Verstappen, 25, signed his forty-second victory in F1, his seventh so far this year, winning again with great authority – setting the fastest lap on the last lap – ahead of Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and the other Red Bulls. , that of the Mexican Sergio Pérez; who starred in the return of the day, starting fifteenth and finishing third.
Spaniards Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished fourth and sixth respectively. The Englishman Lando Norris (McLaren), between them, finished the race in fifth position.
Verstappen, who signed his fifth consecutive victory, now leads the championship with 229 points, 81 more than ‘Checo’ and one hundred over the double world champion Asturian, third overall.
The two Mercedes drivers, Englishman Lewis Hamilton -seven times world champion- and George Russell, finished seventh and eighth respectively.
Frenchman Pierre Gasly (Alpine) finished ninth this Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, where Alonso’s teammate, Canadian Lance Stroll, scored the last point in play by finishing tenth.
The next event, the British Grand Prix, will take place next weekend at the Silverstone circuit (England).
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