The Latest Breaking News from George Russell

It was a difficult weekend for Mercedes at the Austria Grand Prix, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton struggling for pace to finish seventh and eighth respectively

After introducing a raft of upgrades in Monaco, Mercedes seemed to be on an upward trajectory with a double podium in the Spanish Grand Prix and another podium place for Hamilton in Canada.

Max Verstappen dominated the Red Bull Ring race to win from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and team-mate Sergio Perez. But the provisional result was soon plunged into doubt.

F1 stewards at the Austrian Grand Prix reviewed more than 1,200 separate incidents involving track limits following a successful protest against the race result from Aston Martin

The Red Bull Ring race was one to forget for Mercedes, who came into this race on the high of a double podium last time out but failed to make an impression in Spielberg

Lewis Hamilton led team-mate George Russell for a 7-8 result at the Red Bull Ring. 

Lewis Hamilton led team-mate George Russell for a 7-8 result at the Red Bull Ring. Seven-time champion Hamilton finished 39 seconds behind runaway victor Max Verstappen, who might have crossed the line a further 20s ahead had he not made a late pitstop to successfully take the bonus point for fastest…

Verstappen dominated the race, although Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc did lead for a few laps during the pitstop cycle, on his way to finishing second, ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who drove from 15th to third after his disastrous qualifying.

Verstappen dominated the race, although Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc did lead for a few laps during the pitstop cycle, on his way to finishing second, ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who drove from 15th to third after his disastrous qualifying.

Max Verstappen started on pole with two Ferrari behind him for company, with Lewis Hamilton also in the mix while Sergio Perez and George Russell had much more work to do after poor qualifying results

Russell's admission came during an off-beat weekend in Austria, in which he was knocked out of Q2 of grand prix qualifying in 11th by Williams driver Alex Albon.