How Max Verstappen won the sprint race at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the Sprint race at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix!

Lewis Hamilton then criticised the fans who jeered him...

Connor McDonagh_1

09 Jul 2022

11:44

Verstappen sets another fastest lap - a 1m08.966s, 0.184s clear of Sainz.

11:43

Current order: Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Norris, Gasly, Ricciardo, Albon, Perez, Tsunoda and Latifi.

11:42

#OnThisDay 90 years ago...

The original Prancing Horse emblem made its debut - and the @ScuderiaFerrari cars are sporting it this weekend! #AustrianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/3dcH96hH0l
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 9, 2022

11:39

Verstappen continues to improve - 1m09.067s puts him 0.4s clear of Sainz.

11:38

Verstappen gets to work on the softs with a 1m09.170s, 0.4s clear of the rest.

11:38

Perez's first lap puts him fourth on the softs, 1.4s off the pace.

11:36

Sainz goes top with a 1m09.833s but he's soon displaced by Leclerc at the top.

11:36

Leclerc takes to the top with a 1m10.353s on the mediums, 0.030s ahead of Norris on softs.

11:34

An update from Mercedes

Good afternoon everybody! It’s been a massive job since yesterday to prepare the cars, with limited working hours (a total of six from end of Q to start of FP2) and limited quantities of spares.

We have swapped Lewis to the spare chassis owing to rhs damage from the accident. Both cars have different gearboxes to yesterday, from within their permitted pool.

Floors and wings have been repaired and/or swapped.PU’s have been thoroughly checked - and nothing replaced.We hope to be running mid-way through the session, if all goes smoothly from here onwards.

11:34

Saturday weather in Spielberg #AustrianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/9Y4GjhewsG
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 9, 2022

11:33

Norris leads the way with a 1m11.410s on the softs, 0.8s ahead of Bottas.

11:32

Chassis change for Lewis, floor and wing repairs, Power Unit checks and more… so much work to do in just six hours, but we’re giving it everything to get the boys out on track in FP2 pic.twitter.com/OG8himmNp7
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 9, 2022

11:30

FP2 is now underway at the Red Bull Ring.

11:08

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