“If this is qualifying, we didn’t maximise it” said a frustrated Pierre Gasly, who complained AlphaTauri sent him out to give his team mate a tow during second practice.
2020 Austrian Grand Prix articles archive
FIA issues new Austrian GP results after correcting Kvyat error
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA stewards have published new results for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix after discovering Daniil Kvyat’s lap count was incorrect.
Russell sees Mercedes as only possible alternative to Williams in 2021
2020 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says he is unlikely to drive for any team other than Williams next year – unless he is called up by Mercedes.
Hamilton: No “bad blood” with Albon after second collision in three races
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says there is no “bad blood” between him and Alexander Albon following their second collision in three races last weekend.
2020 Austrian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onInteractive data from the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix: Examine the drivers’ lap times, positions and gaps throughout the race and pit stop data.
Hamilton gets less “media criticism” for collisions than Verstappen – Horner
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has complained Lewis Hamilton does not face the kind of “media criticism” for collisions that his driver Max Verstappen does.
2020 Austrian Grand Prix Star Performers
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris, Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Austrian Grand Prix – here’s why.
Vote for your 2020 Austrian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best F1 driver during the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Why stewards ruled Hamilton-Albon collision wasn’t a “racing incident”
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFIA race director Michael Masi has given insight into the stewards’ decision to penalise Lewis Hamilton for his late-race collision with Alexander Albon.
F1 has room for improvement as stewards’ room becomes battleground for top teams
2020 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull and Mercedes wielded the rule book as they fought for supremacy in Austria. But could the weekend’s two major disputed have been handled better?
Ricciardo “really happy” with success of F1’s first Closed Event
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo praised the the safety measures put in place by F1 and the FIA to allow the Austrian Grand Prix to go ahead.
Fault which struck Mercedes cars in race was discovered on Friday
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes went into the Austrian Grand Prix expecting to encounter the technical problems which forced them to slow both cars.
Bottas – and Formula 1 – finally get 2020 off to a successful start
2020 Austrian Grand Prix review
Posted onValtteri Bottas overcame race-long problems in his Mercedes to start 2020 with a belated victory, as Formula 1 held a successful first ‘closed’ grand prix.
Seventh and 11th “certainly not the grid position Ferrari should have” – CEO
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari CEO Louis Camilleri said the team needs to “improve on all fronts” following their disappointing start to the season in Austria last weekend.
Zanardi returns to intensive care after third operation
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onAlex Zanardi has undergone a third operation on the head and facial injuries he suffered last month, the hospital treating him has confirmed.
Hamilton has most penalty points of any driver after Austrian Grand Prix
2020 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton was the only driver to be given penalty points during the Austrian Grand Prix, and now has more than any of his rivals.
Ferrari losing 0.7 seconds to Mercedes on straights – Binotto
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto said his team’s cars were seven tenths of a second slower than Mercedes on the straights in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring.
The stewards’ U-turn and Hamilton’s 11th-hour grid penalty explained
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onVideo which proved Lewis Hamilton failed to slow for yellow flags was not available to the stewards when they cleared him in an investigation on Saturday.
Mercedes “probably” should have pitted during second Safety Car
2020 F1 season
Posted onMercedes admitted they may have made a strategic error by failing to put Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton on fresh tyres during a late Safety Car period in the Austrian Grand Prix.
Hamilton: “I never requested or demanded anyone to ‘take a knee'”
2020 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton denies demanding rivals ‘take a knee’ yesterday, stating anti-racism is a “much bigger issue” than whether individuals participate in a single gesture.