Who were the big winners and losers of a thrilling race in the Styrian mountains?

George Russell’s comeback headlines a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix as upgrades shake up the grid. Who stumbled, and who soared? Here are DIVEBOMB’s five takeaways from the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Isack Hadjar will line up in eighth ahead of his first race with the senior Red Bull team at their home circuit.

Pierre Gasly was not able to push his Alpine into the top 10 for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix despite a small gap to the car ahead.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen found the wall in the final stages of qualifying ahead of the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.

George Russell takes his fourth pole start of the year, leading Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at the Red Bull Ring.

Credit: Formula 2 via X Saturday afternoon marked the first race of Round 6 for the Formula 2 season. In a dry and humid race, the Sprint was underway in Spielberg, Austria with John Bennett coming out in first place to take the win, claiming a maiden win for his Formula 2 campaign. He was closely followed by Sebastian Montoya in second and Rafael Villagomez in third to round off the final podium. How it happened The front row of the Red Bull Ring comprised of PREMA driver Mo

George Russell topped an FP3 session that saw less than three tenths covering the leading six drivers, making for an extremely close Qualifying.

Credit: Formula 3 via X Ernesto Rivera was victorious on Saturday morning claiming the first win of Round 4 for the 2026 Formula 3 season and a maiden victory for his personal Formula 3 campaign. To kickstart the Sprint Race in Spielberg, Austria, it was PREMA's James Wharton who started on pole holding strong pace for the duration of the race. However, it was Pedro Clerot who finished in second and Jin Nakamura in third. How it happened With the grid reversed, Wharton held p

Pierre Gasly is flying this season. He scored points in every race that he finished so far, and to top all of that, he got a podium as well. He is eighth in the standings and all is looking good. But are there clouds on the horizon for the Frenchman?

Kimi Antonelli topped a disrupted first practice session ahead of George Russell as Mercedes led the way on Friday. Hydraulic issues hampered both Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, while Oscar Piastri recovered from brake concerns to secure third before a late red flag ended the session prematurely.