Unapproachable Max Verstappen rushes to fifth consecutive win in Austria | formula 1

Max Verstappen unapproachably gives a new dimension this season. In Austria he recorded his fifth victory in a row, he even had a surplus for an extra pit stop. Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez were allowed on the podium.

Pole position, fastest lap and 5th win in a row

For a moment there was tension in the race. Ferrari had taken advantage of the virtual safety car to give Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz new tires and so Max Verstappen ended up behind both Ferraris after his pit stop.

But the tension didn’t last long. Verstappen showed why he has been supreme all year. He quickly cleared the gap and with clinical accuracy he overtook both Ferraris back into the lead.

It was never in danger after that. His lead was even so large that he was able to take an extra pit stop in the final phase. Of course there was an idea behind that: on new, soft tires Verstappen still lapped teammate Sergio Perez’s fastest lap.

Perez closes the catch-up race in third place

In addition to the battle for victory, there was a lot to experience in Austria. All riders struggled to color within the lines. The track limits gave almost everyone headaches and also a lot of time penalties.

Lewis Hamilton, for example, had plenty of time to whimper over the on-board radio, until Toto Wolff had had enough. In between the time penalties there were a lot of fun fights on the track.

Sergio Perez was able to take third place from Carlos Sainz after a long and intense race to catch up. Behind the Mexican and the Spaniard, Lando Norris will be happy with the upgrades on his McLaren and fifth place.

Result GP of Austria classification

racing drivers

racing drivers

Pos.RiderManufacturerTimePoints

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:25:33.607

26

2

Charles Leclerc

Scuderia Ferrari

+ 5.155

18

3

Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing

+ 17.188

15

4

Carlos Sainz

Scuderia Ferrari

+ 21.377

12

5

Lando Norris

McLaren

+ 26.327

10

6

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

+ 30.317

8

7

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

+ 39.196

6

8

George Russell

Mercedes

+ 48.403

4

9

Pierre Gasly

Alpine

+ 57.667

2

10

Lance Stroll

Aston Martin

+ 59.043

1

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Pos.RiderManufacturerTimePoints

Alpine

0

Alfa Romeo

0

AlphaTauri

0

Red Bull Racing

0

Aston Martin

0

Scuderia Ferrari

0

Haas F1 Team

0

Mercedes

0

McLaren

0

Williams Racing

0

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world cup standings

position drivers

booth builders

Pos.RiderManufacturerPoints

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

229

2

Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing

148

3

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

131

4

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

106

5

Carlos Sainz

Scuderia Ferrari

82

6

Charles Leclerc

Scuderia Ferrari

72

7

George Russell

Mercedes

72

8

Lance Stroll

Aston Martin

44

9

Esteban Ocon

Alpine

31

10

Lando Norris

McLaren

24

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Pos.ConstructorPoints

1

Red Bull Racing

377

2

Mercedes

178

3

Aston Martin

175

4

Scuderia Ferrari

154

5

Alpine

47

6

McLaren

29

7

Haas F1 Team

11

8

Alfa Romeo

9

9

Williams Racing

7

10

AlphaTauri

2

2023-07-02 20:52:58
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