What happened in the British Grand Prix?Ĭarlos Sainz won his maiden Formula 1 race at the 150th time of asking when taking the chequered flag in an action-packed British Grand Prix. Verstappen took second in Red Bull's home race, although the result could have been better had the Dutchman taken full advantage of a sticking throttle in Leclerc's Ferrari late on.įerrari had appeared on course for a one-two, only for Carlos Sainz's car to suffer an engine fault on lap 57, allowing Lewis Hamilton to sneak on to the podium for a third straight race.

The market reacted to Leclerc's win by trimming his price to claim a maiden drivers' championship to 3-1 with the Ferrari driver now 38 points behind Max Verstappen. What happened in the Austrian Grand Prix?Ĭharles Leclerc snapped an eight-race winless run to claim victory in Austria and reignite his title hopes. The accident gifted Verstappen the race, the Red Bull driver cruising to the finish line as he led home the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to complete the podium. Verstappen and Leclerc had looked set to be engaged in a nip and tuck battle after Leclerc had taken pole, only for the Scuderia racer to crash out on lap 17 following an error. Max Verstappen extended his lead in the drivers' standings to 63 points with a comfortable victory at Paul Ricard Circuit, although he had Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to thank for the win. It was another day to forget for Ferrari, who had looked the fastest car on the Hungaroring in the first part of the race, only to ruin their chances with a switch to a hard tyre that failed to perform in the cool conditions. Verstappen drove brilliantly, aided by a good strategy from Red Bull to take the chequered flag ahead of a charging Lewis Hamilton, while pole sitter George Russell took third to make it a double podium finish for Mercedes in the final race before the summer break. Max Verstappen came from tenth on the grid to secure his eighth win of the season and in the process move 80 points clear of Charles Leclerc in the drivers' standings. What happened in the Hungarian Grand Prix?

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