Formula 1: Leader Max Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix, clinches third straight victory

Formula One chief Max Verstappen gained the Austrian Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday to energy 32 factors away from Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes’ seven instances world champion Hamilton completed a distant fourth. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands holds his award on the rostrum after profitable the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix (Courtesy: AP)HIGHLIGHTSMax Verstappen is 32 factors away from Lewis Hamilton in championship raceMercedes’ seven instances world champion Hamilton completed a distant fourthIt was Verstappen’s fifth win of the season in comparison with three for HamiltonFormula One championship chief Max Verstappen gained the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, clinching a 3rd straight victory and lengthening his lead over title rival Lewis Hamilton to 32 factors after 9 races.

Hamilton’s watch for a 99th F1 win continues and he’ll hope for a change of fortune on the British GP in Silverstone in two weeks’ time.It was Verstappen’s fifth win of the season in comparison with three for Hamilton, who dropped down from second place to fourth late on after going too large on a flip and rolling over a kerb, damaging one among his tires.His Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas completed second forward of McLaren’s Lando Norris, who clinched the fourth podium of his profession on the identical observe the place he secured his first final yr.The 2020 top-three end made him the youngest British driver on a podium and third-youngest total behind Lance Stroll and Verstappen. The ultra-consistent Norris is the one driver to have scored factors in each race this season.Hamilton has not gained because the Spanish GP two months in the past, a dismal streak of 5 races for the defending champion searching for a report eighth F1 title. All of these have gone to Red Bull, with Sergio Perez taking the opposite.This was one other crushing success for Verstappen on on the Red Bull ring, his crew’s house observe and with hundreds of his orange-shirted followers cheering on his fifteenth profession win. He additionally gained right here final weekend on the Styrian GP.Verstappen clinched his third straight pole on Saturday and received away cleanly once more for one more lights-to-flag win, the way in which Hamilton has so usually accomplished.An excellent day for him and his adoring followers was accomplished by a bonus level for the quickest lap.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.