Max Verstappen will once again lead the charge after the Dutchman led every lap of the sprint race at the Red Bull Ring. It won’t be easy since the scarlet red Ferrari’s will be in hot pursuit after showing some strong race pace.
Max Verstappen continues his indomitable form after claiming another Sunday pole position after his commanding win at the Red Bull Ring sprint race. The Dutchman finished ahead of the battling Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz who both proved to be in a good position to provide a lasting battle throughout the 71 lap race on Sunday. Leclerc who is also in for a shot for this seasons championship stated that ‘We cannot afford to do what we did today’ after having to battle teammate Sainz and in essence loose overall ground to the #1 Red Bull.
See the starting order for the race tomorrow here.
After being relegated to starting the sprint race from 13th position after exceeding track limits during the qualifying session, Sergio Perez managed to recover his RB18 to start 5th on the grid tomorrow behind George Russell.
Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton didn’t manage to provide as much impact as he had hoped after being boxed in behind the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher. Hamilton managed to eventually pass the German rookie in the closing stages of the 100 km race and clinch the final point of the race and put his W13 8th on the grid for the main feature race on sunday.
World champions Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel both suffered retirements after being involved in on-track incidents and will be starting from the back of the grid. Click here to find out what time the feature race will start at the Red Bull Ring tomorrow.
