Max Verstappen remains steadfast in his fight to be world champion for the first time in his career. Second consecutive victory for the Dutch driver, who had a placid career at the helm of the Styrian Grand Prix and is the most leader in the Formula 1 World Championship . The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas completed the podium on another difficult day for those of Toto Wolff, who have already accumulated four races without winning and are still unable to react to the dominance of Red Bull.
Spectacular career of Carlos Sainz . The Madrid Ferrari driver started from twelfth position after a difficult qualifying, but his great pace and the successful strategy of the Italian team allowed him to finish the Styrian Grand Prix in a creditable sixth position . Fernando Alonso , one of the great entertainers this Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, also finished among the points.
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The Styrian Grand Prix was a great opportunity for Max Verstappen to increase his distance in front of the World Championship at the home of Red Bull. A goal that got on track at the start, staying firmly at the front of the race without leaving any opportunity for a Lewis Hamilton who seems incapable of hurting the Dutchman. Nothing changed in the first five positions at the start and all eyes were focused on Alonso , who was starring in a beautiful battle alongside Leclerc and Stroll .
The emotion was in the middle zone
After some races in which the focus was on the fight for victory, usually with Verstappen and Hamilton as protagonists, the excitement at the Styrian Grand Prix was in the middle zone with Stroll, Alonso, Tsunoda and Sainz’s Ferraris and Leclerc as entertainers. Mad Max and the seven-time world champion were flying at the front of the race, although not getting too close throughout the race, and Bottas was beating Perez in the fight for third place, so the excitement was in the middle zone.
The big winner in that middle zone was Ferrari, with Carlos Sainz sixth and Charles Leclerc in seventh position . The Madrid-born race was one of those that must be taught to young people who want to become Formula 1 drivers: starting from twelfth position, he held out on hard tires until lap 40 in an overcut to the entire group that came from behind to get out of seventh and overtake Stroll. Sixth place for the Spaniard in one of his best days at Ferrari .
For his part, Fernando Alonso finished in ninth position in another good race for the Alpine rider . The Asturian made a great start, showed the good rhythm of the French team during the race, but ended up suffering and was overtaken by Leclerc’s Ferrari when he struggled to maintain eighth position. Good result for the Spanish drivers in the Styrian Grand Prix, which reinforces the leadership of Max Verstappen at the helm of the Formula 1 World Championship.
