Nicholas on Red Bull's Austrian GP update package
Former Red Bull mechanic and now team ambassador Calum Nicholas said the scale of Red Bull’s Austrian Grand Prix update package “almost” felt like a “B-spec” car, and suggested a weight reduction programme may have been a major factor in the car’s performance. Nicholas said: "Everything from the sidepod inlet to the engine cover, the floor, the top section of the floor, the underside, rear corners, rear suspension fairings - it's a lot. And it does almost feel like a B-spec car. I wonder though if the vast majority of the pace that we've seen today has actually come from the diet programme that it's been under... upgrades that are under the bodywork, things that you can't necessarily see, or don't have to declare on an FIA document."
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Wolff on Russell overthinking after Austrian Grand Prix win
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says George Russell should stop overthinking and focus on “just driving the car” after his Austrian Grand Prix win. Wolff said: "It's such a high-pressure environment that you can have a young team-mate and that's your year, and then he's so strong, you have a DNF, you're falling behind. I think, like every top athlete, you can get yourself in a spiral of overthinking. Sometimes you forget about the core essence and this is just driving the car. Don't overthink too much about the strategy, what Kimi is doing; drive the car as fast as you can. That's what I was trying to say."
Toto Wolff tells George Russell to stop overthinking after Austria win
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Silverstone set for record F1 crowd
Silverstone expects a record-breaking 565,000 spectators across this weekend’s British Grand Prix, which would make it the most-attended Formula 1 event ever and beat the 31-year mark set by the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide by 45,000. More than 175,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday alone, also a circuit record.
British Grand Prix: Half a million fans to go to Silverstone, new F1 attendance record
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Racing Bulls drivers dispute team order mix-up
Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad gave differing accounts of an apparent team order mix-up during the Austrian Grand Prix. Lawson said he had been told to manage his brakes and was assured he “wouldn’t be attacked,” only for Lindblad to pressure and pass him anyway. Asked whether the team would review the confusion internally, Lawson replied: “I would think so.” Lindblad, however, played down any suggestion of a mix-up, saying he had led for most of the second stint before an earlier final stop allowed Lawson to undercut him and regain the position.
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Verstappen on Silverstone energy recovery challenge
Max Verstappen says energy recovery at Silverstone for this weekend’s British Grand Prix looks so difficult that he “started laughing” after doing a few laps on Red Bull’s simulator. Verstappen said: "Let's take it race by race [whether Red Bull can fight everywhere]. Silverstone, I love the track, but I did a few laps on the simulator, I just started laughing. It felt like a different track, to be honest. You barely have battery around the lap. It's just constantly flat. There you have long straights but in a fast corner, for example, so you can't really charge the batteries, and then the next straight you don't have a lot to spend. It's going to be a tough one."
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Wolff on Verstappen behind Red Bull's Spielberg improvement
Toto Wolff says Max Verstappen was the “biggest factor” behind Red Bull’s improved performance at Spielberg, rather than the upgrade package the team brought to Austria. Wolff said: "I think the biggest factor this weekend was Max, to be honest. He's able to bring out everything that is in that car. You can see that with his teammates. That's why you can never discount or underestimate the Verstappen factor for a championship."
Wolff: Verstappen, not upgrades, powered Red Bull podium in Austria
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Albon on Williams communication after Austrian GP Q1 changes
Alex Albon says Williams needs to improve its communication after he said the team made changes to his car during Q1 at the Austrian Grand Prix without telling him. Albon said: "Yeah, we made some tweaks to the car between Q1 runs two and three that I was unaware of. I think, yeah, we could have done better, maybe just in communicating what changes were made to the car. We dug our own grave on that one."
Alex Albon issues Williams communication plea: 'We dug our own grave'
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FIA statement on marshal Harland
The FIA has sent its best wishes to Austrian Grand Prix marshal Harland after he suffered a heart emergency before Sunday’s race at the Red Bull Ring and was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. In a statement posted on X, the FIA said its “thoughts are with” Harland and added: “We wish Harland a full and speedy recovery, extend our best wishes to his family and loved ones, and thank him for his dedication and commitment to our sport.”
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Alonso on Aston Martin's encouraging progress in Austria
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin made “very encouraging” progress from first practice to qualifying in Austria, and that his upbeat radio message after being knocked out in qualifying reflected the motivation inside the team despite running at the back. Alonso said: "I think the steps we did since FP1 to quali, they were very encouraging. It's very easy to get demotivated when you are last every weekend, but on the team, no one is giving up, and they are working to improve the car every session. So from the team, from the driver point of view, it gives you that motivation as well to don't give up, because they are not giving up."
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Ocon on Haas pace after Austrian GP finish
Esteban Ocon said his Haas felt like a “road car” after finishing 16th at the Austrian Grand Prix. Ocon said: "That was very similar in Monaco, it was very similar in Barcelona, and it's still a problem here, so I think the positive is that we exploited the maximum amount of what we have in hand, but obviously it's very far from where we should be. I mean, at the pace I'm going, to be honest, it's like driving in a road car."
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Hadjar on Austrian GP fight with the front-runners
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar said he had “good fun” in the Austrian Grand Prix during what he described as his first proper fight with Formula 1’s “big boys”, after finishing sixth from eighth on the grid. Hadjar said: "I don't remember a race in my career where I fought with the big boys, like the Ferrari, the McLarens. So that was good fun, that was a first. And I think we succeeded quite well. But yeah, if we had started a bit further up the grid, if it wasn't for deployment issues, I think there was a fourth place in the locker. So it's positive."
Isack Hadjar enjoys first proper fight with F1's "big boys"
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Bottas on Cadillac brake cooling redesign after Austrian retirements
Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac should accept an aerodynamic penalty to improve brake cooling after he and team-mate Sergio Perez retired from the Austrian Grand Prix with brake fires. Bottas said: "It is clear that we've got to re-design some bits; otherwise, we're not going to finish races. But there will be an aerodynamic cost to using a bigger brake, but I'll take that penalty to finish a race. We've got to start finishing races; that's when we learn."
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Verstappen on Red Bull's work to do in title fight
Max Verstappen says Red Bull still have work to do before they can fight regularly for the Formula 1 title, with the Dutchman 98 points behind Kimi Antonelli after finishing second at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen said: "Well, I think there are more races left than last year, but it's a very big gap. I think, for us, we had very good pace, but I think to fight for a title, we need to be more all-round. I think we just need to be a little bit more all-round still. Hopefully it doesn't take too long, but we have still a little bit of work to do."
Max Verstappen quizzed on F1 title chances after season-best Austrian GP
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Wolff on Antonelli's Austrian GP mistakes
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Kimi Antonelli’s mistakes during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend will not be repeated, after the 19-year-old over-attacked in the opening laps of the race and misread a yellow flag in qualifying. Wolff said: "The first few corners were where the race got lost. Full attack mode, missing the braking point into Turn 1, missing the braking point into Turn 3, missing the braking point into Turn 4. But, as I said, this is exactly what I expect from him. Like in qualifying with the yellow flag, that's never going to happen to him again in his life, not knowing whether it was a double yellow or a single yellow."
Toto Wolff delivers striking Kimi Antonelli defence: 'Never going to happen again'
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Sainz on Williams' reliability and pace issues after Austria
Carlos Sainz says Williams do not have the reliability or pace to score points after an electrical issue ended his race in Austria. Sainz said: "But hopefully this will be the last of these really bad weekends where everything has gone wrong. Because in the end we don't have reliability, we don't have pace, we don't have a car capable of scoring points, so we'll have to wait and see if things improve at Silverstone."
No reliability and no pace: Carlos Sainz admits Williams doesn't “have a car capable of scoring points"
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Norris on lost track position in Austrian Grand Prix
Lando Norris said losing positions on the opening lap of the Austrian Grand Prix left him with too much track position to recover. Norris said: "There was nothing easy about the race with the temperatures we had. I just lost out on lap one to a couple of cars and then lost out in the pit stops by having to box Oscar first to cover Hadjar. I lost out, and that was it, really. So, not a lot to complain about otherwise. We just lost track position, and track position was the most important thing."
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Verstappen camp held preliminary McLaren talks
Max Verstappen’s management initiated “preliminary talks” with McLaren CEO Zak Brown about his future, Sky Sports F1 has reported, after the Daily Mail revealed the discussions on the eve of the Austrian Grand Prix. Sky’s Craig Slater said the contact “was instigated by Max Verstappen’s people”, as Verstappen’s Red Bull deal runs to the end of 2028 but is understood to include a performance-related exit clause for 2027.
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