At the Red Bull Ring, Oscar Piastri had a tough Austrian GP race, which he finished at 16th place.
Both Mercedes’ drivers started beyond top 10, with George Russell starting from P15 and Lewis Hamilton starting from P18 in the Austrian GP sprint race.
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) had introduced the F1 Sprint to the calendar in 2021, to make the sport more exciting for the fans and drivers alike.
Charles Leclerc is now at the second place in the standings ahead of Red Bulls’ Sergio Perez.
Ricciardo will start the feature race at the 12th spot in the Red Bull Ring.
With Red Bull and Ferrari separated by the tiniest of margins at the breathtakingly beautiful Austrian venue, what may happen in the 71 laps ahead? Is another belter of a contest much like the one we saw at Silverstone on our way?
Checo Perez will be replaced by George Russell in fourth place for the sprint race in the Red Bull ring.
Hamilton has apologized to his team and said, “I’m so sorry guys. I’m so sorry to damage the car.”
Sergio Perez was decisively punished by the F1 stewards for exceeding track limits at Turn 8 during Q2.