maximum verstappen still in ‘predator’ mode. After taking pole yesterday in Sunday’s race at the Austrian Grand Prix, neither rain nor his rivals have been able to destabilize him on the track this Saturday. speed race -second of the season- which Dutch pilot awarded with landslide.

The leader of the Formula One World Championship only suffered when there was a lot of water on the track at the start, when his very aggressive teammate Sergio Pérez sent him onto the turf in a maneuver that Max vehemently protested, and yet he came back to him. Blow and took back pole position in the first round.

Starting sixth for Leclerc, taking advantage of three penalty positions, Fernando Alonso attempted a boundary move outside of Turn 3 but faced Norris’ McLaren and had to leave the track and lost the square to his partner Stroll.

Surprised Hülkenberg behind the wheel of the humble Haas managed to raise his fourth place on the grid to attack Checo. and then Carlos Sainz is temporarily placed between the two Red Bulls, forcing the Mexican to seek the first podium of the season with Ferrari.

Pérez took advantage of the RB19 with DRS to launch a crushing attack on Hülkenberg 10 of the 24 laps to the end of the race. The German soon lost to Sainz, who was third after two Red Bulls.. And two Aston Martins began their pursuit of the German who had fallen into the pit.

The track was still in bad shape, but it started to dry out in some areas, and Hülkenberg, Leclerc and Hamilton and two Mercedes from the back of the pack gambled on dry tires to tackle the last few, with nothing to lose from the back of the pack. five rounds.

Russell was ‘flying’ on the slippery surface at a fast lap speed. Also, Leclerc. However, strategy was not enough in the final part of the race.. Along with the intermediates, Verstappen crossed the finish line 20 seconds ahead of Pérez, who had another spectacular double in the Red Bull area. The championship leader added the eight points awarded by the sprint format to the winner and continues to lead the overall standings with 203 points.

Brazil Sainz, who has not been on the podium since 2022, congratulated Ferrari on taking the lead: this allowed it to return to the drawer in the third position. And Alonso minimized damage in a discreet weekend for Aston Martin. Teammate Stroll finished fourth and Asturian closed the ‘top five’ in the main race of the Austrian GP as they await what will happen tomorrow Sunday (3pm).