austrian

9 analyses · 2024

Austria 2024 Was Hungary 2006 All Over Again — And Norris Still Hasn't Learned

Norris was faster than Russell all race but threw it away with track limit violations — the same mistake that cost Montoya a near-certain win eighteen years ago.

By Patrick Osei

Red Bull Gave Verstappen Three Stops and Still Lost to a Two-Stop Mercedes

Verstappen was 1.4 seconds a lap quicker than Russell and still finished fourth behind him.

By Jamie Carver

Alonso Had the Fastest Car in Austria. A Third Stop Threw It Away.

Alonso was the fastest car on track — and finished 18th because someone on the pit wall panicked with three laps to go.

By Jamie Carver

Lance Stroll Beat Fernando Alonso by 37 Seconds. In the Same Car.

Stroll finished five positions and 37 seconds ahead of his two-time champion teammate—and Alonso took an extra pit stop trying to salvage it.

By Nadia Ferreira

The Lap Where Verstappen Stopped Fighting the Car

Verstappen won qualifying by letting the car breathe in Sector 3 while Sainz kept fighting it

By Rosa Villanueva

Verstappen's pole margin wasn't the story. Where he found it was.

Verstappen was faster everywhere. But in Sector 3 — the part of the lap where the driver matters most — he found 0.225 seconds. McLaren's car advantage ends where the corners tighten.

By Alistair Drum

Sergio Perez Just Qualified Eighth in the Fastest Car

Perez was eight-tenths slower than Verstappen per lap across qualifying — in identical cars.

By Nadia Ferreira

Magnussen Saved Haas From Embarrassment. Hulkenberg Couldn't.

Magnussen finished P9, ten positions ahead of Hulkenberg — the biggest intra-team gap on the grid.

By Nadia Ferreira

George Russell's Austria Sprint Went Nowhere Fast

Russell demolished Verstappen through the uphill section and had nothing to show for it by the flag.

By Jamie Carver