F1

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli could not repeat his Monza breakthrough at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, crashing during qualifying and undercutting his hopes of another strong result. The Baku street circuit's tight walls punished the young Italian's aggression, and the race itself turned out to be far closer than expected, leaving teams and fans debating what might have been had his qualifying gone to plan.

Formula 1 figure Helmut Marko has invested in a Graz-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate funeral eulogies. The unusual pairing of a motorsport personality with a bereavement tech company is drawing attention across the Austrian startup scene, raising questions about how AI is moving into highly personal and emotional moments.