As has become the custom every weekend, the Dutch Max Verstappen, above Red Bullconquered his fifth consecutive victory in Formula 1, this time, in the Austrian Grand Prix, and is getting closer and closer to the three-time championship.
The season leader started from pole position and crossed the finish line at the head of the pack. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), got on the podium for the first time in 2023 and finished second. Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), who rose from 15th to third place, completed the podium at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
Verstappen, current double world champion, has a gigantic advantage of 81 points with his teammate Pérez in the overall World Cup.
#F1 Another victory for Max Verstappen in the #AustrianGP. Leclerc led a few laps and finished second. Checo Pérez reached the podium after starting 15th. There was a great battle between Sainz and Checo and many penalties. Good Norris and away Alonso and the Mercedes. pic.twitter.com/o9tQO14bFm
— Fernando Tornello (@F1Tornello) July 2, 2023
After the victory, the 25-year-old analyzed the race: “I think the most important thing was to stay first into the first corner. We didn’t decide to stop with the safety car, we stayed with the plan. Everything went perfect, I really enjoyed it”.
“You have to keep working every weekend with the team, I’m very happy and you have to focus on Silverstone,” he said about his goal: the three-time championship.
For his part, the one who was happy to return to the podium was the Ferrari driver: “It’s very good to be back on the podium, the improvements were felt, we maximized performance. I congratulate the team because they brought the improvements before”. “I knew it was very difficult to have Max behind if we were to overtake him, I tried, but it wasn’t enough,” he lamented.
F1: how was the championship
With his fifth consecutive Grand Prix and seventh this season, In the championship, it maintains a wide difference in favor of Red Bull over the other teams.
The Austrian team won all nine races of the year -seven with Verstappen and two with Pérez- and leads the standings with 377 points. Behind are Mercedes with 178 units, Aston Martin with 172 and Ferrari with 158.
The Dutchman achieved his 42nd F1 win at the age of 25 and is clearly heading towards his third consecutive world title.
2023-07-02 15:50:54
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