Ferrari stunned Red Bull in the Formula One 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. In a race that eluded Taurus' dominance, the Italian outfit had the knife and the cheese in its hand to win an emphatic double. Had it not been for Carlos Sainz's engine blowing, this would have been possible. Still, the balance is positive: Charles Leclerc overtook Max Verstappen three times during the race in Spielberg and washed his soul, returning to the win.

The Italian outfit had better pace and saw their cars control their tires better than Red Bull, who had to deal with intense wear on their compounds. There remains the comma of reliability, which prevented a perfect result for the Maranello team.

The consolation for Max Verstappen is damage limitation: 2nd place and fastest lap of the race. However, if Ferrari had Carlos Sainz to abandon the race, Red Bull also saw Sergio Pérez being forced to leave the race in Austria. From the very first lap, George Russell and the 'Czech' fought a firm duel. On the hairpin, the two touched - the Mexican ended up in the gravel, went to the pits and managed to get back in the race. Even so, the RB18 was badly damaged, and Pérez had to retire in the 25th turn.

Once again, Mercedes put itself in a position to take advantage of the failures of the two teams in the front group and went to the podium with Lewis Hamilton in 3rd and George Russell right behind. Esteban Ocon, Mick Schumacher, Lando Norris, Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo, and Fernando Alonso completed the scoring zone in Spielberg.

The 2022 Formula One season continues in two weeks, July 22-24, at Paul Ricard in the French Grand Prix.

Check out everything the F1 drivers had to say about the Austrian GP below:

Charles Leclerc, first: Leclerc celebrates Ferrari's pace and washes his soul with win in Austria: "I needed that"

Max Verstappen, second: Verstappen sees "difficult day" and points to tire wear as hindrance in Austria

Lewis Hamilton, third: Hamilton praises Mercedes for "rebuilding" the car and admits: "I didn't expect the podium

George Russell, fourth: Russell complains about Perez after touch and talks about "missed opportunity" in Austria

Esteban Ocon, fifth: Ocon celebrates pace in "great weekend" in Austria: "We can be satisfied"

Mick Schumacher, sixth: Schumacher celebrates Haas' double top-10 and "fun" fight with Hamilton in Austria

Lando Norris, seventh: Norris sees "goals achieved" in Austria, and Ricciardo criticizes car: "I expected more"

Kevin Magnussen, eighth: Schumacher celebrates Haas' double top-10 and "fun" fight with Hamilton in Austria

Daniel Ricciardo, ninth: Norris sees "goals achieved" in Austria, and Ricciardo criticizes car: "I expected more"

Fernando Alonso, tenth: Alonso complains about 10th in Austria after "lost 6th place": "Another 8 points in the trash"

Valtteri Bottas, 11th: "I was hoping to get points today, that was the goal, and it's a bit disappointing to finish outside the top-10. On the last lap, Fernando was cutting the gap quite quickly, and with a new set of tires, which caught me out. But I think it was a good race also in terms of strategy, and we did everything we could. We just lacked a little bit of pace, especially in the corners. At least I managed to get on the grid even though I started from the pit-lane, so it's positive. We should keep progressing, as the other teams are also progressing. I think France might be better for us, but we need to qualify in better positions than we did here to have a better chance on Sunday."

Alexander Albon, 12th: "It was a fun race. We took risks, we were bold, and I had to push the tires a little too hard to keep up with Valtteri, because he was a little faster than us. I knew what I was doing was not good for the tires, but I was trying to stay close to him. You always take risks and try hard to fight for points, but today it didn't work out so well for us. However, I still feel that it was a good race. During the whole race we were more or less matching the McLarens, we got a little bit of traffic here and there, but I was very happy with our pace. We definitely took a step forward this weekend. It was the first good race with the new aerodynamic upgrade we have. We learned a lot from today. We will analyze the information and come back stronger in France."

Lance Stroll, 13th: "My start was decent and I was able to hold position and fight with McLaren from the start. I also had some good wheel-to-wheel moments with cars in different strategies, which was fun. However, it was tricky to keep the faster cars behind. It would have been nice to have come away with one or two points after a strong recovery yesterday, but we have to keep pushing and will try to get back to the points in France."

Guanyu Zhou, 14th: "I feel we had a lot more potential in our car this weekend, so I'm not happy with this result. We looked strong yesterday, but today we spent the first part of the race stuck and then struggled with the hard tire. When we switched to mediums, I was much more comfortable and felt we were competitive, but it was too late to get back into the top-10. The pace we showed in the sprint yesterday and in the last stint today is positive, as is the mileage which helps my experience. I had some fun battles and enjoyed the very close racing we had, but I wanted more this weekend."

Pierre Gasly, 15th: "I think we should put this weekend behind us, because we didn't have the right pace. I haven't looked at the footage yet, but I received a penalty, so I believe I am responsible for the incident with Sebastian. I tried to fight as much as possible and it's always difficult in that corner, unfortunately he spun. We need a reset: we have a week and a half to understand why we are slow and how we can improve for the next races. Hopefully the new update will allow us to make progress and get back to being competitive in the middle of the pack."

Yuki Tsunoda, 16th: "It was a very difficult and long race. I didn't have a good pace this weekend and really struggled with the car sliding all over the place. We need to find out what the problem is, because we can't find anything in the data that can explain why this weekend was so difficult. I did my best today and I don't think I could have done much more in this situation. So far, this is the hardest weekend we've had this year."

Sebastian Vettel, 17th: Vettel complains about punishment for disrespecting track limits in Austria: "Strange"

Carlos Sainz, NC: Sainz says he is "speechless" for abandonment in Austria: "It could have been an easy 1-2"

Nicholas Latifi, NC: "We suffered floor damage from running over some debris early in the race and I went over the point in a zebra. At the end of the first stint, I felt the balance getting worse. At the start of the second stint, there was a lack of downforce and pace. The decision was to retire the car to save engine mileage and we will be ready to go again in France."

Sergio Pérez, NC: Pérez says he "did his best" to avoid touch with Russell in Austria and regrets abandonment