All information on the Austrian GP
In a month full of Formula 1the category lands Austria after the British Grand Prix, which had the Spaniard Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) as the winner of the race, while the Mexican Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and seven-time champion of the tournament Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completed the podium.
the victory of ferrari It allowed Charles Leclerc (4th in Great Britain) to get close to Dutchman Max Verstappen, the absolute leader of the championship. However, the team’s decision to pit only Sainz after entering the safety car with 14 laps to go knocked the Monegasque from first to fourth.
“ferrari I won and I won, so in no case was it a bad decision, “Sainz said. at the end of the race. Furthermore, he added that “it is true that Charles (Leclerc) was left in a compromised situation, but he allowed ferrari have a clear position to win the race.
Sainz remained with the British GP.
After the news that Leclerc had met several members of the ferrari days after the race, it was the same driver who had the task of denying any kind of conflict within the team, while regretting having lost the position.
“Before the safety car enters you go first and second and when it’s over you finish first and fourth, obviously there is a kind of disappointment, but there is no kind of division within the team, that’s for sure”, he said. Leclerc.
Formula 1: the sprint race is back
During Austrian GP will return the sprint race, presented in the previous season at Interlagos, Monza and Silverstone.
This season they were already playing in Imola (Verstappen won, followed by Leclerc and “Checo” Pérez); the second will take place this Saturday in Austria and will be repeated in Interlagos.
The sprint are a simplified version of the traditional breeds of the Formula 1, with a duration of about 25 and 30 minutes. In addition, it takes place over 100 kilometers, almost a third of the Sunday race course.
Verstappen was the winner of the Imola sprint race.
However, for this season the sprint race They come with a series of changes, among which the sum of the points obtained by the winner stands out (it went from 3 to 8) and the number of pilots who receive the units for the general classification (before the first three got it, while now they will be the first eight).
The points distributed by the sprint were defined as follows: the winner will get 8 points, 2nd, 7 points, 3rd, 6 points, 4th, 5 points, 5th, 4 points; the 6th, 3 points, the 7th, 2 points and the 8th, 1 point.
Leclerc and “Checo” Pérez completed the podium of the Imola sprint race.
Meanwhile, the pole position in the classification will be defined, which is brought forward to Friday after Free Practice 1. For its part, the rest of the grid will be composed of the positions of the sprint race.
Schedules and how to watch Austrian GP training and qualifying on TV
the return of the sprint race will do the day of Formula 1 it undergoes a change of program compared to the last GP: free practice 1 will take place on Friday 8 July starting at 8:30 am, while qualifying will begin on the same day at 12:00.
For its part, free practice 2 will take place on Saturday 9 July starting at 7:30 and the sprint race will start at 11:30. The broadcast can be followed through the platform of its category (F1 TV Pro), with the negotiation of the package of all competitions, in addition to training and qualifying tests.
Likewise, it will also be available in streaming on the Disney platform, Star Plus and the training and ranking will be broadcast live on Fox Sports.
Position ranking (drivers)
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 181 points
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull): 147 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): 138 points
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): 127 points
- George Russell (Mercedes): 111 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 93 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren): 58 points
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo): 46 points
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine): 39 points
- Fernando Alonso (Alpine): 28 points
- Pierre Gasly (Alfa Tauri): 16 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas): 16 points
- Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin): 15 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren): 15 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri): 11 points
- Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo): 5 points
- Mick Schumacher (Haas): 4 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams): 3 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): 3 points
- Nicholas Latifi (Williams): 0 points
Ranking (constructors)
- Red Bull: 328 points
- Ferrari: 265 points
- Mercedes: 204 points
- McLaren: 73 points
- Alpine: 67 points
- Alfa Romeo: 51 points
- Alfa Toro: 27 points
- Hass: 20 points
- Aston Martin: 18 points
- Williams: 3 points
Formula 1 calendar
- Bahrain GP – March 18-20
- Saudi Arabian GP – March 25-27
- Australian GP – April 8-10
- GP of Emilia Romagna (Imola) – April 22-24
- Miami GP – May 6-8
- Spanish GP – 20-22 May
- Monaco GP – May 27-29
- Azerbaijan GP – June 10-12
- Canadian GP – June 17-19
- British GP – 1-3 July
- Austrian GP – July 8-10
- French GP -22-24 July
- Hungarian GP – 29-31 July
- Belgian GP – August 26-28
- Dutch GP from -2 to 4 September
- Italian GP – 9-11 September
- Singapore GP – 30 September to 2 October
- Japanese GP – October 7-9
- United States GP (Austin) – 21-23 October
- Mexican GP (Mexico City) – 21-23 October
- Brazilian GP (San Paolo) – 11-13 November
- Abu Dhabi GP – November 18-20
Source: Clarin
