GOOD AFTERNOON! Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live text coverage of this afternoon's Austrian Grand Prix here at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. We are almost ready for Round 11 of the Formula One World Championship, as lights out is in half an hour. The teams need to keep an eye on the weather conditions here at the circuit, as the earlier support races saw some rain. However, as it stands, it looks like the track has dried out. Max Verstappen starts this race on pole position after taking the chequered flag in yesterday's sprint race, with his Championship rival Charles Leclerc starting alongside him on the front row.
Formula 1 | Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring | 10.07.2022
/dnl.eurosport.com/sd/img/match/formula1-header-bg-mobile.jpg)
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/person/pp_clubteam/600/1132291.jpg)
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/geo/country/flag/large/2249.png)
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/person/pp_clubteam/600/1306136.jpg)
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/geo/country/flag/large/2201.png)
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/person/pp_clubteam/600/487946.jpg)
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/geo/country/flag/large/2208.png)
Live
Live Updates
/dnl.eurosport.com/sd/img/placeholder/eurosport_logo_1x1.png){kind=logo}
Updated 10/07/2022 at 14:31 GMT
- All
- Highlights
Headlines
- -LAP 71/71 - LECLERC WINS THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX! What a drive from the Ferrari driver! He manages to power through his throttle issues to take a well deserved victory! It is his first win from where he did not start on pole! Verstappen finishes 2nd, and Hamilton is 3rd.
ON THE FLAG REPORT!
Thanks for joining us! Full report to follow shortly.
71/71
LAP 71/71 - LECLERC WINS THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX!
What a drive from the Ferrari driver! He manages to power through his throttle issues to take a well deserved victory! It is his first win from where he did not start on pole!
Verstappen finishes 2nd, and Hamilton is 3rd.
71/71
FINAL LAP! LAP 71/71
The gap is now down to two seconds! Can Leclerc hold on in the closing corners?
69/71
LAP 69/71 - GAP DOWN TO 2.8 SECONDS
Leclerc is still managing these throttle issues! It seems that it is still hanging onto its revs despite no input from the driver. However, Verstappen cannot seem to catch him!
66/71
LAP 66/71 - THROTTLE ISSUES FOR LECLERC
Leclerc's engineer is now telling him to lift and coast as he claims something is jamming the throttle on the Ferrari. Verstappen is currently three seconds behind!
64/71
LAP 64/71 - LECLERC COMPLAINING AGAIN!
Charles Leclerc is once again reporting some throttle issues!
"What is going on with the throttle?", he says. There must be some concern on the Ferrari pit wall.
62/71
LAP 62/71 - LECLERC'S ENGINEER REASSURES HIM
Charles Leclerc, who has just seen his team-mate retire with engine issues, asks for reassurance from his engineers that everything is okay on his car.
He gets the answer he wants, and is all good to keep pushing to ensure the victory is his.
58/71
LAP 58/71 - BOTH FRONT RUNNERS MAKE A STOP UNDER VSC!
Leclerc and Verstappen both come into the pits to in effect get a free stop. They both put on a set of the medium compound tyres for the final 11 laps of this Grand Prix.
57/71
LAP 57/71 - SAINZ HAS AN ENGINE FAILURE!
Sainz has smoke coming out of his car! He looked nailed on for a second place finish but he has to pull it out to the side of the track! This may mean Hamilton has a chance of a podium!
Sainz manages to get out of the car before it is engulfed in flames. A Virtual Safety Car has been deployed.
53/71
LAP 53/71 - LECLERC RETAKES THE LEAD!
Leclerc gets past Verstappen down the back straight into turn 4! He initially went for the move into the Turn 3 hairpin at the top of the hill, but Verstappen covered the inside. However, the Red Bull is a sitting duck down the straight and Leclerc makes a simple pass. That could seal the race win for the Ferrari driver.
51/71
LAP 51/71 - SAINZ ALSO PITS
Sainz has also come in for hards, and drops back into P3. Verstappen leads, but Leclerc has now closed the gap to under a second!
Meanwhile, Hamilton also pits, but he has put on the mediums! Interesting call there by Mercedes. He is looking to push until the end.
49/71
LAP 49/71 - LECLERC PITS AGAIN!
The one-stop strategy has not worked for Ferrari as Leclerc pits from the lead! The team have fitted him with another set of hard tyres.
Leclerc slots back into P3, around 3.4 seconds behind Verstappen.
48/71
LAP 48/71 - STROLL DONE BY BOTH HAAS CARS INTO TURN 3!
Stroll has lost his 8th place! Schumacher initially gets past the Aston Martin into Turn 3, but Magnussen also gets past into the same corner! It looked like Stroll was harvesting some energy as he was really slow there.
The Canadian has dropped back down into P10.
45/71
LAP 45/71 - AS YOU WERE AT THE FRONT
In terms of the race lead, Leclerc still leads Sainz by 5.4 seconds. Verstappen remains in P3, a good 13 seconds behind Sainz.
Meanwhile, Stroll and Schumacher are fighting well for 8th place. The Haas driver gets past the Aston into turn 3, but Stroll attacks back down the straight and reclaims the position back. Good fighting. Both drivers are running in the points.
39/71
LAP 39/71 - VETTEL SPINS OUT AFTER CONTACT WITH GASLY!
Sebastian Vettel, who was running in 11th place, fights with Pierre Gasly into turn 4. The AlphaTauri takes the inside line, but clips Vettel mid-corner, which sees the Aston Martin spin into the gravel!
He manages to recover the car, but he drops all the way down into P16.
"What are these guys doing?" Vettel bemoans on the radio. Gasly is penalised with a five second penalty.
38/71
LAP 38/71
38/71
LAP 38/71 - VERSTAPPEN TOLD TO PUSH
Verstappen, who now finds himself behind both Sainz and Leclerc after his second stop, is told to push by his engineer and match Lewis Hamilton's lap times.
Meanwhile, there are some dark clouds that are emerging in the distance near the final corner. Could rain be on the cards?
33/71
LAP 33/71 - LECLERC GETS PAST VERSTAPPEN AGAIN FOR THE LEAD!
Leclerc has made up the six second gap to Verstappen and gets past the Red Bull into turn 3! His fresher tyres do the trick, and the Ferrari eases past and goes back into the lead.
29/71
LAP 29/71 - HAMILTON PITS BUT INITIALLY LOSES OUT!
Hamilton finally comes in, but Mercedes do not help matters with a slow stop! Once again, the pit crew struggled to put the front right tyre on!
Hamilton emerges back out in P6, behind Esteban Ocon. At the end of the lap, both move up a place as Lance Stroll pits from 4th.
Then, at the start of the next lap, Hamilton gets past Ocon into turn 3 to get back into 4th place.
27/71
LAP 27/71 - SAINZ PITS
Sainz then pits a lap after Leclerc from the lead of the race. It is a quick tyre change, and the Ferrari driver is back on his way. He emerges back out in P4, behind Lewis Hamilton, who is yet to pit.