SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula One leader Max Verstappen was fastest in both practices at the Styrian Grand Prix on Friday, with defending champion Lewis Hamilton finishing nearly four-tenths ...

(Reuters) -Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix by a massive margin on Sunday to take an ominous 18 point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship battle after ...

Key stats 5 — Max Verstappen took pole position for the five previous races at the Austrian circuit, winning three of them. That includes one at the track in 2021 for the Styrian Grand Prix.

The venue also held a second race in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons under the Styrian Grand Prix name as F1 made up for races canceled during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton cruised to a comfortable victory at the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The world champion laid the groundwork for his first victory of the year with one of his ...

— Formula 1 (@F1) June 26, 2021 Hamilton trailed Verstappen in both practice sessions at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring on Friday.

That includes one at the track in 2021 for the Styrian Grand Prix. He's won five times at the Red Bull Ring in all.

The venue also held a second race in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons under the Styrian Grand Prix name as F1 made up for races canceled during the coronavirus pandemic.