The Formula 1 lands this weekend, June 28-30, 2024, in Spielberg (Austria) with the dispute of the eleventh race of the year, the Austrian GP. The layout of the Red Bull Ring is now ready to see the F1 engines roar, an event that Max Verstappen (Red Bull) arrives as the outstanding leader and main favorite for victory. The three-time world champion won last Sunday in Montmeló and added his 61st victory in Formula 1, figures that are bringing him closer to Michael Schumacher’s 91 wins and Lewis Hamilton’s 103. ‘Mad Max’ leads the World Cup with 219 points, 69 points ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) and 71 over Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).
The truth is that although Red Bull does not have a car as dominant as last season, no one has another driver other than Max Verstappen to lift the world champion crown. And ‘Mad Max’ has won seven of the ten races contested, only failing and Albert Park (Carlos Sainz), Hard Rock Stadium (Lando Norris) and Montecarlo (Charles Leclerc). This weekend he is aiming to win his 62nd F1 race and his fifth victory at the Red Bull Ring, a track where he is already the driver who has won the most times throughout history (4).
The great alternative to Max Verstappen is Lando Norris y McLarenIt remains to be seen whether the British driver can steal the win from Red Bull at home. The energy drink team is racing at home and will surely be extra motivated. Ferrari is forced to take a step forward after the poor image they left in Montmeló last weekend, with Leclerc fifth and Carlos Sainz sixth. And the weekend looks much worse for Fernando Alonso y Aston MartinThe English team has not yet taken off and the Asturian finished in a disappointing twelfth place in Barcelona last Sunday.
“It’s going to be difficult. We know where we are, that we are going to have difficulties, we have had them in Barcelona and only five days have passed since last Sunday and it is going to be a similar race, where we will have to suffer a little,” said Fernando Alonso. from the Red Bull Ring layout.
“But I hope we can find a little more rhythm. It is a sprint format, there are always some who have everything ready in FP1 and others who find it a little more difficult, hopefully we will be one of those who start the weekend on the right foot and we can also finish it with more points,” said the Oviedo driver.
The Austrian GP will feature classification and sprint raceso there will only be one free practice session, this Friday from 12:30. The race will be held on Sunday, from 15:00, and the drivers must complete 71 laps of the 4,326-metre Red Bull Ring. A total of ten corners (three left-handers and ten right-handers).
F1 2024 Austrian GP schedules
Friday June 28
– Free 1 (12:30-13:30)
– Sprint classification (16:30-17:14)
Saturday June 29
– Sprint race (12:00 hours | 24 laps)
– Classification (16:00-17:00)
Sunday, June 30th
– Race (3:00 p.m. | 71 laps)
Where to watch the 2024 F1 Spanish GP
The last hour of the Austrian GP, all the results and the highlights of the performances of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz can be followed on the Antena 3 Deportes website.
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