Pole: Max Verstappen
Winner: Max Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen 1.07.012
1-10
The Ferraris get away well and Leclerc tries for a move on the outside of lap 1. Hamilton gets ahead of Norris after the first corner as a safety car is deployed for Tsunoda. Tsunoda clipped the back of the alpine as he went for a move on the inside of Bottas at turn 1 and ends up going into the gravel at turn 3 as he brakes too late. Lap 4 and the safety car is in and Gasly is defending from Stroll as Albon, Russell and Perez are following close behind. Lap 7 and Norris have been keeping an eye on Hamilton as he reports supposedly Hamilton going over track limits 3 times but nothing reported from the stewards yet. Carlos Sainz is running in p3 and is using DRS to edge closer to his teammate. Lap 9, Zhou pits as we see Perez try a move around the outside of turn 2 on Russell.
10-20
Perez goes down the inside of Russell at turn 3 and manages to make the move going into turn 4 as Russell got the better exit. Lap 12, Hulkenberg pits as drivers are getting their laps deleted for track limits. Lap 14, Hulkenberg retires as he loses power VSC is deployed as Norris, Hamilton, Gasly, Russell, Albon, Sargeant and Sainz come into the pits. As the VSC has ended Bottas Gasly and Magnussen go 3 into turn 3 as they continue to swap places at turn 4. In lap 17, Hamilton has been given a 5-second penalty for track limits as Lewis has been struggling with the car as we see Sainz get past Norris for p5. Lap 18, Russell has got past the HAAS of Magnussen for p10. Lap 19, Sainz has managed to get past Hamilton as the Mercedes tries to fight back but Sainz is able to brake later as we see him a lap later get past Perez on fresher tyres.
20-30
Battles are happening across the field as Verstappen leads from Leclerc by 14 seconds. Hamilton is closing the gap to Perez and has made a couple of moves but hasn’t managed to make any stick yet. Hamilton has also been letting his team know that Perez has been off. In lap 25, Verstappen pits and goes onto the hard tyre as Ferrari makes it 1-2. Ocon and Tsunoda have been given penalties for track limits. Lap 26, Perez boxes. Verstappen gets the move done using DRS as he chases down Leclerc who is 6 seconds ahead. In lap 28, Norris has got past Hamilton using DRS with
Hamilton managing brake issues. Sainz has been given a 5-second penalty for track limits.
30-40
Perez is up to P8 after getting past Russell with DRS heading up to turn 3. In lap 33, Albon has been shown the black and white flag for track limits as Verstappen has closed the gap down to 1 second for the race lead. In lap 35, Verstappen makes a move down the inside of turn 3 and lifted off to ensure that he gets the DRS. In lap 36 Albon has a 5-second penalty, and Tsunoda has another 5-second penalty for not serving his original correctly as Stroll has been shown the black and white flag. Lap 37, Stroll has come into the pits for the hard tyres. Nyck De Vries has been given a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off the track at turns 5 and 6.
40-50
In lap 41, Ocon serves his penalty as Norris comes into the pits as do Russell and Albon. Gasly gets a 5-second penalty as Hamilton and Piastri come into the pits as Hamilton serves his penalty. Lap 44, Norris gets past Gasly for P6 as the new upgrades seem to be working well for McLaren. Alonso, Gasly and Sainz have pit on lap 46 for medium and hard tyres. In lap 47, Norris and Sainz are battling it out corner after corner as DRS keeps them within touching distance of each other as Leclerc is told to box for new tyres. Lap 49, Verstappen pits for new tyres with a 26 second lead ahead of his team mate Perez.
50-60
Lap 54, Tsunoda has been given a 10 second time penalty for track limits. Lap 57, a mistake from Norris allows Perez to get through for 04 as he is now chasing Sainz for P3. Lap 59, Perez and Sainz are battling it out at every corner as Perez tries to get round the outside as Sainz is slowing down to get DRS at turn 3.
60-71
Perez has been able to get past Sainz using the DRS at turn 3 as he is able to get the fastest lap as well. Stroll has overtaken Albon for P10 as they almost touch at turn 3. Lap 66, Sargeant has been given a 5 second penalty for track limits as we see the back 4 battling it out in a DRS train. Magnussen has been given a 5 second penalty for track limits as we see Norris go over track limits, Bottas takes P16 as Tsunoda and Magnussen and Piastri all follow closely behind. Lap 69, Verstappen comes into the pits for soft tyres to try and get the fastest lap with a 2.3 second pit stop. Lap 70, as Perez has been shown a black and white flag and will need to keep it between the white lines as Sainz is within 5 seconds. Final lap of the race as Verstappen takes his 46th win he overtakes Senna’s record for race wins as the home favourite, Verstappen takes the chequered flag at the Red Bull Ring. Leclerc comes home 2nd and Perez comes home 3rd.
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