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Stella: Mercedes is not done yet
Mercedes won seven of the first eight season races. Nevertheless, Andrea Stella does not believe that the championship is already decided. The McLaren team principal explains: “From a chassis perspective, Mercedes started the season with a decent lead.”
But since then, the Silver Arrows have also brought a bigger upgrade. He therefore suspects: “If Mercedes had come here [to Austria] with the Melbourne car, they probably would have lost the race today, and we would have had a new winner.”
“Even for Mercedes, it is a development race,” he emphasizes and explains: “If they do not further develop their car with another extensive upgrade, I would not be surprised if another team has the fastest car in the second half of the season.”
That means: Mercedes must not slack off, otherwise the lead will quickly be used up. This was already shown by the close race against Verstappen yesterday.
Read more Formula 1 Live Ticker: The race in Spielberg live!
Verstappen vs Hamilton
Yesterday there was a “rematch” of the 2021 championship duel – at least in a smaller form. You can watch the exciting battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton again here in the video:
Poor sleep?
Although Red Bull is still not in championship form, Max Verstappen is likely among the drivers who had a better night. In this context, as every Monday, I like to refer to our two popular columns and our video analysis of the Austria race:
Who slept worst last night: Valtteri Bottas
Who slept best last night: George Russell
Video analysis Spielberg 2026
Read more Formula 1 Live Ticker: The race in Spielberg live!
From Austria to England
Good morning and welcome to a new edition of our Formula 1 live ticker. After yesterday’s race in Spielberg, the premier class moves directly to Silverstone, where the next Grand Prix is already scheduled for the weekend.
We therefore do not want to waste any time and jump straight into today’s ticker edition, in which we will review some topics from Austria and also take a look ahead to Silverstone.
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Here is our yesterday’s live ticker again for reading.
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