for Verstappen and flirted with the Dutchman last season before opting to put rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli alongside George Russell for 2025 – but now the same ...Keep reading

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says he will need to race cautiously in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix given the injuries he picked up in practice on Friday.Although the 32-year-old produced another sprint race victory on Saturday, he admitted to feeling the effects of the two big crashes he suffered on the first day of action. “The body is like a diesel [engine], you know?” said ...Keep reading

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says he will need to race cautiously in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix given the injuries he picked up in practice on Friday.Although the 32-year-old produced another sprint race victory on Saturday, he admitted to feeling the effects of the two big crashes he suffered on the first day of action. “The body is like a diesel [engine], you know?” said ...Keep reading

“Someone has to beat the Ducatis” - Maverick Vinales explains why he was seen cheering on Fabio Quartararo before Dutch MotoGP Sprint.

“Someone has to beat the Ducatis” - Maverick Vinales explains why he was seen cheering on Fabio Quartararo before Dutch MotoGP Sprint.

Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has confirmed he had damage to his FW47, leading to an early qualifying exit.It means the Spanish driver will start the Austrian Grand Prix in 19th on Sunday and at the end of Q1, Sainz claimed via team radio that the car was "undriveable"."There's damage in the car, for sure," he explained to the Grove-based outfit. "The car is undriveable. When I ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri was left frustrated after being unable to start his final flying qualifying lap as the Formula 1 championship leader had to settle for third place for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.McLaren had dominated for much of the weekend, with Lando Norris having the edge over Piastri and continuing that trend by storming to pole position. He will start alongside the Ferrari of Charles ...Keep reading

Lando Norris dominated qualifying in Austria to take pole by over half a second.

Oscar Piastri was left frustrated after being unable to start his final flying qualifying lap as the Formula 1 championship leader had to settle for third place for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.McLaren had dominated for much of the weekend, with Lando Norris having the edge over Piastri and continuing that trend by storming to pole position. He will start alongside the Ferrari of Charles ...Keep reading

“Always a shame when you don’t even get the chance but we can still have a good race from there.”

This is how the grid will line up for the F1 2025 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring.