The leader of the World Championship, the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), won this Sunday the Austrian Grand Prix of Formula 1, increasing his advantage over the British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) thanks to this third consecutive victory.
Intractable at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring, Verstappen has his 15th career victory, the fifth in nine races this season.
Finn Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Briton Lando Norris (McLaren) completed the podium ahead of Hamilton, fourth.
– Classification of the Austrian Grand Prix:
1. Max Verstappen (NED / Red Bull-Honda) did 306,452 km in 1h 23: 54.453
2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN / Mercedes) to 17,973
3. Lando Norris (GBR / McLaren-Mercedes) to 20,019
4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR / Mercedes) to 46,452
5. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP / Ferrari) to 57,144
6. Sergio Pérez (MEX / Red Bull-Honda) to 57,915
7. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS / McLaren-Mercedes) at 1: 00.395
8. Charles Leclerc (MON / Ferrari) at 1: 01.195
9. Pierre Gasly (FRA / AlphaTauri-Honda) at 1: 01.844
10. Fernando Alonso (ESP / Alpine-Renault) 1 lap
11. George Russell (GBR / Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap
12. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN / AlphaTauri-Honda) 1 lap
13. Lance Stroll (CAN / Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1 lap
14. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA / Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) 1 lap
15. Nicholas Latifi (CAN / Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap
16. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN / Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) 1 lap
17. Sebastian Vettel (GER / Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1 lap
18. Mick Schumacher (GER / Haas-Ferrari) to 2 laps
19. Nikita Mazepin (RUS / Haas-Ferrari) to 2 laps
– Fastest lap: Max Verstappen (NED / Red Bull-Honda) 1: 06.200 on lap 62 (average speed: 181.468 km / h)
– Abandonment:
Esteban Ocon (FRA / Alpine-Renault): accident on lap 1
– Ranking of the Drivers’ World Cup:
1. Max Verstappen (NED) 182 points
2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 150
3. Sergio Pérez (MEX) 104
4. Lando Norris (GBR) 101
5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 92
6. Charles Leclerc (MON) 62
7. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 60
8. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 40
9. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 39
10. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 30
11. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 20
12. Lance Stroll (CAN) 14
13. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 12
14. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 9
15. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) 1
16. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA) 1
17. George Russell (GBR) 0
18. Mick Schumacher (GER) 0
19. Nikita Mazepin (RUS) 0
20. Nicholas Latifi (CAN) 0
– Classification of the Constructors’ World Cup:
1. Red Bull-Honda 286 points
2. Mercedes 242
3. McLaren-Mercedes 141
4. Ferrari 122
5. AlphaTauri-Honda 48
6. Aston Martin-Mercedes 44
7. Alpine-Renault 32
8. Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2
9. Williams 0
10. Haas-Ferrari 0
(AFP)