2026 Austria GP Recap | The Red Flags Podcast

Max is BACK and George Russell can't catch a break. Brian and Matt break down the Austrian GP and cover: George Russell's yellow-flag lift controversy in qualifying Single wave vs. double wave yellow: why race control dropped the ball Max Verstappen's resurgence and Red Bull's upgradesMax's comeback math -- how he can winRed Bull's strategy fumble and the medium-tire gambleFerrari strategy screwup AKA a return to formCadillac's disasterclassRace awardsAnd more! Get 20% Loop Earplugs with code REDFLAGS: ⁠https://us.loopearplugs.com/?country=US⁠ WORLD CUP X F1-INSPIRED MERCH: ⁠https://theredflagspod.com/collection... PRE-ORDER OUR BOOK: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978125... SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON: ⁠  / trfpod   The Red Flags Podcast is part of Vox Media Chapters: 00:00 - INTRO 4:18 - GEORGE'S QUALI DRAMA 18:58 - WHY EVERYONE HATES GEORGE 22:55 - IS RED BULL BACK? 30:46 - FERRARI STRATEGY FLOP 33:47 - IS LEWIS BETTER THAN CHARLES? 40:24 - RACE AWARDS