Max Verstappen will start first in the final race of the Austrian GP after winning the sprint ahead of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. The man from Madrid, who fought hard, did not go beyond third place.
Fernando Alonso He did not start due to a breakdown in his Alpine. He will start this Sunday from the bottom of the grid or from the pitlane if they decide to take the opportunity to change the power unit.
Exit: Sainz fights… but falls
With one car less due to Alonso’s KO, the start was taken in which Max Verstappen did his best to get out of trouble, while from behind Carlos Sainz he won the 2nd position to his partner… initially. The man from Madrid made a mistake at turn 4 after moving to the front and charles leclerc He took advantage of it to regain 2nd place.
Behind, an accident between Albon, Hamilton and Gasly It ended with the French hitting a bounce that made him fall many positions.
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The intense fight between the Ferraris made it clear that the peace in the team is very fragile. Sainz tried to beat him to 2nd place thanks to DRS, but Leclerc didn’t budge one iota. In fact, he even strangled him until he was kicked off the track for defending the position. In the end, Sainz was left behind because the real race is this Sunday, but the radios boiled.
Stabilized the top of the race, the fight for 8th place between a brave Mike Schumacher Y Lewis Hamilton It led to great images, although in the end the Mercedes driver won that last position and the last point to be distributed this Saturday.
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Photos: Red Bull Racing