F1 2019 - Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix (after hours) - Formula 1

F1 2019 - Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix (after hours) - Formula 1

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Austrian Grand Prix ahead of Charles Leclerc, but it took three hours for the result to become official.

Max Verstappen won with Red Bull il Austrian Grand Prix a Spielberg - ninth proof F1 world 2019 - before Charles Leclerc but you had to wait three hours for the result to be official. Controversial overtaking Dutch driver vs. second guide on lap 69 Ferrari in fact, this led to an investigation that lasted longer than expected.

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Verstappen's success al Red Bull Ring coincides with the return - after 13 years - of the motorized single-seater. Honda on the top step of the podium. Also worth mentioning Lewis Hamilton from the "troika" Mercedes eight months later (fifth behind Sebastian Vettel) this is ours Antonio Giovinazzi tenth fromAlfa Romeo (the first Italian driver to wear glasses after nine years: the last to succeed Vitantonio Liuzzi in the South Korean Grand Prix 2010).

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Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

Best race ever (so far) for Charles Leclerc: On Saturday he took pole position, and on Sunday he had a great start and confidently lead the race before losing on the 69th lap to the crazy Verstappen.

Third podium in a row and best place in career: victory is sure to come F1 world 2019, it remains only to understand when.

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen it was fantastic: yesterday he showed the best result of his career (secondly, the Dutch driver never got pole), and today, after a terrible start, when he lost seven positions, he recovered to take home the victory after a controversial overtaking ... against Leclerc.

Would he deserve punishment? Logically, no, according to the previous decisions of the commissars, yes. It doesn't matter: he deserved a triumph and once again proved that he is a fast and stable racer (18 Grands Prix in a row in the "five").

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton on lap 22 he threw a solid podium downwind when he ruined the front fender of his Mercedes hit a post, and in the second half of the Grand Prix, he could not go as fast as he would like. Not forgetting that two penalty spots on the net (second to fourth) have been corrected for penalty points. Kimi Raikkonen during qualification.

After ten races in a row in the "top three" the leader F1 world 2019 missed the podium. In our opinion, this is just a bad moment: let's prepare for his dominance in two weeks at the home Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

В Austrian Grand Prix destructive for Mercedes Valtteri Bottas saved the day by finishing third.

Another specific test for the Finnish driver, who finished the year consistently in the top ten.

Ferrari

Nine for Leclerc's race, five for Vettel's leadership: problems during qualifying, which forced the German driver to start from ninth position, and a disrupted race in the first pit stop, when the mechanics of Cavallino found themselves with Seb in the boxes without tires to ride.

La Rossa has not won a Grand Prix in over eight months: same period Red Bull he won two. There is still much to be done ...

F1 World Championship 2019 – Results of the Austrian Grand Prix

Free practice 1

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 04.838

2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 04.982

3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 04.999

4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1: 05.141

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 05.260

Free practice 2

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1: 05.086

2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 05.417

3. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull) - 1: 05.487

4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 05.529

5. Carlos Sainz Jr. (McLaren) - 1:05.545

Free practice 3

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1: 03.987

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 04.130

3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 04.221

4. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 04.250

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 04.446

Qualifications

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1: 03.003

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 03.262

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 03.439

4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 03.537

5 Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1: 04.072

Ratings

2019 Austrian Grand Prix ranking

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)	1h22: 01.822
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)	+ 2,7 s
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)	+ 19,0 s
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)	+ 19,6 s
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	+ 22,8 s

World Drivers Ranking

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	197 items
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)	166 items
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)	126 items
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)	123 items
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)	105 items

World ranking of constructors

Mercedes	363 items
Ferrari	228 items
Red Bull-Honda	169 items
McLaren-Renault	52 items
Renault	32 items