Austrian Grand Prix

Austria was a weekend that was dominated both on- and off-track by Max Verstappen.

Ferrari was hit by a radio communication partial blackout while Sebastian Vettel was pitting during the Austrian Grand Prix, team principal Mattia Binotto confirmed.

Lewis Hamilton believes the dramatic Austrian Grand Prix is evidence Formula 1’s critics are too quick to judge the sport following a backlash from the last round in France.

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has explained the process that caused a lengthy wait for the verdict on the incident involving Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in the closing stages of Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.

Honda technical director Toyoharu Tanabe says Max Verstappen’s victory at the Austrian Grand Prix came as a surprise to the Japanese manufacturer while he didn’t expect to be called to the podium which led to his late arrival to the ceremony.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto feels while Formula 1 enjoyed a better spectacle at the Austrian Grand Prix he is “really ashamed” the sport voted against changing the tyre specification as he saw it as “a great opportunity to somehow close up the field” to improve the racing show.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 7

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he was convinced and found it incomprehensible Max Verstappen would get a penalty for his clash with Charles Leclerc fighting for victory at the Austrian Grand Prix.

- Max Verstappen claimed the sixth win of his Formula 1 career on Sunday in Austria after a charge through the field, capped off by a late pass on Charles Leclerc to take the win.

Max Verstappen’s fan club has become an ever-present force at grands prix all across Europe in recent years, with Austria perhaps being the race they are most visible, turning the bowl cut out in the middle of the Styrian forests bright orange.

Max Verstappen has dodged a post-race penalty for his clash with Charles Leclerc which sees the Red Bull driver keep his victory at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes couldn’t run at maximum performance throughout the Austrian Grand Prix due to overheating concerns with its engine which denied it use of its best power modes and forced him into an economy drive.

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are under investigation following their clash while fighting for the Austrian Grand Prix victory which saw the Red Bull driver come out on top with a dramatic late overtake.

Max Verstappen charged to a stunning Austrian Grand Prix victory on Sunday after making a controversial pass on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with the Red Bull driver under investigation at the chequered flag.

2019 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results Position Driver Nationality Team Laps/Time 1 Max V

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff believes Ferrari is running a “risky” strategy with pole-sitter Charles Leclerc by starting him on Soft tyres in the Austrian Grand Prix.

Sergio Sette Camara charged to his first win of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 season after fending off Luca Ghiotto in the closing stages on Sunday's Sprint Race at the Red Bull Ring.

Valtteri Bottas has described Lewis Hamilton’s grid drop penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix as “a big opportunity to get closer to him” in the Formula 1 world championship fight.

Jake Hughes picked up his first win of the FIA Formula 3 season in Austria on Sunday after Robert Shwartzman was hit with a post-race penalty for contact with Prema teammate Marcus Armstrong on the final lap of the race.

- Charles Leclerc scored the second pole position of his Formula 1 career in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, following his first in Bahrain earlier this year. It was Ferrari’s third pole of the season.

2019 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix - Provisional Starting Grid Position Driver Nationality Team Penalty

Valtteri Bottas believes pole position was out of reach for Mercedes even without a “messy” end to qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday that left him a provisional P4 on the grid.

Charles Leclerc’s readiness to lead Ferrari has been one of the big themes early in the 2019 Formula 1 season, with his bright start to life with the Scuderia prompting suggestions he was already better-placed than Sebastian Vettel to fight for the world title.

George Russell has been given a three-place grid drop for impeding Daniil Kvyat during Q1 of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.