This week, the Styrian hills will come alive with the sounds of Formula 1 power units, as the grid heads to Red Bull Ring for the Austrian Grand Prix.
The last race weekend, the Canadian Grand Prix, delivered the moment F1 fans were bracing for since the season began. In the closing laps of the race McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris — the two drivers currently sitting first and second in the Drivers’ Championship standings — battled for fourth place behind George Russell, Max Verstappen, and Kimi Antonelli.
As the two McLaren teammates clashed, they came together in the run up to Turn 1, and Norris’ MCL39 suffered terminal damage as a result of the collision.
Norris took immediate responsibility for the collision, and McLaren has indicated they will turn the page and go back to “racing” this week. But the aftermath of that battle will be one of the major storylines to watch this week in Austria.
And SB Nation will have you covered every step of the way.
F1 race results: Lando Norris holds off Oscar Piastri to win the Austrian Grand Prix
Photo by Clive Rose - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty ImagesLando Norris did what he needed to do on Saturday, delivering a blistering final lap during the final segment of qualifying at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix to capture pole position.
But the job is far from done.
Read Article >Lando Norris delivers the lap he needed when he needed it most at the Austrian Grand Prix
Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty ImagesAs the clock struck zero on the second segment of qualifying at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, and Q3 loomed over the paddock, one could not help but feel that the most consequential 12 minutes of the 2025 season yet were on the horizon.
Lando Norris, after missing FP1 as McLaren gave young developmental driver Alex Dunne a chance to run in practice, had dominated the time sheets over the next two practice sessions, as well as during both Q1 and Q2. But this was a scenario the paddock had seen before this season, weeks where Norris looked the prohibitive favorite for pole position until a wobble, a slip-up, a mistake in Q3 opened the door for one of his rivals, doors drivers like Max Verstappen, George Russell, and Oscar Piastri were more than happy to storm through.
Read Article >F1 qualifying results: Lando Norris storms to pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix
Photo by Kym Illman/Getty ImagesIt is qualifying day at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.
Friday’s pair of practice sessions offered a slight variation on a somewhat consistent theme from this season: A strong start from McLaren. While Lando Norris sat out the first practice session in favor of young Alex Dunne they still put both cars in the top four in FP1, with Oscar Piastri posting the third-fastest time in the session and Dunne just behind him in fourth.
Read Article >Alex Dunne shines in F1 practice debut at Austrian Grand Prix
Photo by James Sutton - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty ImagesThe first practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix is in the books, with Mercedes driver George Russell topping the timing sheets ahead of Max Verstappen. But the driver that perhaps impressed the most will not be in the car for the rest of the weekend.
That is Alex Dunne, who made his Formula 1 debut in FP1, driving for McLaren in place of Lando Norris.
Read Article >Sauber hopes to ‘build on momentum’ with upgrades at Austrian Grand Prix
Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe Formula 1 grid heads to the Styrian hills this week for the Austrian Grand Prix, the first race of a double-header that will bring the circuit to the historic Silverstone circuit next weekend for the British Grand Prix.
At Sauber, the team is hoping that some upgrades for the C45 will help them keep the “momentum” going from the past two races.
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