F1 | Verstappen beats Norris in Austrian sprint

Dutch pilot Max Verstappen conquered this Friday’pole position‘belonging Austrian Grand Prix, Sprint.the eleventh stage of the World Cup on the track Red Bull Ringahead of the British by 93 thousandths Lando Norris (McLaren) and with the Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren) to three tenths, while Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) finished fifth and Sergio “Checo” Perezseventh.

The reigning world champion cleared everything possible doubts arose in Free Practice 1 relatively engineon a track that is not very favorable for the “energetics”, but their muscles allowed them to overcome, albeit with difficulty, some competitive McLarenwho have shown that they are the only alternative currently.

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Verstappen clocked 1:04.686, 93 thousandths better than Norris, who had earlier beaten Piastri, who ended up three tenths behind the Dutchman. Apart from the usual heroes who were on top in the last races, they had an interesting battle one step behind. Ferrari And Mercedes. George Russellfourth, beat Sainz, who will start fifth, and Lewis Hamilton He will start sixth, ahead of the poor Czech team (Red Bull).

Charles Leclerc I had to come to an agreement with him tenth position, due to bad luck, not having managed to complete a single lap in SQ3, while Aston Martin They were eliminated from the final round. And the worst news for Fernando Alonso in that he could not overcome Lance Strolleven losing to the Canadian on the final corner of his fastest lap.

After the first lap, the favorites, without very brilliant laps, failed to qualify for SQ2 on the first lap, only the seven-time world champion, who tried too hard to get the time that allowed him to survive this “mini-qualifying” for Saturday by a few hundredths.

Japanese Yuki Tsunodamain character rotate on the input curve towards the target, touching the gravel next to the piano, it was he who made the first blow. eliminated They were Australians in that first round. Daniel Ricciardo (Visa Cash App RB), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Valtteri Bottas (Bid), Alex Albon (Williams) and Guanyu Zhou (Bid).

V kv2, Vertstappen opened the disqualification, realizing he did not need better track conditions to achieve the required time, followed by the tuned Russell and Piastri’s McLaren, one tenth behind. The Ferraris of Sainz and Leclerc round out this instant top five, with Hamilton, sixth, feeling somewhat more comfortable.

However, Aston Martin, Alpine, Logan Sargeant, Tsunoda And Kevin Magnussen They were waiting for a single attempt with the route, although the French team was only satisfied with it. Esteban Ocon And Pierre Gasly They came close to finishing ninth and tenth, demonstrating that without the need for much modification the car was much smoother on the track.

This SQ2 was a roof Alonso, the thirteenth, just behind Canadian Stroll, injured after touching the gravel in the final corner of the Red Bull Ring. Both finished within six tenths of the fastest time set by the Dutch champion. Thus, the people from Silverstone lost in the second round. SergeantJapanese pilot and Magnussen.

Finally, ‘top 10“The decision was made with the softest tyre and in just 3 minutes as the teams waited for the one final attempt to play all or nothing. Mercedes started their fast lap first but it did them no good. Russell will come out fourth and Hamiltonsixth in the sprint, three and five tenths behind Verstappen respectively.

The Dutchman has regained pole, albeit in a short format, after Norris did it in Barcelona, ​​without a sprint. It is the British “papaya” who starts second, with his teammate Piastri starting from the second row. Charles Leclerc failed to complete a single lap’cause it took too long to get out of’pit lane‘, where he was stopped due to a malfunction in the car.

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(Europe Press)