2026 Austria GP Recap | The Red Flags Podcast

Max is BACK and George Russell can't catch a break. Brian and Matt break down the Austrian GP and cover: George Russell's yellow-flag lift controversy in qualifying Single wave vs. double wave yellow: why race control dropped the ball Max Verstappen's resurgence and Red Bull's upgrades Max's comeback math -- how he can win Red Bull's strategy fumble and the medium-tire gamble Ferrari strategy screwup AKA a return to form Cadillac's disasterclass Race awards And more! Get 20% Loop Earplugs with code REDFLAGS: https://us.loopearplugs.com/?country=US WORLD CUP X F1-INSPIRED MERCH: https://theredflagspod.com/collections/shop-all PRE-ORDER OUR BOOK: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250397478/formula101/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/trfpod The Red Flags Podcast is part of Vox Media Chapters: 00:00 - INTRO GEORGE'S QUALI DRAMA WHY EVERYONE HATES GEORGE IS RED BULL BACK? FERRARI STRATEGY FLOP IS LEWIS BETTER THAN CHARLES? RACE AWARDS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices