Purple Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was dominant all through this previous weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, which happened on the Purple Bull Ring and served as spherical ten of the 2023 Components 1 World Championship.

After claiming pole and profitable the Dash race, the reigning world champion went on to win the principle occasion, forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and teammate Sergio Perez, who took second and third, respectively. Verstappen managed to construct up a lead of 24 seconds within the closing third of the race, offering him with sufficient of a spot to pit for a set of sentimental tires and declare the bonus level for the quickest lap.

Verstappen was joined by Leclerc on the entrance of the grid firstly of the race, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and McLaren’s Lando Norris behind them. Perez in the meantime needed to begin from fifteenth on the grid after one other disastrous qualifying session. He failed to achieve Q3 for the fourth successive weekend after shedding all three of his Q2 laps to trace limits, the place all 4 wheels of the automotive cross the monitor’s white boundary line.

Monitor limits additionally proved to be a difficulty through the race for a complete eight drivers, who obtained numerous time penalties: The listing included Sainz, Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, Williams’ Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, and AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries and Yuki Tsunoda.

2023 Components 1 Austrian Grand Prix

There have been few further dramas, although Tsunoda tangled with one of many Alpines firstly of the race, damaging his entrance wing and inflicting the security automotive to emerge whereas particles was cleared. The digital security automotive would later be required when Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg was compelled to retire resulting from energy unit points.

For Ferrari, the race proved the effectiveness of current upgrades, amongst which had been new designs for the entrance wing and ground. It was clear that each drivers may preserve a powerful tempo all through the whole race.

In Sainz’s case, there have been spectacular overtaking strikes, whereas additionally affirmation of progress made with tire administration. And for Leclerc, it was a podium end for the primary time this season.

Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen has a transparent lead within the 2023 Drivers’ Championship together with his complete of 229 factors, versus the 148 factors of Perez in second. Third within the standings is Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso with 131 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Purple Bull leads with 377 factors, versus the 178 of Mercedes in second and 175 of Aston Martin in third. The following race on the calendar is the British Grand Prix on this coming weekend.

Max Verstappen on the 2023 Components 1 Austrian Grand Prix – Photograph credit score: Getty Photos

Beneath are the complete outcomes from the 2023 Components 1 Austrian Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing
2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +5.155 seconds
3) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing +17.188 seconds
4) Lando Norris, McLaren +26.327 seconds
5) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +30.317 seconds
6) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +31.377 seconds
7) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +48.403 seconds
8) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +49.196 seconds
9) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +59.043 seconds
10) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri +67.667 seconds
11) Alexander Albon, Williams +79.767 seconds
12) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
13) Logan Sargeant, Williams +1 lap
14) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +1 lap
15) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
16) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +1 lap
17) Nyck De Vries, AlphaTauri +1 lap
18) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap
19) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +1 lap
20) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – DNF