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Formula 1 Alonso's Renault F1 return officially announced Double world champion Fernando Alonso will make his return to Formula 1 in 2021 with Renault, with the team announcing his two-year deal on Wednesday

Autosport Plus How Renault plans to manage the "new" Alonso Fernando Alonso returns to Renault hoping to repeat past successes, but team boss Cyril Abiteboul knows managing those expectations will be the key to a long and fruitful partnership

Autosport Plus The dynamic that could define the 2020 title race Valtteri Bottas stole an early march on Lewis Hamilton in the 2020 title battle with his Austria win, where Mercedes looked untouchable in 'normal' conditions. Here's how the title fight may be twisted by Formula 1's compacted calendar

Formula 1 Video: Why Renault chose Alonso for 2021 F1 return Fernando Alonso will make his Formula 1 return with Renault in 2021, and will embark upon his third stint with the team

Autosport Plus The NASCAR experiment that could teach F1 a lesson While Formula 1 rejected the chance to trial reversed grids at double-header races in 2020, NASCAR rolled the dice by flipping the top 20 for the second legs at Darlington, Charlotte and Pocono. Autosport crunches the data to assess whether F1 missed a trick

NASCAR Watkins Glen absent from latest NASCAR Cup schedule Watkins Glen will drop off the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for the first time since 1985 and be replaced by the Daytona road course, the series' latest schedule update reveals

Formula 1 Mercedes: Gearbox issue fix a "complex problem" Mercedes has admitted that it is facing a "complex problem" in trying to solve its Formula 1 gearbox issues ahead of this weekend's Styrian Grand Prix.

Autosport Podcast: What Alonso's return means for F1 and Renault Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Jonathan Noble, Luke Smith and Stuart Codling to discuss the two-time world champion's F1 return

How to adapt to the unique demands of Formula E Find out what it takes to be a true racer in the high-performance, all-electric world of Formula E in the latest episode of Mahindra Blueprints

Stewart-Haas Esports sweeps latest eNASCAR Heat Pro League round Stewart-Haas Esports cleaned up in the latest eNASCAR Heat Pro League round in association with Motorsport Games

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  • Circuit: Red Bull Ring
  • Race: 71 laps / 306.452 km
Austria / 5 Jul
Pos Driver Team
1 Bottas Mercedes
2 Leclerc Ferrari
3 Norris McLaren/Renault
4 Hamilton Mercedes
5 Sainz Jr. McLaren/Renault
6 Perez Racing Point/Mercedes
7 Gasly AlphaTauri/Honda
8 Ocon Renault
9 Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo/Ferrari
10 Vettel Ferrari
Standings / After 1 races
Pos Driver Points
1 Valtteri Bottas 25
2 Charles Leclerc 18
3 Lando Norris 16
4 Lewis Hamilton 12
5 Carlos Sainz Jr. 10
6 Sergio Perez 8
7 Pierre Gasly 6
8 Esteban Ocon 4
9 Antonio Giovinazzi 2
10 Sebastian Vettel 1

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Alonso signing no "lack of loyalty" to academy drivers 1594217523 F1

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DAS not a "silver bullet" for Mercedes - Wolff 1594193349 F1

Alex Kalinauckas / Why hopes of a dramatic F1 title battle may rest on a so far unbreakable relationship 1594166400 F1

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Marcus SimmonsThe quintet giving Ferrari a tough decision to make The Ferrari Driver Academy earned a podium sweep in the first Formula 2 race of the new decade in Austria last weekend. The battle between 'the FDA five' is set to be one of the major subplots of the season, but who has the best F1 prospects for 2021? 1594166400 F2

Reversed grid analysisThe NASCAR experiment that could teach F1 a lesson By Jake Nichol While Formula 1 rejected the chance to trial reversed grids at double-header races in 2020, NASCAR rolled the dice by flipping the top 20 for the second legs at Darlington, Charlotte and Pocono. Autosport crunches the data to assess whether F1 missed a trick 1594166400 NASCAR

Jonathan NobleHow Renault plans to manage the "new" Alonso Fernando Alonso returns to Renault hoping to repeat past successes, but team boss Cyril Abiteboul knows managing those expectations will be the key to a long and fruitful partnership 1594166400 F1

IndyCar deep diveHow Ganassi's pursuit of perfection is paying off By David Malsher-Lopez Another crushing victory for Scott Dixon in the Indy GP means the Chip Ganassi Racing man is already starting to look favourite for a sixth IndyCar Series title in 2020. Autosport delves into the major talking points from the second round 1594166400 IndyCar

Alex KalinauckasWhy hopes of a dramatic F1 title battle may rest on a so far unbreakable relationship Valtteri Bottas stole an early march on Lewis Hamilton in the 2020 title battle with his Austria win, where Mercedes looked untouchable in 'normal' conditions. Here's how the title fight may be twisted by Formula 1's compacted calendar 1594166400 F1

Ask TimAsk Tim: Where does "embarrassed" Ferrari go from here? By Tim Wright Following an attritional start to the Formula 1 season in Austria, Autosport's technical expert weighs in on Ferrari's poor start to the season, the sensor problems that hampered Mercedes and the continued brake problems for Haas 1594080000 F1

Ben AndersonThe rules anomaly that saved Hamilton from harsher punishment OPINION: Mercedes was aggrieved that Lewis Hamilton was demoted three places on the grid for the Austrian GP within an hour of the race start, but it could have been a lot worse had the rules been applied differently 1594080000 F1

Luke SmithWhy was taking a knee a step too far for some F1 drivers? OPINION: Formula 1 made a powerful demonstration of its commitment to combating racism in Austria as 14 of the 20 drivers took a knee on the start line. But the fact not everybody did showed a visual break in the solidarity F1 is trying to convey 1594080000 F1

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