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  • Formula 1 | Alonso ready to defy Red Bull in Austria

    Formula 1 | Alonso ready to defy Red Bull in Austria

     

    Round 9 of the Formula 1 season arrives at the Red Bull Ring this weekend for the Austrian Grand Prix.

    With more points available on this, a Sprint weekend, who can defy the odds in Spielberg?

     

    Best bet for the win

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    Max Verstappen, the unanimous leader in the Driver’s Championship, is by some distance the best bet.

    The Dutchman will compete in front of a home Red Bull crowd this weekend, looking to win for a fifth time around the Red Bull Ring.

    Teammate Sergio Perez, with the same set-up however, continues to push hard.

    The Mexican, who failed to score in Monaco and was podium-less in both Spain and Canada, is slightly longer odds with patchy form.

    Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, has shown Aston Martin do have winning potential.

    The Spaniard’s race craft in Canada proved that with the car’s much-needed upgrades, the Silverstone-based team are close to scoring their first-ever win.

     

    Sainz safe bet for podium

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    Mercedes are teasing a return to race-winning form, but is it a false dawn?

    As the Brackley manufacturer try to maximise the potential of the W14, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are now consistent podium threats.

    Ferrari’s fiery Spaniard, Carlos Sainz, meanwhile, is looking to impress after a fifth-place finish in front of his home crowd in Spain and last time out in Canada.

    But the Scuderia driver’s points advantage over Russell, is now just three points in fifth.

    Nevertheless, Ferrari are in the frame for third in the Constructor’s Championship.

    Charles Leclerc, however, has the odds stacked against him with a 14-point gap to his teammate.

    Yet, with Leclerc having secured the only podium finish for the Prancing Horse this term and with a P4 in Montreal, they remain in the mix.

     

    Ocon to score points

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    Alpine, so far this season, have demonstrated they are the strongest team in midfield.

    With Esteban Ocon scoring a podium in Monaco, the team from Enstone can achieve points with ease.

    For the moment, McLaren are their main rivals for fifth place and it is worth noting also Lando Norris scored a podium here back in 2020.

    Can the Bristolian emulate the same success this weekend?

    When the lights go out Sunday, all will be revealed.

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  • F1 Sprint returns for Austrian Grand Prix

    F1 Sprint returns for Austrian Grand Prix

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    Let’s get into what the weekend has in store.

     

    Return to Styrian Alps

    Eight races into the Formula 1 season and Austria is the next stop at the Red Bull Ring for F1 Sprint weekend.

    Max Verstappen is aiming for his fifth win in the Styrian Alps.

    The second Sprint weekend this term, Red Bull continued their dominance in Azerbaijan with a one-two finish.

    So just how is this weekend shaping up?

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    The format

    Introduced during the 2021 season to inject life into qualifying, what was originally given the paddock cold shoulder has now become a regular season staple.

    With six sprint weekends this term however, the format in 2023 has been altered.

    As the Friday consists of a single practice session, qualifying follows which sets out the starting grid for the main race on Sunday.

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    Saturday features a special qualifying session, a ‘sprint shootout’, which sets the grid for the sprint race later that day.

    Unlike in 2021 and 2022, the finishing positions in the sprint do not have any relevance in starting grid positions for Sunday.

    Saturday proper concludes with a 23-lap race/100 km race, as Sunday reverts to the normal GP format, here over 72 laps.

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    Does it work?

    The answer simply relies on improving entertainment for fans.

    It’s initial device was also to create more of a challenge for teams to fine-tune car setup and encourage experimentation.

    Indeed, as far as 2023 goes, results from Baku illustrate that there is more track action.

    With teams prone to more mistakes, sprint format has added a good deal of spice into the melting pot.

    Whether that can will aid the chasing pack in their pursuit of Red Bull and Max Verstappen however, remains to be seen.

     

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