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Verstappen Red Bull bought in the home race
SPIELBERG. First triumph at the Austrian Grand Prix, the Mercedes team, so successful, experienced a debacle.
In the land of the mountains won the promising Dutchman. Image: GEPA
20,000 itinerant Dutch turned Spielberg into a jubilee of oranges, and Red Bull executives applauded. Max Verstappen drove yesterday to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austria ahead of Ferrari duo Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel to victory. This was the first success of the Austro-British race team during his home race. On the other hand, Mercedes had a debacle in Styria, where the "Silver Arrows" had always won since 2014. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas eliminated with faults.
This was the first victory for 2018 and the fourth of his career in the eyes of CEO Dietrich Mateschitz for Verstappen spoiled successfully this year. In front of all these Red Bull Ring fans – with a Red Bull, it's great! "Upset the 20 – year – old after crossing the finish line. Before the race, it certainly did not look like a Bulls triumph. Friday and Saturday, the team could not keep pace with Mercedes and Ferrari.
"It was very hard to control the tires, you had to really pay attention, there were a lot of bubbles, we did that until Verstappen noted.
Vettel again leads the world championship
Ferrari also had the cause of the celebration. "We chased him at the end, but we did not really get there," said Vettel, who took over the lead of Hamilton in the World Cup standings However, the German only counts one point ahead of the British title champion ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this Sunday. [19659006] For Mercedes, the first Grand Prix without points since Spain 2016. At that time, Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were eliminated shortly after the start collided.In the first round, Hamilton, who had already taken the advantage because of problems with his soft tires, had his last company car so fast in the 63rd round due to the lack of fuel pressure. Daniel Ricciardo, the teammate of Verstappens, was not yet pursued. He suffered the same fate as Bottas before.
Meanwhile, the Haas team has encouraged history after the 50th Formula 1 race: Frenchman Romain Grosjean finished fourth ahead of his Danish teammate Kevin Magnussen. The best result up here for the US team.
A total of 185,000 spectators flocked to the weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Since the return of Formula 1 in Austria in 2014, it was the second highest value
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[19659006] Video: The Dutchman Max Verstappen won the Formula One Grand Prix of Austria. And in front of the two Ferrari drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel. 185.000 fans watched the race at the Ring in Spielberg
Victory for the pre-training
A few hours before the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Tommy Preining of Linz won the Porsche Supercup at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. Race in front of the two French Julien Andlauer and Florian Latorre. Guest Matthias Walkner, winner of the Dakar Rally this year, finished 29th with a gap of 35.6 seconds.
The final act of the support program before the Austrian Grand Prix was followed by the "Legend Parade". Niki Lauda, three-time Formula One World Champion from Austria, drove a BMW 3.6 CSL from the 1970s, while his son Mathias was driving a modern Aston Martin. Gerhard Berger flew a Porsche 935, the indestructible Dieter Quester, 79, a BMW M1 and Olympic downhill champion Franz Klammer, Alfa Romeo.
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