Max Verstappen has won the Styrian Grand Prix. The Mercedes drivers will accompany him on the podium. Lewis Hamilton as second and Valtteri Bottas as third. Sergio Pérez finished in fourth position and Lando Norris in fifth. Carlos Sainz , who started twelfth, finished sixth ahead of Leclerc , his teammate. Lance Stroll , meanwhile, was eighth ahead of Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda closed the points area. The other Alpine rider, Esteban Ocon , finished in fourteenth position.
Minute by minute of the Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix, live
Fernando Alonso maintains the ninth position!
Despite having DRS, Yuki Tsunoda was unable to overtake Fernando Alonso , who finished ninth. Carlos Sainz finished sixth and the fastest lap of the race was for Lewis Hamilton .
Another victory for Verstappen!
Max Verstappen wins the Styrian Grand Prix and will be joined on the podium by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas . Sergio Pérez has not been able to pass him.
Lap 70/71 – Last lap
Hamilton stops in search of the fastest lap. Tsunoda is already in the DRS zone with respect to Fernando Alonso . Sergio Pérez very close to Bottas .
Lap 69/71 – Raikkonen overtakes Vettel
Raikkonen overtakes Vettel and gets eleventh.
Lap 68/71 – Tsunoda approaches Fernando Alonso
Yuki Tsunoda is not satisfied with the tenth position and will try to pass Fernando Alonso in the last laps.
Lap 65/71 – Carlos Sainz unfolds
Carlos Sainz overtakes Lewis Hamilton and unfolds. Great race for the Spaniard who rolls sixth and came out twelfth.
Lap 63/71 – Threat of rain
The track is cloudy and some drops may fall. Fernando Alonso makes his personal fastest lap.
Lap 60/71 -Leclerc overtakes Stroll
Leclerc takes seventh after overtaking Stroll and is behind Carlos Sainz . Both would add points for Ferrari, which would cut McLaren despite Lando Norris riding fifth.
Lap 57/71 – Red Bull gives no truce
Sergio Pérez entered the pits and started looking for the fastest lap. At the moment he has it in his pocket. Get the goal that Hamilton does not add an extra point, for now.
Lap 56/71 – Leclerc passes Tsunoda and also Fernando Alonso
Leclerc , on younger tires, overtook Tsunoda and Fernando Alonso on the same lap. The Monegasque is already eighth and Alonso ninth.
Lap 55/71 – The situation of Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso
Carlos Sainz rolls comfortably in sixth position with more than nine seconds of advantage over Stroll . Fernando Alonso , meanwhile, approaches Stroll, although he will have to be careful with Leclerc if he manages to pass Tsunoda , something he is trying.
Lap 53/71 – Hamilton still has the fastest race lap
Lewis Hamilton , who is already seven and a half seconds behind Verstappen , would add an extra point thanks to the fastest lap.
Lap 50/71 – Leclerc overtakes Vettel
Leclerc is already in the Top-10. The two Ferrari drivers, in the points zone. Only Lando Norris would score for McLaren .
Lap 49/71 – The fight for the podium heats up
Sergio Pérez is getting closer and closer to Bottas, who rolls third.
Lap 48/71 – This is the Top-10
Right now the top 10 are Verstappen, Hamilton, Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz (sixth), Stroll, Fernando Alonso (eighth), Tsunoda and Vettel.
Lap 45/71 – Carlos Sainz overtakes Stroll and starts sixth
Carlos Sainz takes advantage of the fact that he has younger tires than Stroll to overtake the German and gain a position. The Madrid native is already sixth.
Lap 43/71 – Carlos Sainz starts ahead of Fernando Alonso!
Carlos Sainz stops and comes out seventh ahead of Fernando Alonso . Ferrari surprises and puts hard tires on the Madrilenian and may have put soft ones.
Lap 42/71 – Carlos Sainz’s tires fail
The tires are no longer an advantage for Carlos Sainz , who will enter soon.
Lap 39/71 – Russell leaves
What a pity! George Russell , who was having a great career, cannot continue and quits.
Lap 38/71 – Carlos Sainz rolls fifth and Alonso ninth
After the last stops, Carlos Sainz remains fifth and Fernando Alonso has risen to ninth position.
Lap 36/71 – Carlos Sainz has found the rhythm
Carlos Sainz continues to roll fast and would already be ahead of Tsunoda . That is, behind Fernando Alonso .
Lap 34/71 – Quick lap for Hamilton
Fast lap for Hamilton , who is riding just under four and a half seconds behind Verstappen .
Lap 32/71 – For Norris and Carlos Sainz it is already fifth
For Lando Norris and comes sixth behind Carlos Sainz . Fernando Alonso continues rolling twelfth.
Lap 31/71 – Carlos Sainz rolls sixth
Carlos Sainz rolls very well on the medium tire. He has not stopped and is sixth behind Sergio Pérez . Lando Norris has also not stopped and rolls third.
Lap 29/71 – Verstappen still leading after stoppage
They have already stopped the first and Verstappen and Hamilton remain in the first and second position. Bottas would climb the podium with them.
Lap 29/71 – For Stroll and starts ahead of Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso was unable to overtake Stroll despite having stopped before him.
Lap 28/71 – Alonso stops and starts twelfth
Fernando Alonso maintains the position with Tsunoda after his stop. It comes out twelfth.
Lap 28/71 – Bottas takes third
For Bottas and comes out ahead of Sergio Pérez . Good move from Mercedes.
Lap 27/71 – Bad stop also for Sergio Pérez
Bad save by Sergio Pérez that Bottas could take advantage of to get third.
Lap 27/71 – Russell’s disastrous save
Russell stops, loses a lot of time, and Carlos Sainz climbs to ninth position.
Lap 25/71 – Leclerc overtakes Esteban Ocon
Leclerc , who had to stop, overtook Esteban Ocon and placed fourteenth. Fernando Alonso’s teammate is not having a comfortable career.
Lap 23/71 – Alonso leaves Russell and approaches Stroll
Russell is no longer in the DRS zone with respect to Fernando Alonso . Alonso, closer and closer to Stroll , who rolls sixth.
Lap 21/71 – Vettel closes in on Carlos Sainz
From Fernando Alonso to thirteenth position, the drivers are less than a second from one another. Vettel approaches Carlos Sainz .
Lap 20/71 – Top speed, a problem for Carlos Sainz
Although Carlos Sainz is very close to Tsunoda , Ferrari’s lack of top speed is preventing him from passing the AlphaTauri driver.
Lap 17/71 – Alonso is a turtle
Fernando Alonso rolls slow, which is allowing Russell , Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz to hunt down the Spaniard.
Lap 15/71 – This is the fight for the Top-10
Verstappen, Hamilton, Sergio Pérez, Bottas, Norris, Stroll, Fernando Alonso (seventh), Russell, Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz (tenth) are now the top 10.
Lap 13/71 – Carlos Sainz fights for eighth position
Although Carlos Sainz rolls tenth, he is very close to Tsunoda and also to Russell . Russell rolls slow and is allowing Fernando Alonso to settle into seventh position.
Lap 11/71 – Bottas also passes Norris
Valtteri Bottas overtakes Lando Norris and takes fourth. Bottas is on medium tires and Sergio Pérez on soft tires, which can play in favor of the Finnish rider in the fight for the podium.
Lap 10/71 – Carlos Sainz approaches Tsunoda
Carlos Sainz , who rolls tenth, approaches Tsunoda . Sainz goes with means and it should be an advantage for the Spanish.
Lap 10/71 – What an overtaking Sergio Pérez to Norris!
Sergio Pérez overtakes Lando Norris and takes third after Verstappen and Hamilton .
Lap 10/71 – Stroll overtakes Alonso
Lance Stroll passes Fernando Alonso and takes sixth.
Lap 8/71 – Ricciardo suffers
Daniel Ricciardo has inexplicably slipped to thirteenth place. Something happens to the McLaren driver.
Lap 7/71 – Verstappen has the fastest lap
The fastest lap right now is for Max Verstappen , which would give him an extra point.
Lap 5/71 – Top 10
Right now the top 10 are Verstappen, Hamilton, Lando Norris, Sergio Pérez, Bottas, Fernando Alonso (sixth), Russell, Ricciardo, Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz (tenth).
Lap 3/71 – Alonso and Sainz gain one position
Pierre Gasly retires. It does not affect Fernando Alonso or Carlos Sainz.
Lap 2/71 – Alonso and Sainz gain one position
Leclerc has had to enter and Fernando Alonso is already seventh and Carlos Sainz eleventh.
The Styrian Grand Prix kicks off!
Max Verstappen maintains the first position ahead of Hamilton . Alonso has passed Leclerc but has managed to regain his position. Asturian seventh. Carlos Sainz also maintains the twelfth position.
15:00 – Fernando Alonso leaves with soft and Carlos Sainz with media
Fernando Alonso starts with soft tires and Carlos Sainz , like the drivers who have been able to choose tires, do so with resources. The formation lap starts.
14:55 – Hamilton’s doubts
“I want to congratulate Max because he has been very fast all weekend. The good news is that because of the Bottas sanction we will start second. We’ll see if we can get closer tomorrow, but I think we lack rhythm, ”said Lewis Hamilton after qualifying.
14:49 – Statement by Max Verstappen
After taking the third pole of the season, Max Verstappen noted: “It has been a great weekend. I’m very happy to start from pole here at home . No race is easy and tomorrow it will be very tight ”.
14:43 – It doesn’t look like it’s going to rain in Austria
Although there was an 80 percent rain forecast for the race on Saturday, the situation on the track is currently similar to yesterday. It even seems like it’s hotter. The forecast for rain is now between 15 and 35 percent .
14:39 – Alonso is left over
After qualifying, Fernando Alonso assured that he was still not one hundred percent: ” Maybe not one hundred percent because there is always something to find but much more comfortable with the car than in Bahrain or Imola at the beginning of the year.”
14:33 – Statements by Alonso
Fernando Alonso ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix: “ I expect a stressful race due to the degradation of the tires , it will be very demanding. We left eighth if the points are at our disposal ”.
14:30 – Carlos Sainz’s ‘optimism’ for the Styrian Grand Prix
” I think it is difficult to be worse than today in qualifying . It is clear that there is something that we are not fully understanding at this circuit, hopefully the trends will change and in the race we will know how to go forward and not backward, “added Carlos Sainz after the qualifying session.
14:24 – The Red Bull Ring is far from being an ally for Carlos Sainz
“ You can tell that we are suffering in this type of circuit with so many long straight and fast middle corner . The car is not adapting very well and, honestly, it is also costing me a little more to know how to drive it on this type of circuit, but hey, it’s what we have and we hope that in the race we can go a little bit ahead ” declared Carlos Sainz after the qualifying session.
14:17 – This is how the grid has been after Tsunoda’s sanction
1. Max Verstappen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Lando Norris
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Valtteri Bottas
6. Pierre Gasly
7. Charles Leclerc
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Lance Stroll
10. George Russell
11. Yuki Tsunoa
12. Carlos Sainz
13. Daniel Ricciardo
14. Sebastian Vettel
15. Antonio Giovinazzi
16. Nicholas Latifi
17. Esteban Ocon
18. Kimi Räikkönen
19. Mick Schumacher
20. Nikita Mazepin
14:10 – This is the classification of the Drivers’ World Championship
1. Max Verstappen – 131 points
2. Lewis Hamilton – 119 points
3. Sergio Pérez – 84 points
4. Lando Norris – 76 points
5. Valtteri Bottas – 59 points
6. Charles Leclerc – 52 points
7. Carlos Sainz – 42 points
8. Pierre Gasly – 37 points
9. Daniel Ricciardo – 34 points
10. Sebastian Vettel – 30 points
11. Fernando Alonso – 17 points
12. Esteban Ocon – 12 points
13. Lance Stroll – 10 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda – 8 points
15. Antonio Giovinazzi – 1 points
16. Kimi Räikkönen – 1 points
17. George Russell – 0 points
18. Mick Schumacher – 0 points
19. Nikita Mazepin – 0 points
20. Nicholas Latifi – 0 points
14:05 – This is the classification of the Constructors’ World Cup
1. Red Bull Racing Honda –215 points
2. Mercedes – 178 points
3. McLaren Mercedes – 110 points
4. Ferrari – 94 points
5. Alpha Tauri Honda – 45 points
6. Aston Martin Mercedes – 40 points
7. Alpine Renault – 29 points
8.Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari – 2 points
9. Williams Mercedes – 0 points
10. Haas Ferrari – 0 points
14:00 – One hour for the start of the Styrian Grand Prix
Welcome to the live narration of the Formula 1 Styrian Gram Prize on OKDIARIO. One hour to go before this exciting race begins.
Styrian Grand Prix preview
Fernando Alonso will start the 2021 Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix from eighth position after Yuki Tsunoda was sanctioned for obstructing Bottas during qualifying. The AlphaTauri rider has been delayed to eleventh position and will start in Austria just ahead of Carlos Sainz, who will start twelfth.
The Madrilenian will have to do magic to finish the Styrian Grand Prix in the points as Ferrari has not been able to solve the problems that both Sainz and Leclerc have had with their tires. Precisely the latter will come out somewhat better in Austria. He will do it in seventh position, ahead of Fernando Alonso .
From pole, for the third time this season, he will face the Grand Prix of Styria Max Verstappen. The Dutchman wants to take advantage of the fact that Red Bull runs at home to extend his advantage in the World Cup over Lewis Hamilton, which is 12 points. Precisely the Mercedes driver will be the one who starts second and after him will be Lando Norris , Sergio Pérez , Valtteri Bottas and Pierre Gasly .
Where to watch the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix on TV?
The 2021 Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix can be seen today on television through DAZN and on the DAZN F1 channel that has enabled the platform in Movistar so that customers who are not subscribed to it can continue to enjoy the races. In addition, the Styrian Grand Prix can be followed with live commentary from one hour before the start of the race through the OKDIARIO website.
