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35 more rounds – Pit stop Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver again switches to hard tires and returns to the track in third place.
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36 more rounds – Sainz is in Verstappen’s DRS.
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38 more rounds – Sainz is even two seconds faster than Verstappen in third place. The pace is not at all with the Red Bull driver.
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39 more rounds – Leclerc easily overtakes Verstappen in turn 3 and retakes the lead.
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40 more rounds – Leclerc drives within DRS of Verstappen.
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41 more rounds – It seems impossible for Verstappen to keep his leading position. Leclerc has the Dutchman in sight and is one second faster per lap.
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42 more rounds – Hamilton outwits Ocon and climbs to fourth place.
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- Verstappen
- Leclerc +3.4
- Sainz +6.6
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44 more rounds – And Sainz also makes his pit stop. Verstappen is back in charge. As mentioned, the Dutchman probably drives on a two-stop strategy, while the Ferraris go for one stop.
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45 more rounds – Leclerc makes his pit stop and returns to the track in third behind Verstappen. Sainz takes the lead.
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46 more rounds – Sergio Perez retires. The Red Bull driver sends his car ahead into the pits with technical problems.
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47 more rounds – Verstappen gets his second warning for track limits. A third is subject to a five-second time penalty.
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51 more rounds – It seems that Verstappen is going for a two-stop strategy and the Ferraris are opting for a one-stop strategy. A tactical battle on the Red Bull Ring. Verstappen is about a second per lap faster than Leclerc.
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- Leclerc
- Sainz +4.0
- Verstappen +14.8
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52 more rounds – Verstappen overtaking on Hamilton. The Dutchman is now third.
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55 more rounds – Verstappen is now just behind Hamilton in fourth place.
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56 more rounds – Verstappen is going like a spear on his hard tires. He outwits Schumacher and climbs to fifth place.
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57 more rounds – Pit stop Norris, which moves Verstappen to seventh place.
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58 more rounds – Pit stop Max Verstappen. The Dutchman falls back to eighth place and rejoins the track behind Norris.
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59 more rounds – There’s Charles Leclerc’s overtake on Max Verstappen! The Monegask outwits the Red Bull driver in the fourth corner and takes the lead.
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60 more rounds – “I’m not going to keep this up for long,” says Verstappen. “Unfortunately, it is still too early to make a pit stop,” Red Bull replied.
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61 more rounds – What a fight between Verstappen and Leclerc. The Monegask continues to attack the Dutchman, Verstappen defends aggressively.
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62 more rounds – “My tires don’t feel great,” said Verstappen.
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63 more rounds – Phew, Leclerc is so close. Verstappen has to defend tooth and nail.
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64 more rounds – Leclerc puts his Ferrari next to Verstappen’s Red Bull, but the Dutchman parries and holds his ground. It’s a wonderful opening phase of the race.
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64 more rounds – Leclerc is chasing Verstappen and is now very close.
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65 more rounds – Leclerc joins Verstappen and seems to be able to follow the Dutchman well. We haven’t seen an attack yet.
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67 more rounds – Mick Schumacher takes advantage of a mistake by Hamilton and climbs to seventh place.
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67 more rounds – Leclerc has DRS but is still too far to attack Verstappen.
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69 more rounds – Verstappen has not yet been able to drive Leclerc out of his DRS.
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- Verstappen
- Leclerc
- Sainz
- Russell
- Ocon
- Magnussen
- Hamilton
- Schumacher
- Ricciardo
- norris
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70 more rounds † Pérez gets tapped by Russell! The Mexican falls back to last place. Verstappen will have to do it alone today.
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START – Good start Verstappen, the Dutchman keeps the lead!
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Warm up lap – The cars roll up the grid through the orange smoke. The Austrian Grand Prix is about to start.
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Warm up lap – The warm-up lap is underway! All drivers move from place to place.
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2 more minutes until the warm-up round – The chance of a rain shower during the race is estimated by the FIA at about 10 percent.
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Only 6 minutes until the start – It is unclear why it took so long for Hamilton’s car to be ready. The Brit is now in his car.
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10 minutes to the start – There is still a lot of work going on at the front of Hamilton’s car.
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“It is amazing to see how much orange there is here”, Jos Verstappen tells viaplay† “You can see that it is very close together. I think it will be an exciting race. It is not obvious that Max will win today.”