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F1 Event Guide: Round 10 Austrian Grand Prix

By Auto Action

Date posted: June 29, 2023

FRESH FROM its historic 100th Grand Prix victory, Red Bull appears destined for a glittering homecoming at the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend.

Canada was all about breaking records, with Red Bull becoming the fifth team to score a century of Grand Prix wins, Adrian Newey getting a double ton, and Max Verstappen matching Ayrton Senna’s win record.

Download the full F1 Austrian Grand Prix event guide HERE with track stats and facts and a full event schedule, plus our extensive driver profiles.

Now the team’s home track in Austria awaits and it could not be in a better position to enjoy a fifth home victory in eight races at the Red Bull Ring.

Whilst a sea of Dutch fans will paint the stands orange hoping to see Verstappen drive into the distance once again, there will also be a slightly sombre atmosphere around the circuit.

It will be the first Austrian Grand Prix since the man who brought the Red Bull Ring back into action – Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz – passed away at the age of 78 last year.

Red Bull is expected to celebrate Mateschitz’s life and it would love nothing more than to get its hands on another Austrian Grand Prix winners trophy.

If Verstappen does take a fifth straight win of the season, he will become the most successful driver ever at the Austrian Grand Prix.

He is currently tied with Alain Prost for most wins (3), Valtteri Bottas for most podiums (7), and five other drivers for most poles (2).

All up Verstappen already has four wins at the Red Bull Ring as he also won the Styrian Grand Prix in 2021.

His teammate Sergio Perez needs to lift, because hot on his heels in the championship are Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who will resume their rivalry after fighting hard in Canada.

Twelve months ago Charles Leclerc and Ferrari had the pace to not only compete with Verstappen, but beat him on home turf.

After finishing second best in the Sprint, Leclerc picked up on a tyre wear weakness for Red Bull and exploited it to take a special triumph.However, that is the last time the Monegasque driver stood on the top step and a repeat performance appears unlikely despite Ferrari’s heavy upgrade showing improvement in Canada.

It is a big weekend for McLaren, which shows off the first step of an aero upgrade, which promises to completely revamp the inconsistent MCL60.

Both McLaren’s of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris reached Q3 in Canada but missed points, and both drivers hope to stop that from happening for a third time in succession.

The Sprint format returns for the second time this year, which could bring Verstappen into trouble like it did in Baku.

Another spicy factor to consider is the weather, as rain is forecast on all three days of the race weekend.

Rain has hardly had a say in Austrian Grands Prix since it returned in 2014… so will it rain on Red Bull’s parade?

Download the full F1 Austrian Grand Prix event guide HERE with track stats and facts and a full event schedule, plus our extensive driver profiles.

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