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Formula 1 Austrian GP

F1 Austrian GP Live Commentary and Updates – Sprint Quali & Race

Saturday's action from the ninth round of the 2023 Formula 1 season

Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23, Nyck de Vries, AlphaTauri AT04, Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri AT04, out of the pits

F1 pushes on with round nine this weekend and its second sprint race of the season at the Austrian GP.

Saturday has become effectively a standalone event, with sprint qualifying at 11am BST followed by the sprint race at 3:30pm BST.

Max Verstappen, who took pole position for the grand prix on Friday, leads the drivers’ standings by 69 points from Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.

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That was one heck of a sprint race! Overtakes everywhere you looked, pitstop gambles paying off, but Verstappen still won by 21s.
Verstappen and Perez discuss their close moments at the exit of Turn 1 and at Turn 3 on the opening lap. It looks like they don't see the incidents the same way, but all is fair in love and war between team-mates.
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Perez on that near-miss with Verstappen on the first lap: "I think Max was angry that I went into Turn 2, but I didn't see him there, once I realised he was there I opened up the door. It is fine, we spoke about it."

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Here's Verstappen take on the Perez incident: "It was a little bit of a hairy moment out of Turn 1, being forced onto the grass, it is very slippery, but we managed to keep the car under control. From then on we just did our own race."

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Have you caught your breath after the F1 sprint race? Here's the race report: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-austrian-gp-verstappen-dominates-after-first-lap-tussle-with-perez/10490106/
So, even though it had little impact on the final result, are you Team Max or Team Checo for that first lap?
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After all that, the final word goes to Dilano van ’t Hoff, who sadly lost his life earlier today in a FRECA race at Spa. Autosport sends its thoughts and condolences to all of his family, friends and loved ones.

 

By: Autosport Staff

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