After an intense first half of the season and a week of break to replenish strength, Formula 1 2025 returns to action this weekend With the dispute of Austrian Grand Prixthe eleventh of the calendar.
The layout of Red Bull Ringlocated in the hills of Spielbergwill be the scenario where the great rivalries of the grill be reunited again, with the emotion of the classification, the duels to the limit and, of course, the battle for the championship.
An unpredictable grill: four different winners
What in preseason seemed a closed fight between Red Bull and McLarenhas given way to a more open championship than expected. In the last GP, in Canadawas George Russell who surprised everyone with a victory that made him Fourth different pilot to win this yearnext to Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.
The race in Montreal was anything but predictable. In the absence of four laps, the McLaren self -destroyed after a contact between their two pilots. Norriswho had been leading much of the test, was out of combat after the touch with his partner PIASTRIwho finally crossed the goal in fourth place.
The result served to reinforce the leadership of the young Australian in the general classification, although the distance with his rivals remains short.
On the podium they accompanied him Verstappen and the debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelliwhich added its first podium in a season that marks its definitive irruption in the elite of motoring.
The Spaniards: opposite roads in Canada
As for the Spaniards, the Canada GP left mixed sensations. Fernando Alonso completed another solid race at the end of Seventh positionadding points per second consecutive appointment, something that gives some oxygen to a Aston Martin that seeks to recover ground.
For its part, Carlos Sainz He barely managed to scratch a point and returned to staying away from the privilege positions, thus chaining his second consecutive gray day. Ferrari does not find the regularity he had at the beginning of the year, and that is affecting the Madrid in his attempt to climb in the classification.
This is the F1 2025 World Cup classification
With ten races played, Oscar Piastri It remains at the forefront of the championship thanks to its consistency, although the pressure from behind is growing:
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Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 176 points
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Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 171 points
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Lando Norris (McLaren) – 158 points
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George Russell (Mercedes) – 141 points
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 128 points
Alonso appears in Ninth position with 48 pointswhile Sainz, with 52, is eighth.
F1 2025 Austrian GP schedules
He Red Bull Ring will host the teams of the Friday 27 to Sunday June 29. The Austrian layout, famous for its long straight, DRS areas and high -speed curves, usually gives rise to very tight races.
Friday June 27
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FP1: 13:30 – 14:30
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FP2: 17:00 – 18:00
Saturday June 28
Sunday June 29
Where to see the 2025 Austria GP on TV and online?
In Spain, the Austrian Grand Prix It can be followed live on television through Dazn F1 and also in Movistar+which integrates the contents of the British platform.
In addition, The reason It will offer minute by minute coverage and the chronicle of everything that happens both in free training and in the classification and career of the Spielberg circuit.
What can be expected from the Spielberg race?
The 2025 GP of Austria arrives at a critical moment of the season. With the margins so adjusted in the general, a victory here can change the script of the World Cup.
McLaren needs to calm the internal waters After the clash between its pilots, while Red Bull runs at home with the duty to cut distance. Mercedes, on the rise, is presented as the unexpected guest that could further shake the struggle for the title.
Formula 1 is more open than ever. AND Spielberg, with its closed battles traditionpromises to offer another vibrant chapter in a championship that does not give truce.