Austrian GP

World champion Max Verstappen comfortably won the sprint race from pole at the Austrian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead, while Ferrari teammates ...

He was then summoned to the stewards for storming out of a drivers' meeting on Friday evening and given a suspended fine of 25,000 euros ($26,000). Seven drivers were summoned for radio messages during a second formation lap as the sprint start was slightly delayed due to Alonso's and Zhou's problems. “Probably overheated a bit the tyres, running behind Charles. I had to back off and finish the race.” “Drivers are not free to leave when they want,” F1 said. The Ferraris brushed each other when Sainz tried to pass on lap six, with Leclerc holding him off. “We’re both going to make Max’s life as difficult as possible in the rest of the championship. Later. he added, “I don’t know the rules of engagement, we are not the ones to decide. “That’s just a limitation we have, we still need to lose weight with the car.” Esteban Ocon was sixth for Alpine followed by Kevin Magnussen of Haas and Lewis Hamilton, who scored one point. Perez drove superbly from 12th to finish fifth and score four points. Verstappen's second sprint win of the season gave him an additional eight points. This week, Leclerc played down talk of divisions within Ferrari following Silverstone where, following a safety car, he was baffled by team prinicipal Mattia Binotto's decision to keep him out for track position rather than switch to faster tires.

Lewis Hamilton has criticised the fans who cheered his crash in Austrian GP qualifying, calling the reaction "mind-blowing".

"Then I had the same thing at Turn 3, so I'm just grateful to get around the first lap. He then explained: "I obviously had two come around me into Turn 1 and Pierre moved across on me, and there was nowhere I could really go. except that we're slower than the Haas on the straights!" "I think [Sergio] Perez is a realistic battle we can have but there is only a limited amount you can do overnight. Verstappen was booed by a section of Silverstone fans at Hamilton's home British GP last weekend, albeit not after a crash. "It is mind-blowing that people would do that, knowing how dangerous our sport is," he explained.

Follow updates from a bumper Saturday at the Austrian GP with Practice Two before the grid-setting Sprint race. Watch live on Sky Sports F1.

The initial result of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix does not mean the provisional grid for Saturday's sprint race. Sergio Perez set the fourth ...

The McLarens will also be hoping to gain a lot of ground in the 24-lap sprint race, as Friday's qualifying was not great for Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. For them, the start will be especially important as, in terms of race pace, the Mercedes seems quite a bit stronger. Sergio Perez set the fourth-fastest time, but because his lap time in Q2 was later ruled invalid by the stewards, he must start from 13th in Spielberg. As a result, many drivers move up a place.

Carlos Sainz gave Ferrari fans plenty to smile about as he set an impressive pace in second and final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix with his team ...

Zhou Guanyu was 14th, with Alex Albon in the upgraded Williams 15th and the Haas duo of Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen, who will start the Sprint inside the top-seven, 16th and 18th respectively. Lance Stroll was the leading Aston Martin in 11th, ahead of AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and Sebastian Vettel, who will start the F1 Sprint 20th and last. Carlos Sainz gave Ferrari fans plenty to smile about as he set an impressive pace in the second and final practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, with his team mate Charles Leclerc second at the Red Bull Ring.

Carlos Sainz fractionally led Charles Leclerc to complete a Ferrari 1-2 over Red Bull's Max Verstappen in second practice ahead of Formula 1's 2022 Austrian ...

As Perez continued to miss out on the fight at the front of the leaderboard, it allowed the Alpines to come to the fore in the overall times as Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon traded places. Lance Stroll pipped Gasly, while Sebastian Vettel ran 13th fastest - his session including a run over the serrated kerb on the edge of the final corner to shed a chunk of carbonfibre. He sat on a 1m09.240s, 0.3s adrift of Verstappen, while splitting the Ferrari pair, who then allowed a couple of errors to slip in - Leclerc running off at Turn 3, Sainz locking up at Turn 1. Russell entered the session after 11 minutes following repairs to the floor and gearbox after his Q3 shunt at the final corner, the Mercedes emerging on soft tyres to run third quickest as part of the race runs. The defending champion ended the session third, dropping 0.168s adrift of the quickest Ferrari as Verstappen ended the practice running at Red Bull’s home track on a 1m08.778s. It was with 25 minutes of the hour remaining that the Ferraris surged towards the top of the timing screens as they bolted on a set of the fastest-available C5 soft tyres.

Carlos Sainz topped a second Austrian GP practice session that Lewis Hamilton missed the majority of following his qualifying crash.

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Carlos Sainz fractionally led Charles Leclerc to complete a Ferrari 1-2 over Red Bull's Max Verstappen in second practice ahead of Formula 1's 2022 Austrian ...

As Perez continued to miss out on the fight at the front of the leaderboard, it allowed the Alpines to come to the fore in the overall times as Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon traded places. Russell entered the session after 11 minutes following repairs to the floor and gearbox after his Q3 shunt at the final corner, the Mercedes emerging on soft tyres to run third quickest as part of the race runs. He sat on a 1m09.240s, 0.3s adrift of Verstappen, while splitting the Ferrari pair, who then allowed a couple of errors to slip in - Leclerc running off at Turn 3, Sainz locking up at T1. The defending champion ended the session third, dropping 0.168s adrift of the quickest Ferrari as Verstappen ended the practice running at Red Bull's home track on a 1m08.778s. It was with 25 minutes of the hour remaining that the Ferraris surged towards the top of the timing screens as they bolted on a set of the fastest-available C5 soft tyres. Sprint race pole-sitter Verstappen, meanwhile, was closer to two tenths adrift of the headline times but did appear to show the most impressive long-run pace, as the Alpines moved ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez.

Austrian Grand Prix: Here is a look at how to watch F1 live in India, the US and the UK, and the Austrian GP sprint race live streaming details.

The sprint race will take place live from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM BST on Saturday, July 9. As for the live stream of the entire F1 race weekend, fans can tune in to the Disney+ Hotstar app. Fans wanting to watch the Austrian GP 2022 sprint race live in India can tune in to the Star Sports Network, which has the official telecasting rights in the country.

Minute by minute updates from the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix Saturday practice and the sprint race.

Follow updates from a bumper Saturday at the Austrian GP as Max Verstappen starts at the front for the Sprint. Watch live on Sky Sports F1.

Max Verstappen wins F1 sprint at the Red Bull Ring to secure pole for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, leading home the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos ...

At the start of lap four, Hamilton fights back to take 10th place off Albon up the inside at Turn 1. It creates wheel-to-wheel contact and pops Gasly into the spin. Vettel was attacking into Turn 7, but two into one doesn't go and the contact sends the Aston Martin off. Norris and Ricciardo have already got by the Williams driver, but that'll hurt his finishing position late on. Perhaps this isn't so odd, but this exact situation happened to Hamilton in the Imola sprint race. Perez is chasing down Russell for fourth but at his current pace won't catch the Mercedes before the finish. Albon has punted Vettel into the gravel! Are they here to stay and increase, is it time to end the experiment or does the variety add the right kind of spice? He only needs one more place to totally erode his grid drop from qualifying. Next lap around Sainz tries it again, up the inside at Turn 3 and then around the outside at Turn 4, but Leclerc hangs him out to dry and his team-mate has to back out of it. He's up to eighth. Once again Schumacher defends resolutely from Hamilton between Turns 3 and 4.

MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS F1 Austria sprint! In truth, a very assured performance from Verstappen, who had to do very little throughout. Leclerc and Sainz behind him.

Follow the sprint race in Austria live with Standard Sport below! The exciting sprint format returns to Formula One at the Austrian Grand Prix this afternoon. Carlos Sainz is third as he looks to build on his maiden victory at Silverstone last weekend, with George Russell fourth and Esteban Ocon in fifth position, ahead of Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher and Fernando Alonso.

Look back at updates from a bumper Saturday at the Austrian GP as Max Verstappen won the Sprint. Watch Sundays race live on Sky Sports F1.

Spielberg, Austria (AP) -- Max Verstappen comfortably won the sprint race from pole at the Austrian Grand Prix while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos ...

Fernando Alonso says his Alpine Formula 1 car suffered a 'full blackout' on the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix's sprint, which he failed to start.

"It's going to be frustrating with the DRS trains and things like that. "Because they weren't lining up in the starting grid, we tried to be ready, but it didn't work with the second battery either so as I said, there is something bigger going on." "We tried to fire up with an external battery, but it didn't work either, so there is something bigger going on there and let's try to fix it for tomorrow.

Max Verstappen cruised away from Charles Leclerc to take a dominant win in the Austrian GP Sprint and claim pole position for Sunday's race, ...

"I didn't learn anything necessarily in the race except that we're slower than the Haas on the straights!" Unfortunate but I don't think I could have done anything." The British GP winner eventually finished a distant third. "But I've got one now ahead of me and not two. By winning the grid-setting Sprint, Verstappen extends his title lead with the maximum eight points and seals pole ahead of the Ferraris for Sunday's Austrian GP, which is live on Sky Sports F1 at 2pm. Max Verstappen extends title lead by picking up maximum eight points, will start Austrian GP pole ahead of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz; Lewis Hamilton gains one place to eighth, was hit by Pierre Gasly at the start; Watch Sunday's race live on Sky Sports F1 at 2pm

Max Verstappen claimed victory in the sprint race ahead of Formula 1's 2022 Austrian Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc eventually prevailed in a Ferrari ...

Despite the possibility of a pitlane start, the two-time champion would not take part at all in the sprint race. Verstappen was able to stretch the legs of his RB18 to take the gap up towards 3s but in the final few laps, Leclerc could lap a tenth or two faster to gradually chip away at the margin. He put his nose in front of Verstappen in the braking zone of Turn 3 but on the outside and off the racing line, he ran wide and then the subsequent oversteer on the less grippy asphalt allowed Leclerc to accelerate away faster and reclaim second place with a run into Turn 4. The Ferraris continued to dice, with Sainz seemingly carrying an early pace advantage to try and leapfrog Leclerc on the outside of Turn 3 into 4, with the red car appears to rub. With Leclerc battling Verstappen, Sainz was given room to dive ahead into the first corner and a strong exit enabled the Spaniard to move his Ferrari to the outside and attempt a pass. The Red Bull driver needed to defend into Turn 1 and 3 against an initially strong Ferrari threat, but as Leclerc and Carlos Sainz went wheel-to-wheel, the defending champion was able to march away to a relatively smooth triumph.

World champion Max Verstappen comfortably won the sprint race from pole at the Austrian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead, while Ferrari teammates ...

He was then summoned to the stewards for storming out of a drivers' meeting on Friday evening and given a suspended fine of 25,000 euros ($26,000). Seven drivers were summoned for radio messages during a second formation lap as the sprint start was slightly delayed due to Alonso's and Zhou's problems. “Probably overheated a bit the tyres, running behind Charles. I had to back off and finish the race.” “Drivers are not free to leave when they want,” F1 said. The Ferraris brushed each other when Sainz tried to pass on lap six, with Leclerc holding him off. “We’re both going to make Max’s life as difficult as possible in the rest of the championship. Later. he added, “I don’t know the rules of engagement, we are not the ones to decide. “That’s just a limitation we have, we still need to lose weight with the car.” Esteban Ocon was sixth for Alpine followed by Kevin Magnussen of Haas and Lewis Hamilton, who scored one point. Perez drove superbly from 12th to finish fifth and score four points. Verstappen's second sprint win of the season gave him an additional eight points. This week, Leclerc played down talk of divisions within Ferrari following Silverstone where, following a safety car, he was baffled by team prinicipal Mattia Binotto's decision to keep him out for track position rather than switch to faster tires.

Ferrari have snatched a 1-2 in the final practice session ahead of the Sprint Qualifying and Grand Prix in Austria.

- George Russell Mercedes +0.630 - Esteban Ocon Alpine +0.238 - Fernando Alonso Alpine +0.222 - Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.050 - Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:08.610 Alonso and Ocon also set their fastest times on the medium compound.

SportsLine's model analyzed the starting grid for the Rolex Austrian GP 2022 race at Red Bull Ring and locked in its leaderboard projection.

So who wins the Austrian Grand Prix 2022? You can find out who it is, and see all of the model's F1 picks and predictions at SportsLine. You can head to SportsLine now to see the complete 2022 Austrian GP leaderboard projection. The Formula 1 race circuit heads to Spielberg, Austria this week for the Rolex Austrian Grand Prix 2022. As a result, McClure is backing Hamilton to finish on the podium this week at +270 odds. The model followed that up by calling Verstappen's win at the Rolex Emilia Romagna GP in April. Anyone who followed the model's lead on those plays has seen huge returns

We've been racing once already this weekend and the Sprint has given teams a look at how their cars will respond in race trim, so let's take a look at the ...

At a high of 21C, the race is likely to be a little cooler than Saturday’s running, which should give the drivers a little bit of an easier time and prevent degradation getting too high. It could also make the first stint tricky for drivers staring on the mediums, as we saw some drivers start to struggle a little with degradation towards the end of the Sprint if they had pushed a bit too hard early on. Rain is expected overnight, though, and it could be heavy and even continue throughout most of the morning.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Sprint at the Red Bull Ring, ahead of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix...

We were better when we were in clean air, but we know what we can do better for the race. It didn’t feel bad in practice, but we need to understand why it didn’t work as well in the Sprint. We had nothing to lose, so we’ll reset and see what we can do tomorrow.” That was very strange, and the first time happening to me; I had to do the whole switch-off procedure, and that took a bit longer but luckily, we got going again. There is still a long race ahead of us and we will try our best to move up the order tomorrow." “It was great to get the pole yesterday and to get the victory in the Sprint race and retain that for the race tomorrow is fantastic. Esteban was on a good pace today and we were able to learn some good lessons about the behavior of the tyres, which we will use to maximize our strategy tomorrow. “It was a good drive with some nice battling, but we ran out of laps to make it higher than tenth – it’s a shame the points only go down to eighth! "After such an incredible effort from the mechanics to get the cars built and able to race, that was a bit of a disappointing performance in speed terms. Tomorrow will again be a case of two against two, as Sergio Perez made up several places this afternoon and so the contribution of both our drivers will be essential if we are to get the result we are after." "There are lessons we can take from the Sprint race to make sure we are on the podium tomorrow. “It was a good race and recovery, I had a good start and kept out of trouble, it was tricky with Lewis and a lot of people going side by side into turn three. It was a case of 'job done' for Red Bull in the Sprint, with Max Verstappen leading away from pole and keeping that position all the way to the chequered flag to seal a commanding victory.

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.

Charles Leclerc overtook Max Verstappen three times on track for a brilliant and long-overdue win at the Austrian GP, with Lewis Hamilton third as Ferrari's ...

Both Gasly and Russell got five-second penalties. NO!" said Sainz on team radio. He added on his win: "I definitely needed that one." On the first lap, Perez went around the outside of Russell before he was squeezed and then by the Mercedes. He continued after a pit-stop but had too much damage, and too little pace, and was retired. Sainz was on the same strategy to Leclerc and had DRS on Verstappen before his extremely unlucky DNF. Sainz's engine blew and then caught fire to cost the Spaniard a podium to follow up his British GP win. Leclerc had gone three months without a win and two without even a podium coming into the Spielberg race, but he was a man on a mission on Sunday and not even the world champion and title leader could stop him.

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.

Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 should introduce life bans for abusive fans following harassment reported at the Red Bull Ring during the Austrian Grand ...

I haven't read the statement from F1 but of course I hope it's firm and you've got to come down hard." "I hate negativity, I don't like talking about negative news, but if that's going on then it's a damn shame. To be honest I just heard about it after the race now and I heard that there's a few victims and fans who I believe are in the paddock, so we're gonna go and say g'day to a few of them and give them a bit of love.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton's revival continues with third place but last-race winner Sainz retires with car in flames.

The last five races have been incredibly difficult for myself and for the team. There was no feedback that it was about to happen. Sainz told Sky Sports: “I knew there was something wrong as soon as it happened. But marshals arrived and the Spaniard got out safely. We managed to make it stick until the end and I am so happy,” said Leclerc. “I was scared.

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

By late Sunday afternoon, Sainz was being consoled in the team garage. At some point, there was so much fire I just had to get out.” Still, second place is a good result.” “Those are great points,” Hamilton said. “I was calling the marshals to put something on the tires to stop the car rolling down. 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. “It’s great that we’re finally having a normal race on my side.” Unharmed, he sat on the grass to contemplate his bad luck. Even more impressive since Mercedes had to repair both cars after a late crash in Friday's sprint qualifying. After winning the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, Leclerc’s beaming smile was back. 170 — with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez dropping to third.

A number of allegations, including of sexual harassment, have emerged on social media from people attending this weekend's race at the Red Bull Ring in ...

This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.' 'I shouldn't have to say it. '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. 'I was in shock and really sad. An earlier statement from F1 read: 'We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the Austrian Grand Prix. 'Attending the Austrian Grand Prix or any Grand Prix should never be a source of anxiety for fans.

Austrian Grand Prix podium finishers Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were handed suspended 10000 euro ($10000) fines on Sunday for a ...

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Charles Leclerc persevered with throttle issues to hold off Max Verstappen in a thrilling Austrian Grand Prix, although Ferrari was denied a 1-2 by a scary ...

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. The Ferrari’s engine then failed spectacularly, with Sainz trying to pull up on the exit road as flames burst. 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. Then on lap 11, Leclerc made his move – slicing down the inside into Turn 3. Perez eventually recovered to the pits for hards, although would retire on lap 17. Verstappen, slower in the opening phase, gave his chief title rival room and barely put up a fight. 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 whisp of smoke started to waft out of his engine cover. Again, Leclerc was quickly into a rhythm on the white-wall rubber to only two laps later gain DRS on Verstappen, the Ferrari moving to the outside for the run to Turn 3. That prompted Verstappen to put for a set of hard tyres at the end of lap 13, but he was delayed with a 3.2s stop courtesy of a slow front-left change to emerge in traffic.

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.

The stewards called Austrian Grand Prix podium drivers Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc to their offices over alleged breaches of parc ...

In the extremely unlikely event that a sporting penalty had been applied instead, George Russell, Esteban Ocon and Mick Schumacher would have been the next three racers in line. Prominent F1 reporter Chris Medland added: "It relates to the drivers' physios interacting with the drivers in Parc Ferme before they've been weighed. It briefly placed the result of the race into some doubt, with all three drivers who stood on the podium facing an investigation.

The top three from the Austrian GP, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, have been handed suspended fines for a breach of parc ferme ...

The stewards say the fines are "suspended for the remainder of the season pending any further violation of the procedure" and that the "passes of the individuals concerned may be revoked in case of systemic violation". The stewards say the €10,000 fines are "suspended for the remainder of the season pending any further violation of the procedure" The top three from the Austrian GP, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, have been handed suspended fines for a breach of parc ferme instructions after Sunday's race.

Race stewards were quick to push the penalty button at this year's Austrian Grand Prix, with almost half the field receiving multiple warnings and penalties ...

However, his day got a little bit worse during the final lap of Sunday’s race, with Vettel surpassing his final warning for track limits and gaining a five-second penalty, dropping him to P17. A first lap collision with Sergio Perez meant Russell was given a five-second penalty, and also had to change his front wing. However, Zhou strayed just wide of racing limits a bit too much whilst locked in some brilliant wheel-to-wheel battles. Even with five second-time penalties, Norris still finished in P7, taking home some critical points for McLaren. Punishment: five-second time penalty and a penalty point. Punishment: five-second time penalty and a penalty point.

SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA (AFP) - Formula One said it is investigating reports of "unacceptable" harassment by some fans attending the Austrian Grand Prix weekend.

Fans should put themselves in the same position." As teams we fight, but booing is a personal attack on a driver. "This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated and all fans should be treated with respect."

Formula 1 has raised reports of female fans suffering sexual harassment with the Austrian Grand Prix promoter and security at the event.

The fact is that F1 – like the wider motorsport world, sport in general, and large sections of society – is a male-dominated environment. And whether those of us who like to think we’re very welcoming and inclusive want to admit it or not, that environment can be extremely hostile towards female participants. It is one of F1’s many conscious and unconscious biases, so can manifest itself in several ways.

Alpine's Fernando Alonso believes he was “heading to P6” from last in the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix before “huge vibrations” on his tyres forced a late ...

I feel like those kind of things, it's better to avoid at 300 km/h, but it was okay.” “And I felt huge vibrations on the tyres immediately after the first sector so we decided to pit again. “It’s a new thing for us, the FIA approved it. “But we came in, had a look around and we had a new set of mediums, which was good, and we changed to the new set of mediums, he went off and the vibration was gone. “I was with the DRS on the grass, flat out, and there was no way to defend. “It was a tricky race, at the beginning we were all in a DRS train and that was quite difficult to overtake, but I felt so much faster than the cars around.

Austrian Grand Prix podium finishers Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were handed suspended 10000 euro ($10000) fines on Sunday for a ...

Ferrari's Leclerc won the race at the Red Bull Ring with championship leader Verstappen second for Red Bull and Hamilton, the sport's most successful driver of all time, third for Mercedes. The stewards said the fine was suspended for the remainder of the season and warned drivers that the individuals concerned could have their passes revoked if there was a "systemic violation". Race stewards summoned Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes representatives after the podium celebrations following a report from the race director.

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

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.

The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg has been sold out with 300000 fans attending over three days.

“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. F1 said prior to Sunday’s race that it has received reports from other fans who said they were reportedly subjected to slurs and abusive comments. Formula One says it will discuss the “unacceptable” behavior of some abusive fans at the Austrian Grand Prix with the race promoter.

Formula 1 will raise concerns over the behaviour of some fans at the Austrian Grand Prix with the race promoter after reports of harassment.

“Attending the Austrian Grand Prix or any GP should never be a source of anxiety and pain for fans and something must be clone to ensure that races are safe spaces for all,” he added. “I can also confirm that it is bad,” wrote another user on Twitter, who claimed they were targeted within an hour and a half of arriving at their campsite at the track. “We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the event,” said the spokesperson.

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.”