Verstappen wins the second Sprint of the season

Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won today in the Sprint race of the Austrian Grand Prix, earning him pole position for the main competition on Sunday at the Spielberg circuit, located around 200 kilometers from the capital Vienna.

The current champion and leader of the 2022 World Cup repeated the victory obtained in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, where the first competition was held under this modality and added 8 more points for the cumulative classification.

After 23 laps of the Red Bull Ring, the Dutchman overtook the Ferraris of Monegasque Charles Leclerc and Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who won his first victory in the category at Silverstone last weekend.

In fourth place came Britain’s George Russell, of Mercedes, and in fifth place was his teammate, Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez.

The first ten places in the Sprint, which determines the GP classification, were completed by Frenchman Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault), Dane Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), German Mick Schumacher ( Haas) and Finn Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo).

The Chinese Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), injured last Sunday in the United Kingdom, finished 14th. below Briton Lando Norris (McLaren), Australian Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) and Canadian Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).

The last places, from the 15th. at 20 it was occupied by the Frenchman Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), the Thai Alexander Albon (Williams), the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), the Canadian Nicholas Latifi (Williams), the German Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and the Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who did not start due to problems with his Alpine-Renault.

The Austrian Grand Prix, won by Verstappen in three of the last four editions, will take place this Sunday from 10:00 a.m. in Argentina for 71 laps, with Fox Sports television.

Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won today in the Sprint race of the Austrian Grand Prix, earning him pole position for the main competition on Sunday at the Spielberg circuit, located around 200 kilometers from the capital Vienna.

The current champion and leader of the 2022 World Cup repeated the victory obtained in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, where the first competition was held under this modality and added 8 more points for the cumulative classification.

After 23 laps of the Red Bull Ring, the Dutchman overtook the Ferraris of Monegasque Charles Leclerc and Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who won his first victory in the category at Silverstone last weekend.

In fourth place came Britain’s George Russell, of Mercedes, and in fifth place was his teammate, Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez.

The first ten places in the Sprint, which determines the GP classification, were completed by Frenchman Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault), Dane Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), German Mick Schumacher ( Haas) and Finn Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo).

The Chinese Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), injured last Sunday in the United Kingdom, finished 14th. below Briton Lando Norris (McLaren), Australian Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) and Canadian Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).

The last places, from the 15th. at 20 it was occupied by the Frenchman Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), the Thai Alexander Albon (Williams), the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), the Canadian Nicholas Latifi (Williams), the German Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and the Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who did not start due to problems with his Alpine-Renault.

The Austrian Grand Prix, won by Verstappen in three of the last four editions, will take place this Sunday from 10:00 a.m. in Argentina for 71 laps, with Fox Sports television.

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