The Austria GP of Formula 1 opens with an accident between Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen. McLaren dominates with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Leclerc third, Hamilton fourth with Ferrari. Ferrari now second in the manufacturers’ world championship.
On the Red Bull Ring circuit for black day for Mercedeswith George Russell which, after the victory in Canada, has never been competitive (not even on trial) and Andrea Kimi Antonelli who, after the anonymity of the Saturday, becomes the protagonist but in the negative: on the first lap he arrives long at the braking and ends up on him to Max Verstappeneliminating the pilot who in the first part of the season had given some twisted thread to McLaren.
And so already from the first lap it is clear how it will end, why at the start Lando Norris capitalizes the pole position by shooting in front of everyone and Oscar Plastri overtakes the Ferrari Of Charles Leclercwith the Monegasque trying to overcome Lando and instead finds herself passed by Oscar. From then on, nothing will change, if not the satisfaction of the Ferrari to be the only ones to keep the rhythm of the McLarenbut without ever approaching them.
Backward steps and family struggle
The new suspension mounted on the machine of Lando Norris demonstrates once again the superiority of McLarenbut finally also the work of the Maranello team begins to see: with the new fund that made her debut in Austria, the Red they conquer the podium with Charles Leclerc and fourth place with Lewis Hamiltonwhich at some point would have liked to avoid the last pit stop to try to stay in front of Leclerc and thus conquer the first podium since he drives the Ferrariin the week that leads to the Grand Prix of Silverstonewhere English will live the first real crowd bath.
But the indication of the box (where there was no Team Principal Frédéric vasseurreplaced by Jérôme d’Ambrosio to the wall) was peremptory, and so Hamilton Once again he finished the race behind his teammate. Same situation for Oscar Plastriwhich only at the twentieth lap had the opportunity to overcome Norrisbut was mocked by a locking, and then his run – for the rest of the Grand Prix – never materialized.
Evolution rankings
In the world ranking now Plate has fifteen points ahead of Norriswhile in that manufacturers there Ferrari overcomes the Mercedes and is second behind the McLareneven if very far (417 points to 210).
