Max again, Max again. After all, the Dutchman's victory in the His team's home GP. Verstappen also triumphs in Austria, ahead of the Ferrari of Leclerc and his teammate Sergio Perez, author of an excellent comeback. Despite yet another victory for the world champion, there was no shortage of spectacle on the track, with lots of overtaking and above all track limits. Let's discover together the report cards of the top ten of the Austrian GP.
GP Austria, the report cards: the podium
Max Verstappen
Impressive. Once again, like every end of the race, we find ourselves commenting on a perfect weekend. What is impressive is the desire to want the fastest lap at all costs - demanding the pit stop at the end at all costs. Vote 10.
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari had to try to provide continuity after what they did in Canada and, if we naturally ignore Verstappen and Red Bull, they clearly beat their rivals. For Leclerc it is a very important podium - the second of the season - which rekindles some small hopes for the second part of the season. Rating 9.
Sergio Perez
His Friday had been disastrous. Fifteenth in qualifying and called for a great comeback. In the Sprint on Saturday, things seem to have changed. For him, considering the period of enormous difficulty, it is a podium worth its weight in gold. Rating 8.
Off the podium
Carlos Sainz
It was without a doubt his best weekend. He did everything he could to try to stay on the podium: his defense on Perez was exceptional, but there were still a lot of laps at the end. The only flaw is the 5 second penalty taken for track limits. Rating 9.5.
Lando Norris
The updates work; There is little rain on this. Norris has been excellent since Friday. The big question mark was the race pace and, although it wasn't brilliant, the Englishman's fifth position is a very clear message that McLaren is ready to return. Rating 8.5.
Fernando Alonso
It was a bit of an unusual weekend for him. He didn't particularly shine. He could have done more, but in the race it seems that it was the car that didn't allow him to go beyond sixth position. Rating 6.
Lewis Hamilton
The first to hit the track limits penalty – which cost him fifth place. Nervous throughout the race, forcing Wolff to intervene via radio to tell him: "Judas". Rating 5.
George Russell
It was a pretty complicated weekend for him. Eleventh in qualifying on Friday – fifteenth in Sprint Shootout due to a problem with his W14 – and only eighth in the Sprint. It was a comeback race, but he just wasn't able to push with his car. Rating 5.5.
Pierre Gasly
After a Saturday to forget, he was able to raise his head again, taking home a good ninth position. Nothing exceptional, but still only twelfth ahead of his teammate. Rating 6.
Lance stroll
Race carried out on a wrong strategy. He was very close to his teammate throughout the weekend, but he passed away at the most important moment. Rating 5.
