Doohan on Alpine exit as a shock to the system
Jack Doohan says being dropped by Alpine was a “shock to the system” after he believed he was in a strong position, despite speculation he would be replaced by reserve driver Franco Colapinto. Doohan said: "It was obviously strange times. It was a weird 12 months of achieving that dream, having a three-year contract — you're never secure. But I thought I was in a strong position, even with the noise that was going around and the press. I was head down and trying to do my job... I was quite content, and then it was quite a shock to the system."
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Liam Lawson says Red Bull and Alpine treated him and Jack Doohan unfairly by dropping them after only a handful of races last season, arguing drivers cannot be properly judged over such a short run. Lawson said: "Jack Doohan, somebody who did five races, that is not fair to judge somebody. I had two in a Red Bull, but even five races as a whole is not fair to judge somebody in Formula One again in a season like last year. But I still had a drive, so that was what I tried to really focus on."
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Lance Stroll says he “firmly” believes Aston Martin have the ingredients to become a winning team despite what he described as a difficult start to the 2026 season. Stroll said: "We've got some incredibly talented people at the AMR Technology Campus and there's huge potential with the tools like the new CoreWeave AIR Tunnel and the simulator. We have all the elements to become a winning team, it's just about unlocking that potential. I firmly believe in this project, even though right now we're experiencing some difficult times. The future is very bright and I want to ride this tough spell out and be part of the journey we're on."
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Lawson on his family's sacrifices for his racing career
Liam Lawson says his family’s sacrifices to support his racing career went beyond money, recalling a card his younger brother wrote to their father asking him to spend more time with him. Lawson said: "I feel like I'll never be able to almost repay the amount of sacrifice, and it's not just about money. My dad, my parents found this card recently, like a year ago, that my brother had written my dad… We found this card that he'd written when he was like five years old or six years old, and the card was like: 'Dear dad, if I like racing, will you spend more time with me, like Liam?'"
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Albon on Williams' 2030 championship target
Alex Albon says 2030 is a realistic target for Williams to return to championship contention, backing the timeline set out by team principal James Vowles after what he described as a step back in performance this season. Albon said: "I think 2030 is [realistic], yes. I think that James is a realistic person. I think he doesn't try to fluff anything up. Obviously, we would appreciate if that was a little bit earlier than what it is. We've noticed this year that we are a bit further back than where we want to, and maybe it has set us back a little bit more. But I do believe in him when he says that."
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Lawson on F1's cost to his happiness
Liam Lawson says competing in Formula 1 has come at the cost of his happiness, telling the High Performance Podcast he feels he will not be happy until he achieves his goals. Lawson said: "Probably just happiness. People probably think you're a lot happier because of the position I'm in. And don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't understand how lucky I am to be here. But because of that thing that we're so focussed and driven towards, I feel like I'm not happy until I do it. I have happy moments, for sure, it's not that I'm not happy all of the time, but overall in life at the moment."
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Russell on waiting for Mercedes 2026 car to click
George Russell says he is still waiting for the 2026 Mercedes to “click” for him in the way it already has for team-mate Kimi Antonelli. Russell said: "There always needs to be improvements, because when you're driving with a new car and new tyres, you need to evolve. I want to go back to that place where I'm subconsciously learning how. I'm not chasing those answers, because I know I can do it, and I've done it my whole career... Kimi is doing such an amazing job at the moment... it's clicking for him perfectly well, and I know it can click for me again, as it did in Melbourne."
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Alonso on Aston Martin sticking with Newey's find-the-limit approach
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin will stick with Adrian Newey’s “find the limit” design approach because the team believes it will unlock more performance from its struggling AMR26. Alonso said: "That is always his philosophy, to try to find the limit. When you find the limit, you go half a step back, and that's the way it is, and that's where we are at the moment. There are many different areas in the team that we are pushing the limits, knowing that maybe we could find immediate performance if we go back to a more known place, but we prefer to keep this philosophy in certain areas of the car. Because we believe that it will unlock more performance in the near future."
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Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov has emerged as a serious option for a 2027 seat at Racing Bulls, RacingNews365 reports, although it says no final decision has been made and no deal has been signed despite other reports.
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McLaren to test experimental rear wing
McLaren will trial its own version of the ‘upside-down’ rear wing concept at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, following similar designs run by Ferrari and Red Bull. The team said it “will test an experimental rear wing throughout Friday’s free practice sessions”, with The Race reporting it is still at an evaluation stage and is more likely to make its competitive debut later in the season.
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Cadillac to bring Austria upgrades
PlanetF1.com reports Cadillac will bring a further upgrade package to the Austrian Grand Prix, with Sergio Perez expecting a “good, big [upgrade] package” as the team looks to continue closing its gap in its first F1 season. Valtteri Bottas also confirmed new parts are coming, but warned reliability is now the priority after two straight retirements, saying: “Two DNFs in a row, it doesn’t matter how quick the car is if you can’t finish the race.”
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Mercedes has led more laps this season than Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri have completed.
Mercedes - 335 laps led
Oscar Piastri - 320 laps completed
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🚨 Podiums in Austria as teammates
Valtteri Bottas - 6
Lewis Hamilton - 2
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🚨 Drivers on the grid with a grand slam in Austria
• Max Verstappen
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The way Liam Lawson sums up Max Verstappen 🤝
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Kimi Antonelli hasn't had much luck in Austria across his F2 and F1 career 👀
Can the championship leader change that this weekend?
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🚨 POLE MARGINS IN AUSTRIA OVER 1 SECOND
1) Lewis Hamilton in 2020 - 1.216s
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Only TWO drivers have scored points at every round in 2026 so far! 🤯
Those are Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly 👏
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🚨 List of drivers on the current grid who have won in Austria in GP3, F2 and F1:
• Charles Leclerc
• George Russell
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Wolff on F1 staying away from Balance of Performance
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1 should stay away from Balance of Performance, calling it a “political mess”, while backing the FIA’s 2026 power-unit “protection mechanism” of ADUO as a form of “fine-tuning” to help avoid big gaps between manufacturers. Wolff said: "I get a rash of allergies when talking about BoP. This is something that we should stay far away from Formula 1. It's a political mess in all the other series. It makes manufacturers go out of the sport also, and I've been very close to that, as you can imagine, in DTM, in GTs, in Le Mans."
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Brundle on Leclerc needing strong Austria and Silverstone performances
Martin Brundle says Charles Leclerc needs a “very strong performance” in Austria and at Silverstone to re-establish himself at Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton “looking like the clear team leader now” after winning the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix while Leclerc retired. Brundle said: "He's had a torrid time of late and he needs a very strong performance in the upcoming Austria and Silverstone races to re-establish himself, because Hamilton is looking like the clear team leader now. Lewis' last three race results read second, second, first."
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Hamilton on Ferrari development direction and power deficit
Lewis Hamilton says he could recommend a change of direction in Ferrari’s development as it tries to catch Mercedes in the Formula 1 title race, with the team still facing what he described as a power deficit. Hamilton said: "I'll be at the factory [before Austria]; we'll do a download; we'll speak to the aerodynamicists, looking at all the different things that are in the pipeline, when they're coming, what effect they'll have, and re-steer if I need to in whatever direction I feel that the car needs to go."
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Lawson on Verstappen as a Red Bull team-mate
Liam Lawson says Max Verstappen was “very real” and supportive to work with as his Red Bull team-mate. Lawson said: "In general, Max was just always very real, like he's somebody that at such a high-level, accomplished position that he's in, it'd be very easy for him to not be like that. And it's not just with me; he seems to be like that with everybody. And I think Max is somebody who just wants to race cars and loves to talk about cars, loves to talk about racing."
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Marko on Red Bull's Austrian Grand Prix upgrade
Former Red Bull chief advisor Helmut Marko says Red Bull can get back into the fight at the front, with the team expected to bring a sizeable upgrade at its home round at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. Marko said: "Generally speaking, it has to be said that updates are certainly more effective at this stage of the regulations; you can gain a five-tenths-of-a-second advantage. Red Bull is fielding a car at the weight limit for the first time, so they'll certainly be in the mix too. I hope Max can then compete at the front. Mercedes are the favourites, but the rest of the field is more than interesting."
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Audi fits upgraded power units in Spain
Audi fitted upgraded power units to both cars at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix immediately after the FIA communicated the first ADUO (Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities) verdict, Autosport reports. The FIA parts document for the weekend showed new internal combustion engines and turbochargers, with the upgrades understood to include “a number of tweaks” focused mainly on improving driveability rather than outright performance.
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