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In previewing the Austrian GP, BBC Sport discovers Austria's Styrian mountains have a touch of the Hollywood Hills about them.

This weekend marks forty years since one of the most bizarre race victories ever scored. Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla won in Austria, but his reaction to seeing the chequered flag is what lives on in the memory. Nic...

This weekend's Austrian Grand Prix is a great chance for Ferrari to really take the fight to Mercedes. Ferrari made a genuine step forward in performance at the last race in Canada thanks to some upgrades to their engine...

Kyle Busch had just won a NASCAR Xfinity race -- his first time back on that series after being injured in a February accident -- when he confidently eyed the next day's Sprint Cup event. …

Lewis Hamilton is looking to "put things right" this weekend in Austria after he struggled at the same venue in 2014. The Briton endured a difficult weekend, spinning during his Q3 lap, putting him down in ninth position...

IndyCar officials fined Toronto runner-up Luca Filippi $5,000 for violating the series' rule on fuel capacity last weekend. …

Michelin has confirmed that it has submitted a bid to become Formula 1's sole tyre supplier from 2017 More »

Alternating between two Italian circuits could keep the country on the F1 calendar. That is the claim on Wednesday of Bernie Ecclestone, following the London based F1 supremo's visit from officials of the Imola circuit o...

Red Bull is considering a shock switch to Ferrari power, according to a media report on Wednesday. Germany's Sport Bild claims that, fed up with works partner Renault's poor reliability and performance in the new 'power ...

Sebastian Vettel thinks his move to Ferrari this year has been good for F1. Recently, although earlier a friend and supporter of the quadruple world champion, Bernie Ecclestone slammed Germans Vettel and Nico Rosberg for...

Pat Symonds has denied suggestions F1 teams cannot win grands prix if they are engine 'customers'. Since deciding to leave the Mercedes camp and switch to Honda, McLaren supremo Ron Dennis has frequently said success in ...

Former F1 tyre supplier Goodyear is not bidding to be the sport's official partner in 2017. On the FIA's June 17 application deadline, it emerged that former F1 supplier Michelin is joining Pirelli, the sport's current p...

Lewis Hamilton is heading into the Austrian grand prix as the overwhelming favourite to win. The world champion and 2015 title leader bounced back from the Monaco strategy blunder, and back-to-back wins by his Mercedes t...

McLaren will not "give up" after a frustrating outing recently in Canada. That is the claim of Fernando Alonso, despite being quoted in recent days suggesting the Honda-powered team should now switch its focus to 2016. A...

McLaren and Honda have played down speculation linking Manor with a supply of Japanese power for 2016. Honda, returning to F1 this year, decided to focus exclusively on McLaren, but boss Yasuhisa Arai has said repeatedly...

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Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa will both tackle Goodwood's famous hillclimb course at this year's Festival of Speed. It will be Raikkonen's second appearance at the annual show, having made his debut there last year dri...

Nico Rosberg says he will be on 'maximum attack' at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, as he looks to cut the gap to his team-mate in the drivers' standings. The German driver finished second at the last race in Canada ...

Lewis Hamilton says he is looking to 'put things right' at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, after a difficult Austrian Grand Prix last year. Despite finishing in second place, the reigning world champion had to fight his ...

Jenson Button says there is still a 'huge amount of belief' at McLaren, despite a tough and disappointing start to the 2015 season. The Woking-based outfit has scored just four points so far this year, thanks to Button's...

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the Italian GP could alternate between Imola and Monza. The Autodromo Nazionale Monza, whose contract ends next year, is struggling to meet the licensing demands of FOM, which has led ...

Renault have conceded that the Red Bull Ring will not ‘play to their strengths' in what is expected to be a very demanding circuit for the power units. The engine suppliers have endured a tough start to the season, hav...