F1 Austrian GP: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc eye MAIDEN victory in Spielberg, but will Max Verstappen get his FOURTH win at Red Bull’s home: As we approach the eleventh round of the F1 2022 season in Spielberg in the form of the Austrian Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will be eyeing to win his maiden race here. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen will look to win his fourth race and be the driver with the most Grand Prix’s win at the home of Red Bull. Follow Formula 1 Updates and Austrian Grand Prix Live on InsideSport.IN.
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton who registered his third podium finish of the season at Silverstone and a back-to-back podium finish will look to spoil the party for both Red Bull and Ferrari. Moreover, Hamilton won only once here in Spielberg in the year 2016.
On top of it, Ferrari and McLaren as a constructor have the most number of wins at the Red Bull Ring. The Prancing Horse and the Papaya theme team have won 6 Grand Prix’s and Mercedes are placed second with 5 wins.
Max Verstappen has had a great start to the 2022 season after winning six races from ten. Although, he had to retire twice from the first three races but since then he has shown great maturity on the track. Meanwhile, Sergio Perez, his teammate is also showing a great run of form this season and showcased a scintillating drive at Silverstone to finish second from the last position.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who started the British GP from the third spot was looking for yet another win in his F1 career but in the dying stages of the race his one mistake cost him and he finished fourth overall. Meanwhile, his teammate Carlos Sainz won his first race in the form of the British GP in the 150th race start of his F1 career.
🤩 What a race… first win in F1 and with @ScuderiaFerrari!! Thank you all for your unconditional support. Let’s keep fighting!!! 💪🏼💪🏼
–#essereFerrari#Carlossainz pic.twitter.com/qOguIq7rIh
— Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) July 3, 2022
Moreover, Mercedes showed great improvements at the British GP but it was unlucky for George Russell as he had to retire from the race in the opening lap at Silverstone. With this result, Russell’s top-five finishes came to an end.
That’s the race halted for the moment after a multi-car accident, which included George.
He’s OK but is out of the race 💔
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 3, 2022
Red Bull will hold an advantage over Ferrari and Mercedes going into their home race. But, they will also have the pressure of delivering and this is where Ferrari and Mercedes can hand out a sucker punch.
