George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix from pole on Sunday afternoon, regaining second in the standings and putting a dent in his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli's points lea

George Russell has a chance to put himself firmly back in the Formula 1 championship hunt as he starts on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix.

The starting grid for the 2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix has fallen into place following a far from straightforward end to Saturday's qualifying. Ferrari F1 star Charles Leclerc appeared to have pole position wrapped up as Q3 drew to a close at the Red Bull Ring, but a late crash from Max Verstappen threw the competitive outing into chaos.

George Russell wins for the first time since the opening weekend of the season in a race full of overtaking and intriguing strategy calls.

The Mercedes and Ferraris looked a lot livelier last time out, and with Aston Martin and McLaren also expecting a healthy speed boost from their own recent and ongoing car upgrades, Red Bull might not have things all their way at their home race at Spielberg.

The opening five laps of the F1 Austrian Grand Prix saw three separate cars catch fire, on a very hot day at the Red Bull Ring. Immediately following the start of the race, Valtteri Bottas revealed that the brakes on his Cadillac were on fire,

The stewards have come to a decision.