Austrian GP 2022 in a brief -A race full of wheel to wheel action

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Austrian GP was a fantastic race filled with close racing , wheel to wheel actions and a complete thriller till the chequered flag .

Early in the race a collision between George Russell and Sergio Perez left Sergio Perez to retire his car and George Russell with a five second penalty .

The race had multiple wheel to wheel action and awesome overtakes . In Lap 24 , lando Norris, Mick Schumacher , Fernando Alonso ,Zhou guanyu and Kevin Magnussen raced hard in close distance was a notable one .

Mick Schumacher finished P6 after over taking Lando Norris and Kevin Magnussen .He even served a five second time penalty for exceeding track limits .

Image :screen grab from f1.com . Carlos Sainz getting out of his burning car .

Carlos Sainz was hoping for a comfortable podium , but he bowed out of the race with a power unit issue . His team mate , Charles Leclerc had to overcome a throttle pedal issue at the finishing stages of the race to secure his first victory since Australian GP 2022.

Championship leader Max Verstappen could only settle for P2 after chasing Charles Leclerc to the chequered flag .

Haas ,Alpine and McLaren had a better weekend , with all their cars finishing in Top 10 .

Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas started from the pit lane and finished P11 .

Race Results – Top 10

S.NODRIVER TEAM
1.Charles LeclercFerrari
2.Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
3.Lewis HamiltonMercedes
4.George RussellMercedes
5.Esteban OconAlpine Renault
6.Mick SchumacherHaas
7.Lando NorrisMcLaren
8.Kevin MagnussenHaas
9.Daniel RicciardoMcLaren
10.Fernando AlonsoAlpine Renault

Drivers’ Standing after Austrian GP 2022 – Top 3

S.NoDRIVERPOINTS
1.Max Verstappen208
2.Charles Leclerc170
3.Sergio Perez151

Constructors’ standing after Austrian GP 2022 – Top 3

S.NOTEAMPOINTS
1.Red Bull Racing RBPT359
2.Ferrari303
3.Mercedes237

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