Max Verstappen cruises to dominant win: 2021 Austrian GP lap by lap report
Max Verstappen made short work of the Austrian Grand Prix to take a dominant fifth win of the season, whilst Lando Norris charged to third place with Lewis Hamilton fourth
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Max Verstappen was not thrilled with his first F1 pole position hat-trick – he’s a perfectionist – but he’ll take it. More importantly, in his quest to cement his championship…
Max Verstappen secured another pole position to give him the best chance of sweeping F1’s first triple-header of 2021
Lewis Hamilton will be driving for Mercedes for another two seasons, with Merc boss Toto Wolff saying the seven-time champion can continue “as long as he wants”
Sprint qualifying is F1’s latest attempt to engage a new audience – but, F1 managing director Ross Brawn stresses, it’s no gimmick
Max Verstappen and Red Bull was fastest once again in Austria ahead of qualifying
F1 teams are using the FIA more and more to gain an advantage over rivals – and Mercedes appear to be losing out
TV start times, live streams and radio coverage for the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Aston Martin has announced its second Red Bull signing in seven days as Andrew Alessi moves over to start immediately as Head of Technical Operations
Max Verstappen made short work of the Austrian Grand Prix to take a dominant fifth win of the season, whilst Lando Norris charged to third place with Lewis Hamilton fourth
Max Verstappen was not thrilled with his first F1 pole position hat-trick – he’s a perfectionist – but he’ll take it. More importantly, in his quest to cement his championship…
Max Verstappen secured another pole position to give him the best chance of sweeping F1’s first triple-header of 2021
Lewis Hamilton will be driving for Mercedes for another two seasons, with Merc boss Toto Wolff saying the seven-time champion can continue “as long as he wants”
Sprint qualifying is F1’s latest attempt to engage a new audience – but, F1 managing director Ross Brawn stresses, it’s no gimmick
Max Verstappen and Red Bull was fastest once again in Austria ahead of qualifying
F1 teams are using the FIA more and more to gain an advantage over rivals – and Mercedes appear to be losing out
TV start times, live streams and radio coverage for the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Aston Martin has announced its second Red Bull signing in seven days as Andrew Alessi moves over to start immediately as Head of Technical Operations
McLaren’s disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix led to speculation about a conspiracy to bring Max Verstappen back into the title fight. But there’s a more realistic explanation
F1’s 2025 championship leader said he had to go to real set-up extremes to make his car competitive in the final Las Vegas Grand Prix stint last year – could that be key to Lando Norris’s success in the race this season?
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the current F1 generation is the most competitive in history and called on reporters to scrutinise the claim. Mark Hughes didn’t need any more encouragement
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