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Will Max Verstappen continue his dominance on the race track and extend his drivers’ championship lead as he heads into the 11th race of the season?
Last Updated: 11.02 PM, Jun 25, 2024
This weekend, Formula 1 heads to Austria for the Qatar Airways Austrian Grand Prix. After an exciting race in Spain last weekend, where Max Verstappen pipped pole leader Lando Norris for victory by only a couple of seconds, all eyes will be on the Dutchman, as he heads to Austria, a Grand Prix he has won several times and is the current defending champion.
The Austrian Grand Prix will be held between June 28 and June 30, with practice and qualifying on the first two days and the race on Sunday at 6.30 pm. Fans in India can tune into FanCode to watch all the action live from Austria.
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The event schedule at the Austrian GP
| DATE | EVENT | TIME (IST) |
| June 28 | Free Practice 1 | 4 pm |
| June 28 | Sprint Qualifying | 8 pm |
| June 29 | Sprint | 3.30 pm |
| June 29 | Qualifying | 7.30 pm |
| June 30 | Race | 6.30 pm |
The race at the Red Bull Ring is a circuit of 4.318 km that drivers have to drive around for 71 laps for a total of 306. 452 km. Currently, Verstappen holds the record for the most wins on the circuit, having crossed the chequered line first four times so far (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023). His name is also against the fastest lap at the circuit, and with 7 wins in 10 races this seasons o far, Verstappen is, undoubtedly the hot favourite to win in Austria.
But with weather conditions predicted to have mild rain throughout the day on June 30 and tire degradation on the Red Bull car likely to affect Verstappen, experts are not ruling out a possible fight from Lando Norris.
Verstappen continues to lead the drivers’ championship with 219 points to his credit. Nearest rivals Lando Norris, at 150 points and Charles Leclerc at 148 points, will need a couple of good races to get close to Verstappen, provided he doesn’t manage podium finishes in those events. As we near the half way mark of the season, the fight in the drivers’ championship is between these three men – Verstappen, Norris and Leclerc. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez is currently at number 5 with 111 points.
Red Bull Racing is also still ahead in the constructor’s championship, but with both the Ferrari drivers – Leclerc and Carlos Sainz – consistently making it to podium or points finishes, the fight may get a lot tighter in the second half of the season. Currently Red Bull leads with 330 points, while Ferrari is at 272 points.