F1 sprint The format is back this year after being introduced in 2021 Austrian GP Hosting the second sprint race of 2022 formula 1 weather. Max Verstappen comfortably secured his second sprint race win of the season today, with two Ferrari drivers involved in a dogfight behind him.
“It was great to see, with all the oranges got a lot of smoke at the end. It was a good race, we had good pace at the start, and after that it was closely matched. As a sprint should go, It’s quick enough… [the Ferraris] Fighting a bit so I was able to spot a gap but after that we matched closely… Car is good, a few things to fine tune but overall we’re back again this weekend have been competitive,” said Verstappen after the race.
Take a look at how the 2022 Austrian GP sprint race went down at the 4.318km Red Bull Ring –
Fernando Alonso had to retire his car due to a mechanical failure and Zhou Guanyue began the sprint from the pit lane, reducing the race to lap 23 after an extra formation lap. After turning to the left, Pierre Gasly was hit from behind Lewis HamiltonAs a result of which both of them lost some positions initially.
Starting the race from pole position, Max Verstappen scored the maximum points in the sprint. That means the Red Bull driver also takes pole in tomorrow’s Austrian Grand Prix, Behind the race leader, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz fought for second place, but both drivers retained second and third place respectively.
George Russell starts the Grand Prix tomorrow from fourth place, which means the top 4 finished in the grid order. The young Mercedes driver was overtaken by Sergio Pérez, who started the sprint from P13, but managed to finish 8th by the end. Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen and Lewis Hamilton were the remaining three point scorers today.
“It was great to see, with all the oranges got a lot of smoke at the end. It was a good race, we had good pace at the start, and after that it was closely matched. As a sprint should go, It’s quick enough… [the Ferraris] Fighting a bit so I was able to spot a gap but after that we matched closely… Car is good, a few things to fine tune but overall we’re back again this weekend have been competitive,” said Verstappen after the race.
Take a look at how the 2022 Austrian GP sprint race went down at the 4.318km Red Bull Ring –
Fernando Alonso had to retire his car due to a mechanical failure and Zhou Guanyue began the sprint from the pit lane, reducing the race to lap 23 after an extra formation lap. After turning to the left, Pierre Gasly was hit from behind Lewis HamiltonAs a result of which both of them lost some positions initially.
Starting the race from pole position, Max Verstappen scored the maximum points in the sprint. That means the Red Bull driver also takes pole in tomorrow’s Austrian Grand Prix, Behind the race leader, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz fought for second place, but both drivers retained second and third place respectively.
George Russell starts the Grand Prix tomorrow from fourth place, which means the top 4 finished in the grid order. The young Mercedes driver was overtaken by Sergio Pérez, who started the sprint from P13, but managed to finish 8th by the end. Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen and Lewis Hamilton were the remaining three point scorers today.