Welcome back to the winner’s circle, George Russell. Can you believe it’s his first victory since opening day?
Dre Harrison and Cam Buckley are back to review the Austrian Grand Prix, despite it’s arguably most controversial moment being before the race even started. Saturday’s qualifying comes under scrutiny after Max Verstappen crashes late on with a defective rear wing, and only a single-yellow flag dropping over the incident, not a double-waved yellow until after Russell had set his lap time. Genius driving from Russell, more incompetence from Race Control, or both?
And with the race itself, a surprise return to form for Max Verstappen, who turned a great fight with a tyre-struggling Lewis Hamilton to be in the fight for the winning, finishing less than two seconds behind Russell’s winning car. Is Red Bull back in play for winning contention? There’s also rumblings over Kimi Antonelli, who blew a good chance to win with early braking issues.
And what of Ferrari? Both drivers had to work three-stop strategies, but this time it was over bad tyre wear, rather than excessive pace. Is the honeymoon over for the prancing horse? All that and more on another Motorsport101!
