Lewis Hamilton said that a minor issue led to extra wheel spin at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix, which contributed to his defeat to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton started from pole position but lost the lead to Rosberg off the line, with a challenging on the run up to Turn 2 ultimately proving futile. Hamilton trailed Rosberg across the remainder of the race as his team-mate collected victory. "I had a problem with what we call the weight revs, I took my […]

Nico Rosberg expressed his happiness as he cruised to a second straight Austrian Grand Prix victory at the Red Bull Ring. Rosberg took the lead from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the start and pulled away from the Briton to record a third win of 2015, closing the gap to Hamilton in the title race to 10 points. "It’s an awesome feeling of course to win again here, [I'm] very very happy," he said. "The start made the race. It was a great start. Then […]

Nico Rosberg cruised to his second successive Austrian Grand Prix and his third from the last four races as he beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Red Bull Ring. Rosberg was quicker than Hamilton off the line and once into the lead never looked troubled, as Hamilton remained adrift of his rival throughout proceedings. Hamilton’s slim prospects were dented further when he as handed a time penalty for crossing the white line at the pit exit following his stop. Felipe Massa collected his first […]

The FIA has confirmed the provisional starting grid for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, following an array of penalties for both Red Bull and McLaren drivers. The top seven remain unchanged, but Daniil Kvyat's penalty has promoted several drivers. Felipe Nasr will start from eighth, ahead of Lotus pair Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado. Marcus Ericsson will start from 11th position, followed by Carlos Sainz Jr., Sergio Perez and Kimi Raikkonen. Despite having a 10 place sanction, Kvyat will start from 15th position - a demotion […]

Kimi Raikkonen says that miscommunication between him and his Ferrari squad resulted in his elimination from the first knockout segment of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. Raikkonen tumbled down the order as the circuit dried in Q1 following earlier rain and pitted towards the end of the session. As rivals improved, Raikkonen was pushed down to 18th place, though will start from 14th position due to rivals' engine penalties. "It has been a very bad Saturday and this result will not help us tomorrow," […]

Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by the improvements made by McLaren though concedes he is braced for a tough Austrian Grand Prix due to a series of penalties. Alonso qualified in 15th position but was handed a 25 place drop due to McLaren changing several engine parts in his car, as well as his gearbox. As a result, Alonso cannot serve his full sanction and must serve a drive through penalty in the first three laps of the race. "The car felt good today […]

Daniel Ricciardo says problems with his brakes prevented him from making it through to the top 10 shootout at the Austrian Grand Prix. Ricciardo ran into the gravel during Q2 on his way to the 14th fastest time and will now drop to 18th due to an engine penalty. As he cannot serve the full sanction, Ricciardo will be issued with a five second penalty in the race, which he will serve at his first pit stop. "We ran into some issues under braking in […]

Romain Grosjean was left to rue a hydraulic leak on his Lotus E23 Hybrid, which left him unable to take part in the final shootout session at the Austrian Grand Prix. Grosjean made it through to Q3 but managed only an out lap before he was told to return to the pits, where he remained for the rest of the session. Grosjean will nonetheless start from ninth position after a penalty for Red Bull rival Daniil Kvyat. "That was frustrating as we should be qualifying […]

Nico Hulkenberg believes he will have a tough race defending from theoretically quicker cars after he secured Force India's best qualifying result of 2015 at the Austrian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg qualified in fifth position but expects to face pressure from rivals who will start further back. "I’m feeling very happy with how things went today," he said. "We knew we had a good chance to be in the top ten, so to be starting in fifth place is an excellent effort by the team. Q1 […]

Sebastian Vettel says that he remains hopeful of challenging Mercedes in race trim, despite Ferrari's rivals locking out the front row of the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix. Vettel was third quickest at the Red Bull Ring as Lewis Hamilton beat Nico Rosberg to pole position. "Unfortunately they were a bit too quick, we tried everything, [it] looked good in practice," he explained. "Q1 was tricky for all of us, we set into the groove nicely, last part I guess generally the Mercedes powered […]

Nico Rosberg declared himself 'gutted' after sliding off the circuit as he attempted to wrestle back pole position from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg had led the way early in the session but Hamilton moved two-tenths clear of the German prior to their final flying laps. Rosberg was matching Hamilton's time as he rounded Turn 8 but went marginally wide before sliding off track at the final corner, ending up in the gravel trap. "I went on the AstroTurf at the second to last corner, […]

Lewis Hamilton says he is grateful to claim pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix after spinning off at the end of Q3. Hamilton had taken provisional pole but lost control under braking for Turn 1 as he began his final flying lap. However, team-mate Nico Rosberg also went off on his last lap, enabling Hamilton's earlier lap to remain fast enough for top spot. "It was really quite a bad session all round, I was off Nico three or four tenths each run [and] […]