Austrian Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc held off Max Verstappen despite throttle issues to win Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix, although Ferrari was denied a 1-2 by a scary fire ...

The Mercedes driver's race was notable for an entertaining dice with both Haas cars and then a DRS pass on Esteban Ocon. Vettel too was reprimanded by 5s as part of a litany of track limits penalties dished out through the field. But he was placed on a two-stop strategy rather than three and delivered a remarkable surge up the order from ninth. On lap 33, Leclerc closed within DRS range of Verstappen before another cleanly decided move for first place at Turn 3. At the end of lap 58, Leclerc used the slower conditions to stop for mediums and was followed by Verstappen for the run to the line. Sainz was then about to demote Verstappen for a Ferrari 1-2 but on the run to Turn 4, running in the Red Bull's wake, a wisp of smoke started to waft out of his engine cover.

Formula 1 bosses have launched an investigation into reports of fans being subjected to "completely unacceptable" abuse at the Austrian GP, while Lewis ...

"It is mind-blowing that people would do that, knowing how dangerous our sport is. Lewis Hamilton posted on his Instagram stories: "Disgusted and disappointed to hear that some fans are facing racist, homophobic and generally abusive behaviour at the circuit this weekend. "Disgusted and disappointed to hear that some fans are facing racist, homophobic and generally abusive behaviour at the circuit this weekend," says Lewis Hamilton; F1 launches investigation into "unacceptable" abuse

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the Austrian Grand Prix over Red Bull's Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for Mercedes after Carlos ...

Sainz was right on Verstappen’s tail but on Lap 57, the Ferrari driver slowed and pulled off the track. Verstappen tried to hit back on Lap 13, locking up into Turn 4, and soon complied with the message to box, pitting for hards at the end of the lap. I had this problem with the throttle and it would get stuck at 20 or 30% throttle in the low speed, so it was very tricky but we managed to make it stick until the end and I'm so, so happy. Ferrari are on a roll, Red Bull still however in the lead of both championships. The Dane pitted but Schumacher stayed out, the Red Bull of Verstappen in his mirrors before blasting past on the run to Turn 3 on the next tour. The reigning champion radioed to say that the car was “unpredictable” as he stared down a 1.5 second deficit to the Monegasque – aiming to protect a four-second advantage on Sainz. With Lewis Hamilton taking too much of the kerb out of Turn 1 on Lap 4, Mick Schumacher blazed past for P7 and had eyes on his Haas team mate up ahead. Ocon edged ahead but lost out to the Briton entering Turn 3 on the following lap. With Sainz right on Verstappen’s tail, the Spaniard suddenly slowed – the fire at the rear of his Ferrari signalling the end of his race. George Russell was a distant fourth having started there, the Mercedes driver losing time in his first pit stop – a five-second penalty also tacked on as he collided with Red Bull's Sergio Perez early on. Leclerc took his second stop on Lap 51 and retook the lead on Lap 53. With Sainz challenging Verstappen for P2, the Dutchman pitted again on Lap 37.

SPIELBERG, Austria — Formula One drivers were quick to condemn the behavior of some abusive fans at the Austrian Grand Prix. F1 said prior to Sunday's race ...

“We are shocked to hear that there have been some incidents of abusive behavior in the grandstands and the fan parks,” he said. “I believe that as a community, people who are witnessing any type of harassment should act and do something,” he said. “We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the Austrian Grand Prix,” F1 said in a statement.

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen starts on pole for the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. The Sporting News brings you live text commentary on ...

It all got a bit heated between Leclerc and Sainz in the early laps of yesterday’s race with some intense on-track battling which allowed the Dutchman to escape down the road. Lap 24: So to recap, Leclerc leads from Sainz, Verstappen and Hamilton. Leclerc did overtake Verstappen on track but then the Red Bull driver pitted for his hard tyres. Here, he'll be attempting to win his fourth Austrian GP from five attempts this afternoon which would make him the most successful driver at this event in history. Lap 10: Leclerc makes a huge dive on Verstappen at turn three but the Dutch driver just about stays infront of his championship rival for now. Lap 58: SAINZ IS OUT!!! His car is on fire and he's forced to pull over at the side of the track. Lap 55: Leclerc once again leads the Austrian Grand Prix as he overtakes Verstappen at turn three! The Mercedes man does well to defend at corner three but then the Dutchman flies past him down the straight to corner four. Sainz is almost engulfed in the flames as it quickly takes hold of his car which then starts to roll back towards the track. He has 3.6 seconds to make up on Leclerc but he could just run out of time in this race to steal the win away. It's currently a Ferrari lockout at the front in P1 and P2. The Dutch driver may just run out of laps as Leclerc struggles with throttle problems. That won't be any consolation to Perez, though, who now drops down to third in the World Drivers' Championship standings following Leclerc's victory.

Charles Leclerc revived his Formula One title challenge by holding on to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday for a third victory of the season.

Leclerc’s fifth career victory was one of his best, considering how he held on at the end. “We suffered with the tires. He was unharmed, sitting on the grass to contemplate his bad luck. “I definitely needed that win, the last five races have been incredibly difficult,“ Leclerc said. Leclerc moved up to second overall but is still a distant 38 points behind Verstappen — 208 vs. “I was scared.

Lewis Hamilton was among those who condemned the fan behavior on Sunday ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

“Attending the Austrian Grand Prix or any GP should never be a source of anxiety and pain for fans and something must be done to ensure that races are safe spaces for all. Please, if you see this happening, report it to circuit security and to F1, we cannot sit back and allow this to continue.” This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated and all fans should be treated with respect.”

Formula 1 will discuss the “unacceptable” harassment reported by a number of fans at the Red Bull Ring with the Austrian Grand Prix promoter.

We love the fans, we want them to be there, we want them to be emotional and passionate, but maybe when it gets personal that shouldn't happen." “The booing is a personal attack on the driver,” said Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff. “Fans should just put themselves in the position and that they are standing up there and they are being booed and I think that's not right for the driver, that Christian [Horner] was being booed in Silverstone. “We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the event,” F1 said in a statement.

Charles Leclerc won the Austrian Grand Prix after holding off a challenge from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen.

LAP 51/71 - SAINZ ALSO PITS - Sainz has also come in for hards, and drops back into P3. Verstappen leads, but Leclerc has now closed the gap to under a second! LAP 53/71 - LECLERC RETAKES THE LEAD! - Leclerc gets past Verstappen down the back straight into Turn 4! LAP 49/71 - LECLERC PITS AGAIN! - The one-stop strategy has not worked for Ferrari as Leclerc pits from the lead! LAP 12/71 - LECLERC TAKES THE LEAD! - What a brilliant overtake to silence the 60,000 Dutch fans! His fresher tyres,which are 12 laps better off than Verstappen’s, do the trick, and the Ferrari eases past and goes back into the lead. The Red Bull driver came in for a fresh set of harder tyres a lap later as a result, and emerged back out in P8. It looks like Perez left Russell enough room, and the Mercedes hit the Red Bull mid-corner in Turn 4, causing the Red Bull to spin into the gravel. Then, disaster struck Ferrari on Lap 57, as Sainz, who was on track to get past Verstappen to secure a Ferrari one-two finish, pulled off the track down the back straight with an engine failure. Verstappen's advantage did not last long, though, as on Lap 33, Leclerc made up the six second gap to the Red Bull to ease past down into Turn 3. Hamilton may count himself lucky that he was able to capitalise on some misfortune elsewhere on the grid. Despite the problems, Leclerc dealt with them to cross the line to take his fourth Formula 1 victory. Russell, who had the inside line, forced Perez around the outside of the corner, but the lack of room for the Mexican meant that the drivers made contact, resulting in the Red Bull spinning out into the gravel.

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula One says it will discuss the “unacceptable” behavior of some abusive fans at the Austrian Grand Prix with the race ...

“We are shocked to hear that there have been some incidents of abusive behavior in the grandstands and the fan parks," he said. “I believe that as a community, people who are witnessing any type of harassment should act and do something,” he said. “We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the Austrian Grand Prix,” F1 said in a statement. “I think there should be a general understanding that these shouldn't happen.” "People should come, should feel safe, should feel included and should be able to follow whoever it is you want to follow. It should just be everyone here to have a good time.”

Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton all received suspended €10000 ($10200) fines for breaching parc ferme regulations at the Austrian Grand ...

RACER understands the investigation relates to the presence of driver physiotherapists or trainers within parc ferme, and them interacting with the drivers before they have been weighed. “In part this is to prevent handing over of items to the drivers prior to them being weighed.” Drivers were warned that they should not be interacting with their physiotherapists until after they have finished the podium ceremony, including in the cool down room where they are weighed.

Team by team analysis of Sunday's Austrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, round 11 of the 22 race season (teams listed in ...

Zhou raced well after his big crash at Silverstone but was handed a five second penalty for exceeding track limits. Russell damaged his front wing in the lap one incident with Perez and was handed a five second penalty for causing the collision. Magnussen started seventh and Schumacher ninth, with the German overtaking on lap 33. Norris started 10th and collected a five second penalty for exceeding track limits. He started second on Sunday. The success lifted him to second overall and he overtook Verstappen three times on track to become Ferrari's first winner in Austria since Michael Schumacher in 2003. Verstappen won the Saturday sprint for eight points after taking pole on Friday. He took a bonus point on Sunday for fastest lap, after a two-stop race, and leaves Austria with a 38 point lead.

The Monaco driver revived his Formula One title challenge by securing a big win on Sunday.

Leclerc’s fifth career victory was one of his best, considering how he held on at the end. He was unharmed, sitting on the grass to contemplate his bad luck. Russell got a five-second time penalty for the Perez incident but placed fourth. Leclerc moved up to second overall but is still a distant 38 points behind Verstappen — 208 vs. “I definitely needed that win, the last five races have been incredibly difficult,” Leclerc said. “I was scared.

Charles Leclerc outdueled Max Verstappen to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday and thrust himself back into the Formula One driver's championship race.

Congrats to Charles for the win! Good amount of points lost for both championships but I'm feeling better and better in the car. I had this problem with the throttle and it would get stuck at 20 or 30% throttle in the low speed, so it was very tricky but we managed to make it stick until the end and I'm so, so happy.

The top three finishers at the Austrian Grand Prix -- Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton -- have all been issued €10000 suspended fines for ...

"In part this is to prevent handing over of items to the drivers prior to them being weighed. "The stewards received a report from the media delegate, which was subsequently confirmed by video evidence, that the physio/drivers' assistants of the top three finishers entered parc ferme without permission and in violation of the procedure that was published prior to the race 'for the orderly conduct of the event'," the stewards' statement said. ESPN understands drivers had previously been warned about interaction with physios after several transgressions were noted at previous races.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Red Bull Ring, for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2022...

I think he was just a bit too keen, ran into me, and I was off in the gravel. “Nicholas suffered with some floor damage early in the race, which cost him a lot of downforce and made the car very difficult to drive. “The whole race we were more or less matching the McLarens, we hit a bit of traffic here and there but I was really happy with our pace and we’ve definitely made a step forward this weekend. “I was hoping for points today, that was the target, and it’s a bit disappointing to be finishing just outside the top ten. The pace in the car was reasonable and we got the points that we wanted, so happy in the end. We looked strong yesterday, but today we spent the first part of the race stuck in a train and then struggled with the hard tyre. Big thanks to everyone for working so hard at the track and back home, we made a good recovery from Friday to score some decent points." "I had a bit of an engine issue all race so I was just praying to God that it wouldn’t blow up, which it didn’t, so I’m super thankful for that so I could finish the race without a problem. As a team, we are heading in the right direction and we have good momentum before heading to Paul-Ricard, one of the team's home races, and of course mine too. We had a lot of damage to the car and we were going nowhere so we had to retire. Quite soon I felt it wasn’t going to be a one-stop race just because of the way the tires were behaving – the winds were very different and difficult to manage. To score a single point on this race is a bit of a shame, but we can be very happy with our overall pace and performance as a team.”

Charles Leclerc claimed his first F1 victory in three months, beating Max Verstappen, while Haas had its best Formula 1 event in four years.

I was angry, I stayed angry, and that helped me get up the field—sometimes angry can be good.” And second became first when Jehan Daruvala was penalized after his team tried to dry his grid spot prior to the start, which is against the rules. "We have glimpses of light at the end of the tunnel with the car - then it disappears again, and we need to get on top of that. It’s hard not to get a little bit down about it but the last two races we’ve been lucky and we’ve had the pace, especially this weekend.” Schumacher cleanly passed Magnussen for position and while they were ultimately split by Lando Norris it meant Schumacher recorded his best Formula 1 finish in sixth. Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher were seventh and ninth respectively in Sprint, giving the Dane two points, though Schumacher was frustrated at being overtaken by Lewis Hamilton after losing the DRS from his team-mate. Now we need to work on the car to close the gap to the teams ahead, then see how we can get in the mix.” Fortunately a marshal intervened and Sainz was unharmed but it was another mechanical setback for Ferrari and for his own ambitions it was a giant comedown off the back of his Silverstone win seven days previously. Red Bull eventually retired him, and that leaves him 57 points behind Verstappen. Despite losing out to Leclerc he still departs Austria, and the mid-point of the 2022 season, with a healthy 38-point advantage over the Ferrari driver in the championship. Turn 3 was very tricky as that’s where you don’t want any more mid-speed corner, mainly slow-speed corners it was tough to manage but we managed to get the car to the end which is great.” It effectively left Leclerc with the throttle still on about 20-30% through the corners, but he was able to keep a charging Verstappen at bay during the closing stages to win by 1.5 seconds

Formula One says it is investigating reports of "unacceptable" harassment reported by some fans attending the Austrian Grand Prix weekend.

Fans should put themselves in the same position." "This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated and all fans should be treated with respect." In a statement on Sunday F1 said it had been made aware of "reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the event".

Formula 1 will discuss the “unacceptable” harassment reported by a number of fans at the Red Bull Ring with the Austrian Grand Prix promoter.

We love the fans, we want them to be there, we want them to be emotional and passionate, but maybe when it gets personal that shouldn't happen." “The booing is a personal attack on the driver,” said Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff. “Fans should just put themselves in the position and that they are standing up there and they are being booed and I think that's not right for the driver, that Christian [Horner] was being booed in Silverstone. “We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the event,” F1 said in a statement.

Whilst an F1 Grand Prix is supposed to be a happy and fun occasion for those in attendance, some fans at the Austrian Grand Prix have been subjected to some ...

I’m at the circuit too, and I’ve seen horrible things. Lewis Hamilton has been one of the first drivers to speak out on Instagram, encouraging fans to report any harassment to the circuit security. Security at the Austrian Grand Prix has been notified of these incidences, with the FIA pledging to support in any way they can.

After reliability issues and strategy snafus, the Ferrari driver found his way back to the podium.

"We were looking so good in qualifying and then I crashed the damn thing,” Hamilton said to Sky Sports F1. “Getting your head back around that, knowing the team worked so hard to build a new car for me. ... In the garage in the early evening it looked like somebody dropped a Lego car on the floor. It has been a rough start to the season for Mercedes, who has won the last eight constructor titles, as Hamilton struggled to find a rhythm in this year’s car. I explained to them, if you can come out after the start behind each other, the second one thinks he is faster because you are nine-tenths of a second faster because of the DRS effect. The duo tried to hold off Lewis Hamilton during the Sprint, and Magnussen managed to stay ahead of the Mercedes star. But after the checkered flag, he appeared to encounter an issue of his own as he stopped on the exit of Turn 1. The duo scored a double points finish, and now Alpine and McLaren are tied at 81 points in the constructor standings, trailing Mercedes by a whooping 156 points. “First at pick up and then at the end it would not come back to zero. “I saw in my mirrors that the car was catching [on] fire, but at the same time, I was pressing the brake,” Sainz said in the post-race press conference. The Spaniard started closing in on Verstappen to make a pass on lap 57, smoke emerged from his car. Team boss Mattia Binotto said after the Silverstone race that it was “too close to stop both of them.” Ferrari fans were left bewildered again on Saturday as Sainz and Leclerc went wheel-to-wheel during the sprint race, allowing Verstappen to cruise away with a victory.

Charles Leclerc got back to winning ways this weekend, as the Ferrari driver withstood late reliability issues and competition from Max Verstappen to win ...

George Russell overcame early damage and a penalty to make his way through the field into fourth, ahead of Esteban Ocon in fifth and Mick Schumacher in sixth. Leclerc started the day in second, but overtook Verstappen three times on track and dealt with a late throttle issue to seal victory at the Red Bull Ring. Verstappen had looked likely to settle for third as he was being attacked by Carlos Sainz, but kept hold of P2 when the Spaniard's F1-75's engine caught fire. Charles Leclerc got back to winning ways this weekend, as the Ferrari driver withstood late reliability issues and competition from Max Verstappen to win the Austrian Grand Prix – his fifth career win.

Austrian Grand Prix winner Charles Leclerc and his fellow podium finishers Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have each been handed suspended €10000 fines ...

“In part this is to prevent handing over of items to the drivers prior to them being weighed. The fines were issued after Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton’s driver assistants were judged to have entered parc ferme “in violation of the procedure that was published prior to the race” – with the trio’s fines suspended for the remainder of the 2022 season. Your choices on this site will be applied globally.

SPIELBERG, Austria -- Formula One will discuss "unacceptable" reports of fan harassment with the organisers of the Austrian Grand Prix.

This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated and all fans should be treated with respect." "Attending the Austrian Grand Prix or any GP should never be a source of anxiety and pain for fans and something must be done to ensure that races are safe spaces for all. "We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the event," it said.

Leclerc is now second in the fight for the 2022 Drivers' title but Verstappen has a clear lead.

Verstappen decided to pit during the safety car, at which point Leclerc began reporting throttle problems. Verstappen started the race on pole after winning Saturday's sprint race qualifier, with Leclerc also at the front of the grid. Mercedes-Benz AMG's Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top three positions, some 41 seconds behind the winner.

It was his fourth DNF in 11 races this season and meant he not only fell 75 points behind championship leader Verstappen, but his Ferrari team missed out on a ...

He ended up seventh, two places ahead of Ricciardo, who scored for only the second time in eight races. Their haul of 14 points was their best since the 2018 Austrian GP and moves them into seventh in the constructors’ championship. He has scored just once in the last six events. The victory hoisted him into second in the drivers’ standings, 38 points behind Verstappen. It’s game on again. We’ve picked out six winners and five losers from the Austrian Grand Prix… It was only their third double-points score of the year, and first since Baku – with the haul limiting the damage to Alpine, who have pulled level with them in the championship fight for P4.

F1 fans attending the Austrian GP experienced catcalling, racial abuse, and more.

It was one thing to be catcalled on the street, where I could dip into a store or rely on the presence of bystanders to protect me. Similarly, no one was quite as outright rude to me in Austin, Montreal, or Miami. There were still people who catcalled or were outright unkind in other ways, but in my experience, those experiences were more isolated and not representative of a large number of people who attended those races. I lost track of how many times I was propositioned in some form or fashion — and I’m only counting the times someone propositioned me in English — to, say, take off my clothes and join them in their hot tub or to expose myself or to just give them a little kiss. During our first day there, I knew that going to the bathroom alone was probably going to be a bad call. Now, I had no idea what they were saying, since my grasp of the German language leaves a lot to be desired, so it was a little easier for me to ignore it. I attended the Austrian Grand Prix back in 2015, where I camped with a group of people who all identified as women, and the problem was evident even back then.