Max Verstappen in pole position in the Sprint race of the Austrian GP, and that’s nothing new. Too bad for Ferrari, which with Charles Leclerc didn’t even manage to complete the fastest lap because the Monegasque remained stationary in the pit lane for precious moments in line behind other rivals, the anti-stall was activated according to the team’s procedure and so, when he started, he took the checkered flag: for Charles only 10th place with no time to his credit and great anger. A real mess that infuriated the Ferrari driver. Ferrari will start in 5th place with Carlos Sainz. Behind Verstappen were Norris, Piastri, Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, Perez, Ocon, Gasly and Leclerc.
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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur explained the incident as follows: “We were in the queue and we activated the anti-stall – he said visibly annoyed – the procedure was intentional, Charles had to park to the side. It was a bad performance, even if we have to check the data. We were fighting with Mercedes and McLaren, between third and fourth place. Instead I am disappointed because now we are fifth and tenth. I did not see any particular bouncing of the car but if this problem exists it must be eliminated because it wastes time”.
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Definitely an unpleasant situation that will now force Leclerc into a comeback Sprint. Up front, however, the usual Verstappen did wonders, capable of legitimizing pole with two great fast laps, in SQ2 and SQ3, which were unapproachable. Confirmation for McLaren which placed two cars in the top positions. George Russell also did well, placing himself on the second row ahead of Sainz’s red car and teammate Lewis Hamilton, confirming that Mercedes seems competitive again and is preparing for a good challenge in the race with the reds. Sergio Perez moves up a bit with Red Bull, seventh, then the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, both of whom qualified for SQ3. Sprint on Saturday at 12pm, qualifying for the starting grid of Sunday’s race at 4pm.
