Red Bull driver Max Verstappen sealed victory at the Austrian Grand Prix ahead of Charles LeClerc. Finland’s Valtteri Bottas was 3rd ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton respectively. In all honesty, it was an epic race with duels up and down the order and Max Verstappen pulled of one of the hardest charges to win.
Charles LeClerc was leading for much of the race and all the time, the Monegasque driver looked like a surefire winner. However, Max Verstappen had other ideas and chased him down all the way until a last lap showdown.
In the process, Max Verstappen had the honour of breaking Mercedes’ winning streak at long last. It was also the first time this season that Lewis Hamilton finished outside the podium. Coming to Charles LeClerc, the young Ferrari driver was gutted at once again missing out on a maiden win. He said, “Overall the race was good… I don’t know [about Verstappen pass] I was on the outside [at Turn 3] but he didn’t leave space [on lap 69] and I didn’t have any chance to pass back.”
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This win was also Honda’s first win, which was a giant weight of their backs and a huge gloat at their dissenters. However, it was a mixed day in the office for Red Bull, as Pierre Gasly was in the lower end of the top 10 and a lap down.
Well, that race was unbelievably good.
— F1 Racing (@F1Racing_mag) June 30, 2019
Guess what? This seemed inevitable. The incident between Leclerc and Verstappen is under investigation. #F1
— Autosport Live (@autosportlive) June 30, 2019
Harsh on @Charles_Leclerc …but Max deserves every bit of that win!
Drove like a man possessed.Proper racing! #F1
— Monish Menon (@monishmenon) June 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/Heinz10Rooney/status/1145341025646305280
How's fia gonna decide on who wins this race? None of them are mercs 😂 #AustrianGP #Formula1 #F1
— Abel (@KDrPt1) June 30, 2019
Max Verstappen🇳🇱🏎 Like a BOSSSS ! #AUSTRIANGP
— Tim Storms (@Tims90) June 30, 2019
So unlucky #Charles16. Did a solid job but watch out for Verstappen… Nice one #Seb5 with P4.
— Elton Lam (@walkingleaf79) June 30, 2019
VERSTAPPEN: "After that start I thought the race was over but we just kept pushing hard"#AustrianGP 🇦🇹#F1 pic.twitter.com/0avy9uYoe8
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/Insidef1/status/1145340631398490112
Congrats to Max Verstappen on today’s win of the #AustrianGP even though that incident at turn 3 currently under investigation #F1. Congrats also to Charles Leclerc 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/BNE9Mu248j
— FE TrackChat (@fetrackchat) June 30, 2019
A great move, but wouldn't be shocked if Verstappen gets a penalty. He collides with LeClerc side-by-side. He's not ahead of him during that collision. #F1 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/gGT3EpSX9Z
— Shuj' (@Chocmilksheikh1) June 30, 2019
Verstappen: "he turned into me" #WTF1 #austriangp pic.twitter.com/9jaKVkqI1m
— Flynn One Eleven (@FlynnOneEleven) June 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/GordonMasumba/status/1145341697351737344
I honestly don’t mind if the win goes either way but I don’t want to see Leclerc gaining his first win through penalties. #F1 #AustrianGP
— Mac (@Velocita_) June 30, 2019
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#AustrianGP this is definitely one of the most exciting races I have watched all season! @F1
— Mohana Bhattacharyay (@PinkResonance) June 30, 2019
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Verstappen: "After that start, I thought the race was over! But after the pitstop we were flying." On the Leclerc 'incident', he says "it was hard racing. If it's not allowed, what's the point in racing in F1?" #F1
— Autosport Live (@autosportlive) June 30, 2019
