Verstappen wraps up a full weekend in Austria

Under pressure from his poor results in recent weeks, the Mexican made a sensational comeback from the 15th spot on the grid to finish third on the podium, led by Verstappen, ahead of Leclerc. Carlos Sainz missed his chance and had to settle for fourth placeeven though it paved the way for his teammate to achieve a great result for Ferrari. This time it was less successful Fernando Alonsowas able to win only one place to finish sixth.

Sainz, braking

When the lights went out, Verstappen fled and Leclerc retained second place with Sainz.Alonso, the only driver to choose hard tires to try the one-stop strategy, won the match over teammate Stroll and finished sixth behind Norris.

A Tsunona exit from the track on the first lap covered the track with carbon fiber debris and led it to the first safety car. Verstappen had no trouble making things right with Ferrari as soon as the action started again.

Sainz threw himself at teammate Leclerc, but they stopped him from the wall: “Align with plan and don’t attack now.” man from Madrid with a margin Lewis Hamilton (More than 3 seconds), he obeyed orders no matter how incomprehensible “I should try going for Max,” he suggested, as Carlos obviously had more of a rhythm.

After 14 laps, the failure of Hülkenberg’s Haas vehicle led to a virtual safety vehicle. Ferrari opted for a very slow double pitstop in the case of Sainz, who was relegated to sixth place. Alonso also stopped while Hamilton received a five-second penalty for track limits.

Carlos did not give up and showed that he has the pace to challenge anything.. Outside he passed Hamilton and then gave an account of Checo Pérez, who was still on the track on 18-lap tires. He also managed to beat the Mexican and took third place. There was a price to go so far, and the commissioners also punished the Spaniard.

Pressure on the leader

Ahead, Verstappen kept Leclerc 14 seconds away, but Red Bull’s decision to continue on the old tyres allowed Monegasque to close the gap to Max. The championship leader stopped in lap 25 and joined just behind Sainz, who was unable to block him and prevent him from going to Leclerc, who took over the interim lead.

The stiff Verstappen was approaching Leclerc on a fast lap and those from Maranello began to suffer. He told Monegasque, “Higher than expected. What do you think about going three stops?” they asked, not convinced at all by the proposal.

The Max felt like a ‘missile’ with a brutal speed difference compared to the Ferrari.He ‘hunted’ half the race to regain the lead with 35 laps left.

Alonso at his ‘war’

Shining as expected this weekend, Alonso a track with “too many straights” and nothing suitable for an Aston Martin, He focused on his fifth place fight with Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes also failed to show its best performance in the Red Bull Ring and the seven-time champion Mercedes is losing its strength against tough teams. Lewis looked like an easy ‘prey’ for Fernando, but Checo was thrown from behind by Red Bull.

Like Sainz, who lost position with Pérez, Hamilton finished 5 seconds in his stop.. Leclerc’s pit stop gave the Mexican a fantastic comeback and the two Red Bulls took the lead in the race for the first time. Alonso returned to the track in sixth place behind Norris and was eventually forced to settle for the position.

Verstappen made his last stop with 21 laps left, and the end of the race was drawing near. A fight for the podium between Checo and the two Ferrari men. The fight between Sainz and the Mexican pilot was intense. Although the Red Bull man finally enforced his law, Carlos defended himself with honor, tooth and nail.

Thanks to Madrid’s teamworkLeclerc approached the final stages with enough distance from Guadalajara to secure second place on the podium., accompanied by two Red Bull men, climbed to the ground. Verstappen makes it clear that he has no rivals today, beating Ayrton Senna in the historical standings with 42 victories.