Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri said cursing at former employers Alpine over the radio at the Austrian Grand Prix was just a humorous way of expressing his frustration, Afrosport reports. Piastri made an expletive comment about Alpine after having to go off track to avoid Argentine driver Franco Colapinto. The Australian however clarified at a fan event in London on Wednesday that his swearing had...
Kimi Antonelli has apologised to Max Verstappen after colliding with the Red Bull driver during the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The Italian rookie locked up his tyres as he approached Turn 3 on the opening lap and crashed into Verstappen, which resulted in damage to the cars of both drivers and forced them to retire from the race. Antonelli was subsequently handed a...
Lando Norris overcame his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to claim victory in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday while Max Verstappen suffered the agony of a DNF, Afrosport reports. The race start was initially aborted when the Williams of Carlos Sainz Jr failed to move away from his grid slot before the formation lap. The Spaniard made his way to the pits where his car overheated...
The Austrian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2041 after signing a long-term contract extension, Afrosport reports. The event first appeared on the F1 calendar in 1964 and has been hosted at the Red Bull Ring since 1970. The circuit in Spielberg was initially dropped off the calendar in 2004 but was revitalised six years later when late Red Bull founder Dietrich...
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has dismissed talk of Max Verstappen moving to Mercedes possibly next year, calling it "a lot of noise", Afrosport reports. George Russell is out of contract at the end of the year with Mercedes, and both he and team boss Toto Wolff have referenced the possibility of Verstappen becoming available at some point. The Dutch driver has a release clause...
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