Verstappen destroys field in sprint race triumph at wet Austria GP

Verstappen destroys field in sprint race triumph at wet Austria GP

World champion Max Verstappen was in a league of his personal once more when he received a moist dash race in a Red Bull one-two on the staff’s Austrian Formula One house race.

Verstappen misplaced the begin to team-mate Sergio Perez however by no means appeared again after taking the lead seconds later to win by an enormous margin of 21 seconds from Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

The Dutchman has topped each session in Spielberg, observe and qualifying on Friday, and Saturday’s shoot-out qualifying and the dash. He can be the highest favorite for a seventh season victory from 9 grands prix on Sunday.

Verstappen elevated his championship lead by one other level to 70 over Perez.

A drying observe within the last third of the 24-lap race spiced issues up as some drivers pitted to shed their intermediate tyres for slicks. Nico Hülkenberg benefited by coming a robust sixth for Haas, and Goerge Russell rose from fifteenth on the grid to salvage one level for Mercedes in eighth.

Source: www.anews.com.tr