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Austrian Grand Prix prediction & F1 betting tips: Bounce-back performance from Norris
Lando Norris is being tipped to perform after a poor show in Canada (The Canadian Press) Austrian Grand Prix betting tips Lando Norris to win - 9/4 Unibet George Russell to finish on the podium - 11/8 William Hill F1 is back in Europe this weekend, with the first race of this stretch taking place in Austria, through the picturesque Styrian mountains. Oscar Piastri goes into the race with 22-point lead in the Drivers' Championship over his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris and 43 ahead of current world champion Max Verstappen. Advertisement Verstappen has a great record at Red Bull's home race, winning five times at the Red Bull Ring, but some betting sites price him at 7/2 to add to his tally as they anticipate a weekend dominated by McLaren. Austrian Grand Prix betting preview: Norris back on top Round 10 was one to forget for Norris, whose mistake during the closing stage of the race in Canada left him admitting he had 'made a fool' of himself. With the McLarens travelling in fourth and fifth with three laps to go, Norris collided with his team mate, and although Piastri was able to continue without any damage, Norris broke his suspension, costing him 10 precious championship points. Advertisement After finishing second to Verstappen in the 2024 Drivers' Championship, Norris is once more in danger of having to the bridesmaid once more behind the more consistent Piastri, who is odds-on for the title on betting apps. Norris has has finished second in three of his last five races, twice to Piastri and once to Verstappen. The 25-year-old also won in Monaco, which was his second victory of the season and first since the season opener in Australia. F1 betting sites are offering 9/4 on him winning in Spielberg, just behind his McLaren teammate, who is the favourite at 13/8. The Red Bull Ring is a tracxk Norris knows well having achieved his first ever podium finish in Austria back in 2020, finishing third behind Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc, while the Brit also clocked the fastest lap time that day. Advertisement He also finished third the following season, behind the winner Verstappen and second placed Bottas and may be capable of delivering the perfect response to his Canada accident. Austrian Grand Prix prediction 1: - Lando Norris to win 9/4 Unibet Austria Grand Prix tips: Russell looking for an Austria repeat Mercedes driver George Russell was victorious last time out at the Canadian Grand Prix, taking the chequered flag ahead of Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli after a controlled drive. The Brit is another driver who has happy memories of this tracck having won last year's race in Austria when he took advantage of Verstappen and Norris colliding while contesting the lead. Advertisement Betting sites are offering 8/1 on him winning at the Red Bull Ring, or you can get F1 odds of 11/8 on him finishing on the podium for the sixth time this season. Austrian Grand Prix prediction 2: George Russell to finish on the podium - 11/8 William Hill Please gamble responsibly When using gambling sites be aware that sports betting can be addictive. Please take steps to remain in control of your time and budget. The same applies whether you're using new betting sites, slot sites, casino sites, casino apps, or any other gambling medium. Even the most knowledgeable punter can lose a bet, so always stick to a budget and never chase your losses. Advertisement It's particularly important not to get carried away by any free bets or casino offers you might receive, both of which are available in abundance on gambling sites, but must be approached with caution. You can stay in control by making use of the responsible gambling tools offered, such as deposit limits, loss limits, self-exclusion and time-outs. You may also want to visit the following free organisations to discuss any issues with gambling you might be having: We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
New York Times
4 hours ago
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Is Austria F1's most beautiful track? Plus, Norris leads early at the Red Bull Ring
Prime Tire Newsletter | This is The Athletic's twice-weekly F1 newsletter. Sign up here to receive Prime Tire directly in your inbox on Tuesday and Friday. Welcome back to Prime Tire, where today we're going to celebrate something wonderful in Formula One. I'm Alex, and Luke Smith will be along later. The hills are alive with the sounds of Styria. F1 sounds, in fact, as the current V6 hybrid engines make their final appearance at this glorious track. The deeper, flatter engine notes the current cars produce compared to previous eras may not be one of every F1 fan's favorite things, but the sights of the Austrian Grand Prix venue are surely up there. Advertisement There's just something great about the Red Bull Ring, or the Österreichring, as it was, or even the A1-Ring for F1 fans of the 1990s and early 2000s. It mainly comes down to the track's stunning location in central Stryia, where the undulating topography has the drivers feeling like they're climbing (and descending) a mountain every lap. Ringed by proper peaks, here fans can see the cars at multiple places around the track from just a single vantage point. It's a stunning location for a race track. Now then, all together… 🎶 Doe — deer have made famous appearances at this place (nearly tragically for Stefan Johansson in 1987 and more amusingly for Juan Pablo Montoya in 2001). 🎶 Ray — the track gets plenty of golden sun during the summer months, but the altitude can have rain coming down thunderously very quickly. 🎶 Me — I've been twice, to cover Formula Two in 2017 when Charles Leclerc ran riot for Prema Racing and again in 2023, when Max Verstappen did likewise for the home F1 team. 🎶 Fa-r — over 120 miles from the Austrian capital Vienna, to be precise. But it's a lovely drive down the Autobahn, in and out of many mountain-hewn tunnels. 🎶 Sew — I guess those lederhosen outfits Red Bull and Mercedes wheel out fairly regularly here? 🎶 La — the vociferous voices of Verstappen's orange army, which camps out en masse every year at the Red Bull Ring. 🎶 Tea — no, really just Red Bull here, and Madeline Coleman tells me iced gummy bear flavor is on offer this year. 🎶Do-n't worry, I won't break out into full 'Edelweiss,' and it must be noted here that there have been several high-profile negative incidents at this track even in recent years. The 2022 Austrian GP, for example, was marred by appalling harassment of female fans, as well as instances of homophobic and racist slurs being hurled from some out-of-control 'fans'. F1 issued a statement, but all-around good egg Sebastian Vettel said something that was actually worth listening to. Advertisement 'There should be zero tolerance,' said the then Aston Martin driver. 'If people have a good time and drink too much, that's OK, but it doesn't justify or excuse wrong behavior.' But at least the setting for the Austrian GP is magical, and the racing tends to back that up. Think Michael Schumacher versus Montoya here in 2001, Schumacher versus everyone and briefly on fire in 2003, and Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg colliding on the last lap in 2016. Or Verstappen's thrilling battle with Leclerc in 2019, and of course, that Lando Norris clash for the Dutchman in 2024. Did you also know that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who hails from Vienna, also worked here as a driving instructor in the mid-1990s? 'I was working for a racing school and I was living in the farmhouse,' Wolff explained in Friday's team principals' FIA news conference in Austria. 'There were lovely people — egg and bread in the morning, a glass of milk. And then I was teaching people to drive Formula Ford cars around the old Österreichring. The highlight of the day was shaking those cars down in the evening and making them ready for the next day.' This place just seems to breed stories, so over to Luke to reveal the lovely view they tend to get written alongside in Austria. I am writing today's Inside the Paddock from the media center at the Red Bull Ring, which offers what is unquestionably the best view of the season from our 'offices' for any F1 weekend. The incredible glass structure alongside the main straight has the media center at the very top, offering views of the majority of the circuit. I've got Turn 1 right ahead of me, Turn 3 to my right in the distance, plus the left-handers of Turn 6 and 7. It's hard when the race is ongoing to keep an eye on the screens in the media center and not watch the actual cars out on the track! Advertisement It's a funny thing to explain to reporters in other sports, often watching in stadiums that offer a total view of an entire field. It's actually quite rare for us to get any kind of view of the track in F1 media centers nowadays (some don't even have windows!), so we're making the most of it this weekend. The only tiny drawback is we're not actually inside the paddock — the title of this section is a lie! — meaning it requires taking an elevator down the back of the track's main grandstand and then walking through a tunnel under the main straight to get up to the paddock for interviews and chats with sources. But, overall, this has to be one of the best facilities of the season. Oh, and to Alex's point about the beauty of this race, I've been loving the drive to and from the track each day through the mountains. Way to go, Austria. Swapping you for Milton Keynes next week, where we're staying for the British GP, will bring me rather back down to earth… Here are the main takeaways from today's on-track action in Austria: Final practice in Austria takes place at 7:30 p.m. ET and 11:30 a.m. UK on Saturday, with qualifying to follow at 11 a.m. ET and 3 p.m. UK. Follow it all with us. 📫 Love Prime Tire? Check out The Athletic's other newsletters.
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4 hours ago
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Austrian Grand Prix 2025: Start time, schedule, how to watch F1 and weather forecast
A thrilling 2025 Formula One season continues this weekend with the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. McLaren will be hoping for a smoother time of it in Spielberg for round 11 after the drama that unfolded in Canada a fortnight ago, when team-mates and title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided with four laps to go, knocking Norris out of the race and leaving the apologetic Briton with some tough questions to answer. Championship leader Piastri managed to continue and finish fourth, with George Russell turning his impressive pole position into a wire-to-wire win - his first of the season - on a terrific day for Mercedes at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in which rookie Kimi Antonelli also grabbed his first podium behind Max Verstappen. The chaos in Montreal left Norris 22 points behind Piastri in the drivers' standings, with Verstappen a further 21 adrift ahead of Russell. Norris has admitted his need to stop making so many mistakes and heads to Austria with little margin for error, though he made a good start at the home of Red Bull by topping practice ahead of Piastri on Friday. The 2025 Austrian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, June 29 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, where Russell took a surprise win last year following a collision between Norris and Verstappen. The race is due to start at 2pm BST, which is 3pm local time in Austria. The first two practice sessions were both held on Friday afternoon, with a third to follow at 11:30am BST on Saturday morning. Qualifying is at 3pm BST on Saturday, followed by the race at 2pm on Sunday. Grid positions for the Austrian Grand Prix will be decided during qualifying on Saturday afternoon. Check back in then to see the results. TV channel: Every session from the Austrian Grand Prix is being shown live in the UK on Sky Sports' dedicated F1 channel. Coverage of Grand Prix Sunday begins from 1pm BST on Sunday. Free-to-air highlights of the race will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 6:30pm. Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also view everything live online via the Sky Go app. A hot and dry weekend is forecast in Spielberg, with sunny intervals on both Saturday and Sunday, plus a gentle breeze and temperatures reaching approximately 30 degrees during the race. There looks to be no chance of any rain at the picturesque Red Bull Ring as things stand.
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5 hours ago
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Hamilton given formal warning as difficult Ferrari start continues
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton was 10th in second practice at the Austrian Grand Prix (Andrej ISAKOVIC) Lewis Hamilton's difficult start to life at Ferrari continued on Friday as he was handed a warning by the race stewards after winding up 10th in second practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion was alleged to have impeded his successor at Mercedes, Italian teenage rookie Kimi Antonelli, at turn four of the fast and technical Red Bull Ring circuit in the Styrian Alps. Advertisement Hamilton apologised immediately and explained that he had not seen Antonelli approaching behind him as he descended over the crest of a hill on a slow lap and drifted into the racing line. Hamilton raised his hand to signal his apology to Antonelli as he passed him. After speaking to Hamilton, the stewards decided to give the Briton a formal warning -- the usual sanction for such a misdemeanour in practice. It is the third time this season that Hamilton has been warned. "The driver of car 44 (Hamilton), although constantly checking his mirrors after being informed by the team about car 12 (Antonelli) closing in, slowly moved on to the racing line on the approach to turn four and thereby unnecessarily impeded car 12 which had to take evasive action," said the stewards in a statement. Advertisement Hamilton was given a three-place grid drop at the Monaco Grand Prix where he impeded four-time champion Max Verstappen in qualifying when his race engineer Riccardo Adami wrongly informed him that the Dutchman was not on a flying lap. Hamilton struggled with gearbox problems on Friday as he evaluated a new floor design on his Ferrari car. His team-mate Charles Leclerc was fifth, six-tenths off the pace of McLaren's Lando Norris. str/nf
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6 hours ago
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- The Independent
Lando Norris puts Canada crash behind him to set practice pace in Austria
Lando Norris bounced back from his Canada collision with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to finish fastest in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. Norris' world championship bid was dealt a significant blow in Montreal a fortnight ago when he ran into the back of Piastri and retired from the race. The collision cast him 22 points adrift of Piastri but Norris claimed an early advantage at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring by topping the timesheets. Norris finished 0.157 seconds clear of Piastri in a McLaren one-two, with four-time world champion Max Verstappen third. The Dutchman finished three tenths off the pace. Aston Martin's Lance Stroll ended the day in fourth, one place clear of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. George Russell, who landed his first win of the season in Montreal, slipped to sixth having set the pace in the opening running of the weekend earlier on Friday. For Lewis Hamilton, it was another difficult day at the wheel of his Ferrari. A gearbox problem restricted Hamilton's programme in the first session and then he was only 10th quickest in the day's concluding running. 'For some reason I have just got no pace,' said Hamilton on the radio, with his best lap nearly a second off the leading time and three tenths adrift of Leclerc in the other Ferrari. Hamilton is also the subject of an investigation after he appeared to impeded Kimi Antonelli – the Italian teenager who replaced him at Mercedes – through turn four. Antonelli had to take evasive action at high speed as Hamilton wandered back on to the racing line. Hamilton immediately apologised to Antonelli – drawing alongside the 18-year-old's Mercedes before offering an apologetic hand – but he has been summoned to see the stewards to explain his actions. Earlier, Norris sat out the opening session with Alex Dunne becoming the first Irishman since Ralph Firman in 2003 to take part in an Formula One event. Dunne, 19, who is a McLaren development driver and leads the Formula Two standings, finished an impressive fourth and within a tenth of Piastri. 'A little boy's dream came true,' he said over the radio. 'This is the best day of my life.'
