The starting grid for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\nFormula 1 2026 \u2013 Austrian Grand Prix
The Grand Prix live text<\/p>\n
T23 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Still leading the race, Antonelli explains that he has brake problems.<\/p>\n
T22 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Another duel between Verstappen and Hamilton! Despite the Briton’s defense, the Dutchman wins the battle and takes third place.<\/p>\n
T22 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Norris is in the pits as Verstappen has caught up to Hamilton!<\/p>\n
T21 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
No investigation into the duel between Hamilton and Verstappen.<\/p>\n
T21 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Antonelli continues on track, as does Lando Norris, currently second. Russell, Hamilton, and Verstappen follow, all three on hard tires.<\/p>\n
T20 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Antonelli temporarily takes the lead. George Russell has emerged in third place, while Oscar Piastri has also stopped.<\/p>\n
T19 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Max Verstappen rejoins in 6th place behind Lewis Hamilton. George Russell pits!<\/p>\n
T19 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Max Verstappen makes his pit stop! Red Bull makes a double stop with Isack Hadjar.<\/p>\n
T18 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
A look at the standings after Ferrari’s retirement:<\/p>\n
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T17 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
George Russell suggests over the radio that a one-stop strategy is possible. Is this fact or fiction from the race leader?<\/p>\n
T16 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Hamilton moves back up through the field after his pit stop: he overtakes Lindblad for 8th place.<\/p>\n
T15 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
The duel between Hamilton and Verstappen is being watched closely. Will there be an investigation?<\/p>\n
T15 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
George Russell and Max Verstappen continue to lead the race, as does Antonelli.<\/p>\n
T13 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Charles Leclerc pits in turn. He rejoins in 11th place on hard tires.<\/p>\n
T13 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Hamilton rejoins the race on hard tires in 11th place.<\/p>\n
T12 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton pits at the end of lap 12!<\/p>\n
T11 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
HUGE BATTLE BETWEEN HAMILTON AND VERSTAPPEN! The two rivals remain wheel-to-wheel for several corners, but the Englishman holds onto second place! Verstappen requests a penalty after briefly running into the gravel.<\/p>\n
T11 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Max Verstappen attacks and takes second place from Lewis Hamilton, but the Briton reclaims it!<\/p>\n
T10 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton’s rear tires are already badly worn. Max Verstappen remains patient behind the Briton.<\/p>\n
T9 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
At the front of the race, George Russell has now extended his lead to 2,8 seconds.<\/p>\n
T8 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Max Verstappen is now tucked in behind Lewis Hamilton. A duel is brewing between the two multiple world champions!<\/p>\n
T7 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Antonelli manages to find an opening on Charles Leclerc for 4th place.<\/p>\n
T7 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
George Russell is picking up the pace at the front of the race and now has a 1,8-second lead over Lewis Hamilton. The Ferrari driver is seeing Max Verstappen closing in on him.<\/p>\n
T6 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Kimi Antonelli is right behind Charles Leclerc in fourth place.<\/p>\n
T5 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
The standings after five laps. It’s already over for both Cadillacs due to technical problems.<\/p>\n
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T4 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Battle between Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar. The Frenchman from Red Bull reclaims 8th place from the New Zealander.<\/p>\n
T4 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
“I’ve got a fire in my car,” Liam Lawson exclaimed over his radio.<\/p>\n
T3 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
On the French side: Hadjar is 9th, Ocon is 11th, Gasly is 13th in this third lap.<\/p>\n
T3 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
“My brakes are on fire!” Bottas shouts over the radio.<\/p>\n
T2 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Antonelli overtook Leclerc at the first corner, but had to give the position back after running wide. Max Verstappen took advantage to overtake the Italian and move up to 4th, then passed Leclerc for third!<\/p>\n
T1 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton takes the lead over Charles Leclerc for second place!<\/p>\n
T1 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
George Russell maintains the advantage at the first braking point ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton, Antonelli goes wide but remains 4th.<\/p>\n
T1 \/ 71 <\/p>\n
\ud83d\udfe2 The Austrian Grand Prix has started!<\/p>\n
15:00 <\/p>\n
Let’s go for the training tour!<\/p>\n
14:56 <\/p>\n
The tires chosen by the drivers for the start of the Austrian Grand Prix. Everyone is on mediums, except Bortoleto and Sainz on softs.<\/p>\n
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14:51 <\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa4 \u201cThese are conditions we have never experienced before. Everyone is going into the unknown a little bit,\u201d Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vasseur told Canal+.<\/p>\n
14:50 <\/p>\n
The temperature in Austria this Sunday is 34 degrees Celsius. The drivers will need to keep their cool during the first braking zone!<\/p>\n
14:45 <\/p>\n
15 minutes before the start of the Austrian Grand Prix!<\/p>\n
14:39 <\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa4 Speaking to Canal+, Esteban Ocon stated his aim to climb back into the points with his Haas. The Frenchman is 15th on the grid.<\/p>\n
14:24 <\/p>\n
71 laps are on the program for this Grand Prix and with a track temperature of 53\u00ba, tire degradation will be paramount this Sunday in the race.<\/p>\n
14:22 <\/p>\n
The single-seaters leave the pits for their formation lap.<\/p>\n
14:08 <\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0e There was some confusion at the end of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, as George Russell secured pole position while a yellow flag was displayed following Max Verstappen’s off-track excursion at turn 9. We explain why the Briton wasn’t penalized:<\/p>\n
Why didn’t George Russell lose his pole position in Austria?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n 14:00 <\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc4b Hello everyone and welcome, one hour before the start of qualifying for the 2026 Austrian F1 Grand Prix!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow the Austrian F1 Grand Prix, the third European race of the season after Monaco and Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwith…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-766875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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