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ABC News
14 hours ago
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- ABC News
F1 British Grand Prix: When does the race start and how to follow?
Formula 1 drivers' championship leader Oscar Piastri has said he believes any of the top four teams are in with a chance of victory this weekend. The Australian enters the British Grand Prix — round 12 of 24 in the 2025 season — with a 15-point lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris. Red Bull's defending champion Max Verstappen is 61 points adrift of Piastri following his retirement from last weekend's race in Austria. Piastri had a race-long battle with Norris in Austria, with the Australian settling for second. Despite McLaren dominating last week, and holding a commanding lead in the constructors' championship, Piastri has predicted that any of the top four teams have a shot at winning this weekend. 'Let's wait and see, I don't think it will just be two McLarens this time," Piastri said. "I think Mercedes will probably be quick, Red Bull honestly, you never really know, but they've been quick here in the past. "Ferrari as well looked to be a little bit stronger in Austria, so let's see. 'It's a track I always enjoy, and I'm expecting it to be a good fight with whoever it is.' Norris's win in Austria was his third grand prix triumph of the season. However, Norris's previous wins in 2025 have been followed by a Piastri triumph at the following grand prix. When quizzed, Piastri said it was nothing more than a coincidence that he had responded to his teammate's success with victory in the following round. 'I just go into every weekend trying to do my best, go in with the best state of mind that I can and I think I'm always learning things about myself, about how I need the car as well, and [I'm] learning lessons all the time," he said. Here is when the Formula 1 British Grand Prix will begin in each of Australia's states and territories. Fox Sports and its streaming platform Kayo will be broadcasting the British Grand Prix. Those watching on Foxtel can watch the race on Fox Sports, channel 506. You can follow all the action with the ABC Sport live blog, from pre-race drama to the post-race synopsis. Silverstone has always been about speed. The circuit in its current form has several fast corners, designed to challenge a driver's willingness to keep their foot on the throttle. The most famous of these is Maggots and Becketts, a pair of corner combinations that stretch from turns 10 to 14. A driver needs to maintain high speed throughout the twisting sequence, or be vulnerable to attacks on the following straight. But perfection is required, otherwise a driver will be taking a trip through the grass (at best) and risks tumbling down the order. Turns 6 and 15, at the end of the DRS zones, provide excellent overtaking opportunities.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Oscar Piastri finishes second to Lando Norris as McLaren let drivers off the leash at Austrian Grand Prix
Australia's Oscar Piastri survived a frightening brush with disaster to retain his lead in the Formula One world championship after finishing runner-up behind his McLaren teammate Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix. Piastri showed amazing control to avoid crashing his car at full speed on lap 55 when he was run off the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg while lapping Alpine's Franco Colapinto, who was later penalised by the race stewards for his erratic driving. He was later blocked by Alpine's Pierre Gasly at turn one of lap 57. 'Alpine still manages to find a way to f*** me over all these years later,' Piastri quipped on the team radio. Piastri famously left Alpine for McLaren in 2022. ðŸ'» Piastri’s radio: “Alpine still managed to find a way to fuck me over all these years later, huhâ€� #F1 #AustrianGP — Radio Messages (@radiomessages) June 29, 2025 Starting from third on the grid, Piastri improved one place after sweeping past the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc at the first corner but he was unable to get ahead of Norris and eventually had to settle for second place after having no luck with either pit stops or lapping the slower backmarkers. 'Intense, I hope it was good watching because it was pretty hard work from the car,' Piastri said. 'I tried my absolute best but could have done a better job when I just got ahead momentarily but it was a good battle, bit on the edge at times. 'Probably pushed the limit a bit far but it was a good race and that's what we were here to do, race each other and try and fight for wins. That's what we did. It was close for me but not quite enough.' Norris, who started from pole, defended his track position perfectly throughout the 70-lap race, making no repeat of his mistake from the last round in Canada, where he collided with his teammate, as he held on to register his third win in 11 rounds this season. In taking the chequered flag, the Englishman narrowed the gap to Piastri in the drivers' championship from 22 to 15 points heading into next weekend's British Grand Prix, the halfway point of the 24-race season. Barring a dramatic turnaround, the drivers' title is now looking like a straight battle between the two McLarens after Red Bull's Max Verstappen, currently third in the standings, was knocked out on the first lap in Austria when he was hit from behind by Mercedes teenager Kimi Antonelli, who incurred a three-grid penalty for his error. Antonelli ðŸ'¥ Verstappen: Here's the incident 🎥 #F1 #AustrianGP â€' Formula 1 (@F1) June 29, 2025 Verstappen has now fallen 61 points behind Piastri, while McLaren's lead in the constructors' championship has blown out to 207 points from Ferrari, which finished third and fourth with Leclerc holding off Lewis Hamilton to reach the podium for the fourth time this year. 'It's unlucky,' Verstappen said. 'It was not an ideal result. 'We try to do our best always, my mentality doesn't change, we've won a lot in the past and sometimes you have to accept that you're not winning and we just try and do the best we can.' With nine podiums from 11 races this season, Piastri has already demonstrated he has the speed, skill and consistency to contend for the greatest prize in motorsport but he can also consider himself unfortunate not to have added to his five wins this season. His hopes of claiming pole position were ruined when Colapinto's Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly spun during qualifying, forcing Piastri to abort his final flying lap on a fresh set of soft tyres and start from third. After making a clean getaway and overtaking Leclerc, Piastri had Norris under enormous pressure, and briefly got his nose in front, but dropped six seconds behind when he stayed out for an extra four laps during the first round of pit stops when McLaren switched from medium to harder compound tyres. Box office from Lando and Oscar âš'ï¸�ðŸ�¿ #F1 #AustrianGP @McLarenF1 — Formula 1 (@F1) June 29, 2025 'Probably pushed the limit a bit far but it was a good race and that's what we were here to do, race each other and try and fight for wins. That's what we did today, it was close for me but not quite enough,' Piastri said. 'I felt like the pace this weekend has been good. Once I could stay in the DRS, it felt pretty good. Once I dropped out after the first stop, it was tough to make the progress to get back. Some things to go over to see if we could have done anything better.' Norris eventually crossed the finish line just 2.6 seconds ahead of Piastri and was relieved to get the job done after McLaren told both drivers they were free to race each other as long as they did not make contact. 'We had a great battle, that's for sure, it was a lot of fun and stress,' Norris said. 'A nice battle so well done to Oscar, hopefully it was a nice one for everyone to watch. 'Inside the car it was obviously tough especially in the DRS, it's so tough round here and it's hard to get him out of the gap but once I did I could manage things pretty well, but it was still quick so it was good fun.'
