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F1 Austrian GP Live Commentary and Updates – Race
Minute-by-minute updates for the 2023 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen starts on pole position, fresh from victory in the Austrian sprint race on Saturday. The Dutch driver dominated the sprint after seeing off Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in a heated opening-lap battle.
Verstappen leads the F1 drivers’ standings by 70 points from Perez going into the Austrian GP, with the Mexican facing a tough task starting the grand prix down in 15th place.
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Showing Perez how the Turn 3 move should have been done, Ocon puts a clean overtake on Hulkenberg.
The Haas driver then pits and drops to P19.
The Haas driver then pits and drops to P19.
"This car's slow man," Hamilton reports over team radio, as Norris is closing in on him.
Perez moves up to Albon for P9 and that was a far cleaner move.
Yellow flag
Yellow flags as Hulkenberg pulls off the track from P19. "I lost power," he reports, as smoke billows from his Haas.
Sainz is asking Ferrari to be waved by Leclerc to go after Verstappen but still gets nothing back.
Tsunoda is now the latest driver to receive a black-and-white warning flag for track limits. The topic is going to be a key one in deciding the result today, it would appear.
Pit stop
Hamilton and Norris pit together under the virtual safety car, that'll gain them some useful seconds as Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz were unable to pit.
Safety car
VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR: The VSC is required to allow for the recovery of Hulkenberg's Haas.
Pit stop
Next lap around Ferrari double stack Leclerc and Sainz, both slow but steady pitstops, which sees Sainz drop behind Hamilton and Norris!
Green flag
With minimal warning, we are back and racing!
Neither of the Red Bulls have pitted, so Verstappen still leads and Perez is up to third, but the big loser in that was Sainz who is down to sixth.
Penalty
Hamilton has been given a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits too many times.
The VSC has been a nightmare for Aston Martin with Stroll in the pitlane as the period ended. He is down to P15 while Alonso dropped to P7.
Sainz has gained a place back on Norris to move up to fifth but is still behind Hamilton on track.
Penalty
The penalties are coming this and fast now, as Tsunoda gets a penalty for track limits. Five seconds, the same as Hamilton.
Ocon has reported that Bottas, the driver behind him, has a front wing that could fall off at any moment. Bottas simply can't catch a break this year.
Much like the sprint yesterday, Verstappen must be wondering what all the fuss is about. He's 16.2s clear of Leclerc in second.
Magnussen is currently leading a great battle pack with Albon, Ocon and Stroll all swarming around behind him.
Sainz gets by Hamilton to move up to fourth, diving up the inside at Turn 3 which triggers a drag race to Turn 4, and the Spaniard goes around the outside.
A pitlane incident is now under investigation between Ocon and Sargeant after the latter was forced to slow to avoid contact during the VSC period.
Sainz is a driver on a mission after that Ferrari strategy misstep. He goes around the outside of Perez at Turn 4 to take third.
Oddly, Hulkenberg has been warned about track limits. Given he has retired from the race, you would suspect he isn't entirely worried about that one!
Sainz is the latest driver to be given a black and white flag for track limits.
Hamilton gives it a go around the outside of Perez at Turn 4 but he locks up a little and has to cede to the Mexican.
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"Perez completely off at Turn 10, has he got a penalty yet?" Hamilton says over team radio. Not yet, but Perez has just been pinged for a track limit offence at Turn 9.
Piastri has front wing damage after making contact with Magnussen. The contact was the result of a concertina effect as Tusnoda was passed.
Pit stop
Verstappen pits from the lead, taking on fresh hards, which allows the two Ferraris to nip ahead. Verstappen doesn't lead a lap of a race for the first time since lap 48 of the Miami GP! That's 249 consecutive laps led.
Tsunoda pits and serves his penalty, as Ocon is now handed a five-second penalty. This time, it is for an unsafe pit release and not track limits. Variety and all that!
Verstappen gets back ahead of Sainz out of Turn 3 and into Turn 4, to move up to second. He's 6s behind Leclerc now.
Pit stop
Perez pitted for the first time in this race and is now back in 10th place chasing Albon.
Hamilton, with a reported brake issue, has no defence to Norris who dives ahead up the inside at Turn 4 to take fourth place.
Penalty
Sainz has a five-second penalty for track limits. I hope you are keeping count back home.
Uh oh! Tsunoda is under investigation for failing to serve his penalty correctly. Expect another sanction to be on its way!
With Sainz and Hamilton on penalties, this could be a huge opportunity for Norris to get a podium today. There's a long way to go, but he's in the fight and holds a useful advantage.
Perez executes a clean move on Russell for P9 this time. The Mexican cruised up on the Mercedes and pulled away with ease on the exit, despite Russell having DRS.
Leclerc's lead is down to 2.9s and is due to be battling Verstappen in three laps time.
Gasly and Albon are the drivers currently lighting up the race control ticker with deleted lap times...
And now, Gasly has been shown the black-and-white flag for track limits. One more strike, and he will join those with penalties.
Leclerc is told tyre degradation is higher than expected and is asked about a three-stop strategy on team radio. "No," is the affirmative.
Albon also gets the black-and-white flag. Is anyone close to calling bingo yet?
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