The biggest difference between Max Verstappen's near win in Austria & Lewis Hamilton's win in Barcelona was Ferrari pulled the trigger & forced Mercedes to react while Red Bull waited too long to pull the trigger.
Still impressive what these two greats have done though.
Toto Wolff: "Max always plays an important role in the championship fight. That car performed well this weekend. Honestly, I think Max was the most important factor this weekend. He just knows how to get everything out of the car that's in it. You see that with his teammates as well. That is why you should never, ever leave the Verstappen factor out of consideration or underestimate it in a championship."
(via GPBlog)
Yes!! Really happy with this one! Enjoyed the battles on track and great to be in the fight again. Strong result from the team @redbullracing ๐
Proud and thankful for all the orange support around the track this weekend ๐
2026 Championship Situation after the race
Max stays in P7 but a good result at Silverstone can take him to P4.
Isack moves upto P8 and overtakes Gasly.
Red Bull outscore and close in on McLaren for the 3rd time in the last 4 races.
Verstappen is closing the gap once again to Russell!
He has whittled down the gap from around 11s to 5.3s with ๐ laps to go ๐ฎโ๐จ
#F1#AustrianGP | LAP 61/71