Lando Norris had a standout weekend, earning him the top spot in this week’s F1 driver rankings. LukeSmithF1 and mwc13_3 weigh in on the rest of the field from Austria 2023, accounting for qualifying, the Sprint, and the race.
Verstappen went one better than in Spain, where he led every session except Q1 by dominantly sweeping the entire Austria weekend.
In the dry, Leclerc did all he could. He ran Verstappen close for pole on Friday, showing full commitment on his last lap to snatch it away. The race pace wasn’t there, and Leclerc was smart enough to play the long game and not fight Verstappen, preferring to make the strategy work and bring home a well-earned second-place finish.
“I just kind of closed my eyes and went for it,” he said. “I did a bit of a probably one of the craziest laps of my career because I obviously have one timed lap only and the track drying, I didn’t know where the grip was, and I just sent it.” Stroll’s strategy didn’t help his cause in the GP, losing out after pitting on the second lap of the VSC, but Alonso was a step ahead for pace when it mattered. Expect better at Silverstone from Aston Martin.Once again, Alex Albon appeared to extract as much as possible from the Williams car, putting in solid qualifying performances and finding himself just outside of points. During the sprint race, he ran in seventh before switching tires, which was costly as he finished in 13th.
An encouraging weekend for Lance Stroll. He out-qualified Alonso on Friday and grabbed fourth in the sprint race, again impressing in the damp conditions.
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