After a gap of 25 years, McLaren has finished first and second in the Austrian Grand Prix, with Lando Norris heading a one-two for the Woking-based outfit. F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo delivers drivers' reactions from the Red Bull Ring.

McLaren

"I’m very happy with the result, a 1-2 is the perfect finish for us as a team. Oscar and I had a great battle, which was a lot of fun, and we were able to maximise the pace of the car and the strategy.

"Thanks to the team for the upgrades and all of their work to get us to a place where the car was able to pull away. Now, onto my favourite weekend of the year, Silverstone."

"That was an intense race. I'm happy we've come away with a 1-2 after some really good racing. After a solid start, I was close to the win, but it was tough to make progress to close the gap again after the first stop.

"A big thank you to the team for the great car they've given us. To have the pace to pull away from the field whilst battling each other was impressive, and something we can be proud of. Now, onto Silverstone."

Ferrari

"I rate our weekend as a team really well. We brought some upgrades which helped us to take a step forward and start closing the gap to McLaren. Unfortunately, they were just faster today.

"In the first corner, I wanted to close in on Lando (Norris), but that left the door open for Oscar (Piastri) who was able to pass me for second place. I pushed a lot on the first stint and had quite a bit of degradation, but that’s part of the game. We don’t have any regrets today.

"We gave it everything and extracted the maximum from our race. We will continue to work hard to make more progress with the aim of getting back onto the top step of the podium. That’s our main priority and the whole team deserves it."

"It’s been a solid weekend for the team – we continued to improve our qualifying pace and the team did a great job throughout. We didn’t have the race pace we expected, but still, we came away with some solid points and a podium, which is something we can be proud of.

"We’ll analyse the data carefully to understand where improvements can be made. Thank you to everyone at the track and at the factory for their hard work and commitment. We remain focused and I’m looking forward to my first home Grand Prix with Ferrari."

Red Bull

“The incident with Kimi on the first lap was unfortunate but no one does that on purpose and I knew it was an accident. He apologised to me when we were walking back from the track and he came to my room afterwards to apologise again, we get on very well, he is an amazing guy and a super talented driver. P6 for Lawson this weekend is fantastic.

"Unfortunately for us this weekend there weren’t a lot of positives and although we were unlucky with the yellow flag in qualifying yesterday and the incident today, we lacked pace throughout. We will have a look at everything we did from this weekend, I know how hard the Team work and we need to get a better understanding of the car.

"We have had some amazing performances at this track in the past and I am the most disappointed about this result in front of a home crowd, but we will continue to try and do our best and my mentality and focus will not change."

"Firstly, apologies to Franco the move on him was a bit unnecessary, it was my mistake and I am sorry to my Team for the damage that caused and the time it cost us. It has been a poor day, and I am not sure what I am doing wrong right now, it is hard to find the reason behind why I can’t get it right in this car.

"The one lap pace is getting better but in terms of long run pace, the tyres feel like they are degrading lap by lap and very quickly. It feels like the track is chewing the tyres and it is really difficult to figure out why currently. I want to look through it with my Team and explore it more to find something different to do. I am really trying to get it right; I will look deeper into things and work harder to find the reasons.

"I need to focus on myself and want to improve. It is very frustrating, but I find myself in this situation and I have to resolve it myself. At the same time, I need to find the key to unlock the performance, whether it be technique or approach to this car."

Mercedes

"This Austrian Grand Prix weekend just confirmed where our strengths and weaknesses are with the W16. When it’s too hot, we tend to underperform, and we really struggle to keep up with the leaders’ pace. P5 was therefore the maximum we could have done today.

"Finishing 60 seconds away from the winning driver in Lando (Norris) shows the work we need to do. Thankfully, we know the areas where we need to improve and we will be working hard towards this.

"We now quickly move on to next weekend. Silverstone last year was a really good race. We got pole position and showed good potential before our retirement. The team tends to do really well at the British Grand Prix so hopefully we can replicate that once again. We have our fingers crossed that the conditions will be slightly cooler than this weekend and we can get back in the fight for the podium."

"I am very disappointed with how today played out. After the lights went out, I was just trying to maintain my starting position but made a mistake coming into Turn Three and that cost me a lot.

"I did not brake too late but after trying to avoid Liam (Lawson) I locked the rear brakes. I then locked the front brakes too and could not avoid the crash with Max (Verstappen).

"We didn’t get to see how our race would have played out so apologies to the team. I also want to say sorry to Max for ruining his race too. This was a big mistake, and I know we could have fought for a good result without it. Thankfully, we’ve got a race straight away next weekend, so our full focus is already on Silverstone."

Racing Bulls

“It was a frustrating day. We did a very good race and we were comfortably in the points until 15 laps before the end of the race. We made the strategy work very well and race pace-wise we were good; I was feeling fast. Unfortunately, though, we picked up some floor damage in Turn 1, and from there, I was losing more than 1 second per lap, so it was definitely a tough end for us.

"It’s a shame, as without the floor damage and after Liam finishing in P6, it could have been a double team point finish. Overall, the team did a really good job this weekend, considering the fast turnaround we made from Friday to Saturday, so well done to everyone. I’m looking forward to getting back to racing in Silverstone in only a few days."

"It was a great weekend, and it feels good to execute everything well. It’s been a tough season so far, with a lot of potential, and in this race, we were quick where it mattered and managed to see it through. After the first lap, I thought it might be over, but the team made a brave call with the one-stop strategy, it worked out perfectly.

"Full credit to them, they’ve been working incredibly hard behind the scenes, and I’m super proud. The car was really fast all weekend, we’re constantly pushing and making small adjustments to make it more comfortable. The goal now is to carry this momentum through the rest of the season. We need to take the positives, keep fighting, and keep scoring points.”

Aston Martin

"After starting P11, I'm really happy to finish P7 today in Austria. Our one-stop strategy worked really well. I was unsure about it this morning because of the heat, but it paid off and the team made the right decision.

"I was able to use DRS throughout the race and I was a bit lucky in the final laps - one more lap would have been too much. It's great to end a tough weekend on a high, and the team's hunger is clear to see. Let’s carry this momentum into Silverstone next week."

"We knew coming here it was always going to be a difficult weekend. We showed some early signs of decent pace in Free Practice but couldn’t keep the positive momentum with the hotter temperatures over the rest of the weekend.

"It was always going to be challenging starting the race so far back today, but I also struggled with tyre degradation early on and we had to adapt our strategy because of that. We will have to look into it and use the coming days to prepare for Silverstone where we go again next week."

Kick Sauber

“It’s a great feeling to be in the points for the third time in a row – especially after a tough qualifying yesterday. We executed a solid race today: aggressive strategy, early first stop, and we managed to make the tyres last while keeping the pace strong. That paid off. I’ve always felt even more confident with our race pace, and today we were able to make the most of the opportunities.

"Since Barcelona, we’ve found a better balance with the car and the performance is coming together more consistently. That’s encouraging. We've shown consistent good performance three times in a row now on different track layouts.

"Double points for the team is a fantastic result – and I’m really happy for Gabi scoring his first points in F1. Big congratulations to him, well deserved. Another six points in the bag, a happy team, and positive momentum. Let’s keep pushing.”

"What a race! I am thrilled to have scored my first points in Formula One, especially as we achieved a double points result, too. It was an amazing race – super intense from start to finish, and I am really proud of what we have done today, together, as a team.

"The pace was strong, the strategy worked out just right, and the whole team did an incredible job. We put the weekend together, stayed sharp in every moment, and I finally got my first points. This is a testament of how much progress we have made and of what we are capable when everything clicks.

"This is just the beginning, though: for me, it means to keep pushing, keep improving, and aim for even bigger results. The battle with Fernando [Alonso] at the end was a fun one – he didn’t make it easy! – but today was really about the team and taking this important step forward together."

Haas

“I’m very happy, looking at where we were in qualifying it’s a great recovery by the whole team. We got a point for consolation but it means a lot as it shows we have a really good race car, we just need a bit more in qualifying, trying to get a bit more performance.

"The car was very solid and reliable, and I thank the team for that – as we ended in the interesting positions at the end. It was tough racing out there today, how I like it, but it was a bit too tough perhaps because it could’ve cost us a lot more – but we should be pleased with the point.”

“It was a good race overall, we made good progress. On the first stint on softs, I had a good opening stint but it left us with a lot to do on the next two sets of tyres. We really struggled in the middle stint and that’s where my race came undone.

"The final run was a bit better but I had to go quite early onto the mediums, so it was another long stint. Overall, I’m glad with the progress we made getting to P11 and P10 with Esteban, we had good race pace today.”

Alpine

“A very disappointing afternoon in the end for the team. We have a lot to understand and analyse as I just felt a lack of grip all race and really struggled across all the stints. I am not sure why, maybe some damage to the car, maybe not, but we need to review this one in detail as it was a very long afternoon and a frustrating outcome.

"We had a very good start, up to sixth place at the end of the first lap. After that, there is not much to say other than it being a difficult race. We move onto Silverstone straight away now for the home race of Enstone. It is always a fantastic event and one I look forward to going to, this time aiming to bounce back from this tough weekend.”

“It was a hot and frustrating afternoon today. We had a good start but as the race went on, we struggled with the car and the balance, which did not really work for us as a team. We lacked pace today and we suffered more with the tyres than usual with high degradation.

"Right now, we do not know why, so we need to sit down together as a team and carefully review it. I had the incident with Tsunoda at Turn 4, which set us back a bit and lost us some time. Yuki came to me and said sorry afterwards, but it's a pity as the car felt different following the contact, potentially due to some damage.

"We have a short time between now and Silverstone where we will go back to the factory at Enstone and work hard with the aim of coming back stronger at the team's home race next weekend.”

Williams

"A very frustrating and disappointing day. We had a great start; we were a bit fortunate as the waves parted for us, but we were in the right place at the right time, had a good car, executed a nice overtake on Pierre [Gasly] and were pulling away from the cars behind.

"Then we ran into this issue which looks similar to the one in Canada, but we need to review it. We've had three DNFs in a row and it's the same car as it was at the beginning of the year, so we need to investigate why it was more reliable then. It's possibly the temperatures that we're running at, but it is in the races that we are suffering.

"We can't afford for it to happen at Silverstone as that's a good track for us and we've missed out on points today, so we need to deep dive and find a solution."

"Too many issues yesterday, too many issues today. This weekend I couldn’t show the true pace that I know we had and that leaves me frustrated. However, it’s time to stay focused and work even harder as a team to learn from this tricky period and bounce back.

"I’m fully confident that if we manage to execute clean weekends, better results will come soon. Up next is our home race at Silverstone, so let’s keep pushing to make the most out of it!"