2026 F1 Austrian GP race analysis by Peter Windsor

George Russell may have converted his pole into an Austrian win but it was his Mercedes team-mate, Kimi Antonelli, and Red Bull's Max Verstappen who lit up the skies. Max, after pushing George hard in the second half of the race, drove brilliantly into P2; and Kimi, who finished third, closed quickly on both George and Max in the closing laps. It was a stunning day for Red Bull, with Isack Hadjar finishing sixth in the other RB22 and the two Racing Bulls - also powered by the RBPT Ford - taking the last two points positions. Ferrari disappointed after starting P2-P3, with Sir Lewis Hamilton finishing P5 and Charles Leclerc P8; and McLaren-Mercedes could manage only a P4-P7 result. Peter in this video looks back at a hot and typical street-fighting day in the foothills of the Styrian mountains. With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets: https://jetcraft.com To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly https://trackninja.app To OEM Exclusive, the passionate suppliers of OEM upgrades for exotic and high-performance vehicles And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with DNA and actual material from famous racing and road cars. Claim your additional 10 per cent discount by adding the codeword PETER: https://recwatches.com/next-project Alternative race stats courtesy of Aleš Norskŷ: www.GPfactsandnumbers.com Images: Red Bull, Pirelli, Mercedes, Grand Prix Photo (Peter Nygaard) and AP Archive https://grandprixphoto.com Music: Science Montage -Jeremy Blake; Rain over Kyoto Station - the Mini Vandals; Turn In The Sun - Simon Herody Please take a look at this excellent on-line F1 pdf featuring the work of Diego Merino: momentumracingm.wixsite.com/momentum-racing/ingles Visit: FXD https://fxdworkwear.com for all your purpose-build, technical workwear Visit https://alpinestars.com for all your racing apparel Try Oscar Razors - Australia's highly-rated, 5-blade razors for men and women https://oscarrazor.com.au. Follow Peter @peterwindsor Book a Cameo with Peter: https://cameo.com/peterwindsor Contact us at: [email protected] We support the Race Against Dementia: https://raceagainstdementia.com The Alora dog rescue shelter (Malaga, Spain) https://aloradogrescue.com #standwithukraine - now, more than ever #Canada! #jimmykimmel! Stephen Gallacher Golf Foundation https://sgfoundation.co.uk Nick: you're with us always: https://samaritans.org