this Sunday, max verstappenpilot of Red Bullincrease your advantage in front of the Formula 1 World Cup by winning the Austrian Grand Prixthe ninth of the championship, which was played in the Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring (Styria).
Verstappen He took his 44th victory in F1the seventh so far this year, winning again with great authority ahead of the Monegasque Carlos Leclerc (Ferrari) and the other Red Bull, that of the Mexican sergio perez, who starred in the comeback of the day, starting fifteenth and finishing third. In addition, the Mexican broke the streak of several races without being among the best three.
The Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished fourth and sixth, respectively. English Lando Norris (McLaren), between them, finished the race in fifth position.
The King of the Ring 👑
Max achieves his 42nd victory in total and his fifth in Austria! 🦁#Austrian GP #F1 @Max33Verstappen @redbullracing pic.twitter.com/iOzW7sYDQu
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Verstappen leads the championship with 229 points, 81 more than Checo and with 100 over the Asturian double world champion, who is third overall. The two Mercedes drivers, the English lewis hamilton and george russellthey finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
The next test will be British Grand PrixIt will be held next weekend at the Silverstone circuit (England).
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