Austrian GP: Max Verstappen WINS Sprint, George Russell Finishes 8th from Down the order

Austrian GP: Formula 1: Max Verstappen continued his fine run in the sprint to win his second sprint in Austria. Sergio Perez came second while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. But it was Mercedes who made their way from down the order. A clever call to pit for slicks saw George Russell finish 8th while teammate Lewis Hamilton finished 10th.

Although Verstappen has been vocal about his disliking of the sprint format, he is expected to continue his winning streak and take the top honours.

Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio Perez, on the other hand, is going through a rough phase as the Mexican driver faced elimination after he lost all of his lap times for running over the white lines, leaving him back in P15. Notably, Perez has been struggling since Monaco GP but a win in Sprint race might help him to return back to his old form.

Meanwhile, Ferrari marked its comeback with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz securing P2 & P3, respectively, in Qualifying. The duo will be eyeing to give a tough challenge to Verstappen who has been an unstoppable force for the last couple of seasons.

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Austrian GP Schedule

The Sprint Shootout will take place on Saturday followed by the Sprint Race. The main race will take place on Sunday.

Sprint Shootout, Date – 1 July

Timings – 3:30 PM – 4:14 PM IST

Sprint Race, Date – 1 July

Timings – 8 – 8:30 PM

Race, Date – 2nd July

Timings – 6:30 PM IST

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Austrian GP LIVE STREAMING DETAILS:

Where can you watch Sprint, and Race on TV?

The Sprint, and Race will not be telecast on television in India.

Where can you watch Sprint, and Race? – Live Stream

F1 fans in India can Live Stream all the formula 1 action on the F1TVPro App and Website.

Location – The Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

Number of Laps – 71

Circuit Length – 4.318 km

Race Distance – 306.452 km

When was the track built?

The track known today as the Red Bull Ring was created in 1995 when it was decided to turn the Osterreichring circuit into a shorter, more modern race track.

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