Summary

  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claims third win of season despite late throttle issue

  • Team-mate Carlos Sainz retires with engine failure

  • Championship leader Max Verstappen (Red Bull) P2, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) P3

  • Sergio Perez (Red Bull), Nicholas Latifi (Williams) also retire

  • Leclerc reduces Verstappen's championship lead to 38 points

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  1. Postpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Sergio Perez has bolted on a new hard tyres and his collision with George Russell. The Red Bull driver has tumbled down the order and is running in 20th place.

    Austrian Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    It's Max Verstappen ahead of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. George Russell holds fourth place but Sergio Perez is making his way to the pit lane.

  3. Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Verstappen is pulling away from Charles Leclerc in second but Sergio Perez is off the track! Contact with the Mercedes of George Russell.

    Sergio PerezImage source, Getty Images
  4. Postpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Max Verstappen gets away well but Carlos Sainz goes off the track to allow an opening for George Russell.

  5. Go! Go! Go!published at 14:03 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Elbows out, folks. 71 laps ahead.

    Austrian Grand Prix startImage source, Getty Images
  6. 'Ferrari need to move early'published at 14:02 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Jamie Chadwick
    Williams F1 development driver and W Series champion on 5 Live online commentary

    If Ferrari are going to make inroads on Max Verstappen, they need to do so early before he gets a chance to get his head down and build a lead. The three DRS zones might be important.

    When Lewis Hamilton is on it, he is the quickest drivers out there but he struggled to overtake yesterday with the lack of Mercedes' straight-line speed.

  7. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Formation lap is underway. Orange flare smoke fills the air.

    Austrian Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
  8. 'Ferrari team orders could be key'published at 14:00 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Jamie Chadwick
    Williams F1 development driver and W Series champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    With the two Ferraris behind Max Verstappen, I think the main thing today will be how much they allow Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr to fight each other. It will be interesting to see what team orders are in place.

  9. Postpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Medium and hard tyres are bolted on. No soft rubber in sight on the starting grid.

    Austrian Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
  10. Race is between a one-and two-stop strategypublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

    The race is between a one-and two-stop strategy. To make a one-stop work, drivers may have to run a first stint longer than the sprint was, so tyre management will be a factor. And anyway quite a lot is needed to keep the tyres below the temperature threshold. Tyre choice is expected to focus on the medium and hard - if it’s a normal race, without a late safety car etc, the soft is unlikely to be seen.

    The under-cut strategy - stopping first and benefiting from fresh tyres - is favourable, but with a caveat. Because the pace advantage needed for an overtake is relatively low at 0.8 seconds, and the power of the DRS is high, the risk for a driver stopping first is that if the opposition stops a lap later and comes out less than a second behind, the chances of them passing is significant.

    A pit stop takes about 21 seconds; about half that under safety car.

  11. Blink and you'll miss itpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Three DRS zones and 10 corners make up the dinky Red Bull Ring, with its toboggan-like sectors for drivers to enjoy.

    Track graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  12. Rewind: Verstapen dominates, Norris thirdpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Austrian Grand Prix 2021Image source, Getty Images

    Last year's Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring saw Max Verstappen dominate at his team's track to take his fourth win in five races.

    Lewis Hamilton had a troubled race and finished fourth behind his then Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and McLaren's Lando Norris.

    Following the ninth round of the 2021 season, Verstappen held a 32-point lead over Hamilton in the drivers' championship.

    Further down the field, George Russell agonisingly missed out on scoring a point for Williams for the first time when he was passed for 10th place by Alpine's Fernando Alonso with three laps to go after holding the two-time champion at bay for 10 laps.

  13. 'Still not where we want to be'published at 13:53 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    The weekend in Spielberg hasn't provided McLaren with sunshine and rainbows so far but boss Zak Brown has assured fans the team is working "flat out" to fix the reliability issues that have hampered Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo.

    Although neither driver picked up points in yesterday's sprint, Norris and Ricciardo both cut through the field to qualify four places higher for today's Austrian Grand Prix.

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  15. Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    And relax. The repairs to Lewis Hamilton's car are complete. Looks like it was an issue with the brake pedal.

  16. Postpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    The Mercedes mechanics are hovering around Lewis Hamilton's car on the grid. The seven-time world champion is waiting patiently at the side, getting ready for the grand prix.

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  17. 'Today had more potential'published at 13:48 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Mick Schumacher found himself with a Mercedes on his tail in the hunt for points on Saturday and was unhappy with the strategy Haas deployed for its two drivers.

    "It's something to be discussed," said Schumacher to Sky Sports. "The battle with Lewis was fun, but in the first place it shouldn't have happened. In some ways I was quite a bit quicker."

    The 23-year-old was asked should he have been swapped with team-mate Kevin Magnussen? Did have the conversation over the team radio? And did the team say no?

    The answer to all three questions? "Yeah."

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  18. Postpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    A special day for Esteban Ocon as the Frenchman celebrates his 100th race in Formula 1.

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  19. Postpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Austrian classic pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is taking us through the national anthem this week.

    A little bit different to Eurovision star Sam Ryder at Silverstone last Sunday.

  20. Vettel handed suspended fine for briefing walkoutpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 10 July 2022

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Getty Images

    Sebastian Vettel has been handed a suspended 25,000 euros (£21,000) fine for walking out of the drivers' briefing at the Austrian Grand Prix.

    The four-time champion was one of a number of drivers at Friday's meeting who asked for explanations for inconsistent decision-making by officials.

    Race stewards said Vettel "left without permission and expressed frustration".

    Insiders have told BBC Sport Vettel made a reference to the fact that he had been having such discussions for "15 years" and said he was "sick" of it, before walking out.

    Vettel later apologised to and "had a very constructive conversation covering the topics in the meeting and more" with the race director Niels Wittich, race stewards said in their verdict following an investigation into the incident.

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