Beyond Verstappen’s pole position, which will start tomorrow in the Austrian Grand Prix race, we focus on the Spanish drivers: Alonso and Sainz will start fifteenth and 4th.
Fernando Alonso was unable to make it through to Q3 on the Austrian circuit, which, after Barcelona, shows the poor development of the British team’s car. On a circuit with long straights and few corners, just ten, the Aston Martin continues to lack top speed, nor is it consistent over a single lap, which reduces the chances of Alonso, who had already warned on Saturday morning that Sunday’s race would be “tough”, after finishing fifteenth in the sprint.
The Italian team was flying, but not only with Leclerc, but also with Carlos Sainz, who set the fastest time in Q1, showing his cards and vindicating himself once again. He improved his time even further in Q2, although it was not enough to beat the insatiable Max Verstappen, who took first place and did not let go until the end of the day. But it did help him improve to fifth place in the classification on Friday and finish fourth, two positions ahead of Leclerc, who has two consecutive bad classifications.
Grille output
1.M. Verstappen
2.L. Norris
3.Russel
4.C. Sainz Jr.
5.L. Hamilton
6.C. Leclerc
7.O. Plates
8.S. Perez
9.E. Or with
10.Daniel Ricciardo
2024-06-29 15:44:00
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