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5 min readShane van Gisbergen swept both races at Sonoma, George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix from pole with a clever rules read, and the IndyCar silly season exploded with a cascade of driver moves that could reshape the grid. This episode of SPEED with Harvick and Buxton covered all of that plus MotoGP history, IMSA endurance drama, and a father-son short track battle that stole the show.
Russell's Austrian Victory and a Rules Debate
George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix from pole, but the story of his qualifying lap became the weekend's defining controversy. Russell saw a single yellow flag light panel on the left side of the track, recognized it as a single yellow rather than a double yellow, and kept his foot in it. He lifted about 100 meters earlier than he would have, which actually gave his car a bit of regen and recharge, and he made up most of the lost time out of the next corner. He kept the pole because he knew the rules. Kimi Antonelli, by contrast, saw the same light panel but thought it was a double yellow and aborted his lap entirely. "He knew that a single yellow you could keep going and the double yellow, you've got to stop," Buxton explained. "He thought it was a double yellow." The episode raised questions about how the rule is written and enforced, especially with these generation cars where lifting in a quick corner can sometimes yield a faster lap
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:30) **Show Open & Guest Introduction** - Will Buxton hosts solo as Kevin Harvick is away racing; first guest James Hinchcliffe joins to discuss F1 Austria.
- 2 (02:55) **F1 Austrian Grand Prix: Red Bull's Upgrades & Qualifying Drama** - Hinchcliffe breaks down the weekend, starting with Red Bull's major upgrade package and Ferrari's engine update.
- 3 (05:20) **F1 Austrian GP: Race Analysis & Strategy Debate** - Russell wins from pole, but Hinchcliffe and Buxton debate Red Bull's strategy.
- 4 (09:01) **F1 Silverstone Preview & Russell's Resurgence** - Hinchcliffe and Buxton preview the British Grand Prix and discuss the significance of Russell's second win of the season.
- 5 (12:38) **F2 & F3 Roundup** - Quick results from the Red Bull Ring.
- 6 (14:11) **NASCAR: SVG's Sonoma Sweep** - Mamba joins to discuss Shane Van Gisbergen's dominant weekend, winning both the Xfinity and Cup races at Sonoma.
- 7 (18:18) **SVG's Oval Progress & Contract Future** - Discussion on whether SVG is becoming a complete driver and if a bidding war is coming.
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Show Notes
Shane van Gisbergen and George Russell put on road-course clinics at Sonoma Raceway in California and the Red Bull Ring in Austria this weekend, respectively, headlining a massive weekend of global motorsports action.
James Hinchcliffe joins Will Buxton to unpack the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, breaking down Russell’s win for Mercedes, Max Verstappen's fierce charge from fifth to second, and his on-track duel with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. Historic Silverstone is up next, and the Drivers' Championship race is just getting started.
Mamba Smith is in the studio to dissect SVG's perfect weekend, the shakeup at the top of the Cup standings after Tyler Reddick's mechanical trouble handed Denny Hamlin the points lead, and an unforgettable family finish at Evergreen Speedway where 13-year-old Keelan Harvick beat his dad, Kevin!
The INDYCAR Silly Season has officially blown wide open as Hinch returns to break down the bombshell confirmation that Indy 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist is leaving Meyer Shank Racing, alongside the news that six-time champion Scott Dixon is a free agent for the first time in over two decades as Arrow McLaren targets a massive roster overhaul.
Plus, we head over to two wheels and endurance racing to recap an unprecedented MotoGP Dutch GP at Assen, where Ai Ogura made history as the first Japanese premier-class winner in 22 years, securing a historic double-sweep for Trackhouse Racing while former points leader Marco Bezzecchi suffered a title-altering DNF. We wrap up a massive weekend with Cadillac's caution-filled victory at the IMSA Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen, Lionspeed GP's incredible pit-lane-to-victory triumph at the 24 Hours of Spa, and Maddi Gordon's historic NHRA victory at Norwalk before previewing the upcoming action at Mid-Ohio, Chicagoland, Silverstone, and Shanghai!
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