Thanks to the increase in the number of races in recent years, the fact that they are organized in our country and accessible from different platforms, the audience of Formula 1 has increased significantly. formula 1 was also in Austria this weekend.

11th race of the season Austrian GP The first half of the 2022 season has been left behind. Although the race was held at Red Bull’s home, the winner was Red Bull’s biggest rival Verstappen en route to the championship. Leclerc it happened.

Leclerc took the top

The winner of the sprint stage in the race Verstappen He started from the first pocket and kept his place at the start. Perez, who made contact with Russell at the start of the race, fell first to last place and then was out of the race. Sainz, expected to play a key role in the battle for the championship and taking his first win in the final race, was another name that failed to complete the race.

Magnussen, Norris, Alonso, Mick Schumacher and Zhou in a very close fight, the pilots were often warned about the track limits in the race. As is known, when measuring the track limits, it is sufficient that each tire of the vehicles is above the line defining the pit limits. As pilots push these limits, they may exceed the limits from time to time.

Red Bull While the drivers occasionally complained about the vehicle’s traction and handling during the race, this may have caused the performance differences that we didn’t see in the sprint race yesterday. On the other hand, those who both make fast pits and dare to pit in the safety car period. Ferrari This time he seemed to have managed to make the right decisions. Still, the Italian team also had stamina.

The result of the race was as follows:

• Charles Leclerc
• Max Verstappen (+fastest lap)
• Lewis Hamilton
• George Russell
• Esteban Ocon
• Mick Schumacher
• Lando Norris
• Kevin Magnussen
• Daniel Ricciardo
• Fernando Alonso

After the first half of the season, the ranking of the drivers is as follows:

• Verstappen 208pts
• Leclerc 170 pts
• Perez 151pts
• Sainz 133 pts
• Russell 128pts
• Hamilton 109 pts
• Norris 64 pts
• Ocon 52pts
• Bottas 46 points
• Alonso 29 pts
• Magnussen 22pts
• Ricciardo 17 pts
• Gasly 16 points
• Vettel 15 pts
• Mick Schumacher 12pts
• Tsunoda 11 points
• Zhou 5 pts
• Albon 3 pts
• Walk 3 pts
• Latifi 0 pts
• Hulkenberg 0pts

The ranking of the teams is as follows:

• Red Bull Racing
• Ferrari
• Mercedes
• McLaren Mercedes
• Alpine Renault
• Alfa Romeo Ferrari
• Haas Ferrari
• Alphatauri Red Bull
• Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes
• Williams Mercedes