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Max Verstappen says Red Bull put itself in the fight with Lando Norris by doing “everything wrong” in an “awful” Austrian Grand Prix.Polesitter Verstappen looked set to dominate proceedings at the Red Bull Ring, building up an eight-second gap, until a string of slower pitstops brought second-placed Norris back into striking range.Norris then enjoyed a tyre life advantage in the final stint that …Keep reading

The biggest talking point from Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was, of course, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris colliding in the main race’s final laps, which decided the contest in George Russell’s favour.The result made the Mercedes driver a two-time GP winner and was a fine reward for his efforts, in a challenging W15 car, to put himself in position to capitalise on the collision ahead …Keep reading

Formula 2 racer Franco Colapinto will make his official Formula 1 practice debut for Williams at the British Grand Prix this weekend, replacing Logan Sargeant in first practice.Williams sporting director Sven Smeets said the call-up was a “reward” for Colapinto’s promising start to his F2 rookie season.The Argentinian 21-year-old, a member of the Williams Racing Driver Academy, currently lies …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia’s double victory at the Italian Grand Prix topped the MotoGP news cycle for all of about 12 hours before Ducati enacted rider market madness. From the moment Motorsport.com first reported Marc Marquez had been given the nod for the factory team, all discussion has been around the dynamics within the Italian manufacturer surrounding a decision that was always going to rankle the …Keep reading

Ducati has chosen Marco Rigamonti as Marc Marquez’s crew chief for his move to the factory MotoGP team in 2025, Motorsport.com has learned.The Lombardy-born technician, who is currently Enea Bastianini’s crew chief, will be in charge of managing the team that will work on the Desmosedici GP25 with which Marquez will compete in 2025.Before sitting in the corner of Bastianini’s garage the last two …Keep reading

The end of Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was horribly familiar for motorsport purists – those who feel the world’s best drivers really shouldn’t be driving into each other. But it was thrilling again for so many other observers. Because it was F1 2021 all over again.There are similarities between Red Bull racer Max Verstappen clashing with McLaren driver Lando Norris at the Red Bull …Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says interrupting George Russell with an excitable radio message about winning F1’s Austrian Grand Prix was the “single dumbest” thing he has done at the team.As it became clear that the late-race collision between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen had put them both out of contention for victory as they struggled back to the pits, Wolff hastily jumped on the radio to offer …Keep reading

Formula 1 should seek to “fix” clear flaws with the racing rules that emerged from the Austrian Grand Prix, reckons McLaren boss Andrea Stella.He thinks such action is essential if F1 is to deliver a good spectacle on track rather than the kind of controversies that famously marred the 2021 title battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.Stella saw his driver Lando Norris eliminated …Keep reading

Lando Norris says he will “lose respect” for Max Verstappen if the Dutchman maintains he did nothing wrong in their controversial clash in Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix.After a knife-edge battle for several laps, Norris and Verstappen finally came to blows on lap 64 of the Red Bull Ring race, with the pair trading glancing blows in Turn 3 that led to punctures for both.Verstappen pitted and …Keep reading

Alex Marquez will remain with Gresini Racing until the end of the 2026 MotoGP season after inking a fresh two-year deal.As revealed by Motorsport.com last week, the younger Marquez will see out the current MotoGP rules era with the satellite Ducati squad after a successful adaptation to the Desmosedici following his previous struggles on the Honda RC213V.It remains unclear who will partner …Keep reading