True, he couldn't win the Austrian GP, but Max Verstappen set the fastest lap in Spielberg
Victory could have come, but it didn't. Still, Max Verstappen secured the most points by setting the fastest lap at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday. An important point to keep Charles Leclerc a little further back, as the Monegasque won the race.
It was on the 62nd lap that the reigning champion set the best time: 1min07s275. Behind him came Leclerc, with 1min07s583, 0s308 behind the Dutchman. The top-3 is completed by Fernando Alonso, who finished the race in tenth place: 1min08s558.
Carlos Sainz left Spielberg disappointed after his retirement at the 58th turn, but he was fourth on the fastest lap chart with 1min08s649. The two Mercedes are right behind, with Lewis Hamilton fifth and George Russell sixth.
Rounding out the top-10 are Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, Guanyu Zhou, and Esteban Ocon. The 2022 Formula One season returns on July 22-24 at Paul Ricard for the French GP.
F1 2022, Austrian GP, Spielberg, Fastest laps:
1M VERSTAPPENRed Bull RBPT1:07.275622C LECLERCFerrari1:07.583+0.308623F ALONSOAlpine Renault1:08.558+1.283624C SAINZ JRFerrari1:08.649+1.374555L HAMILTONMercedes1:09.000+1.725636G RUSSELLMercedes1:09.075+1.800617V BOTTASAlfa Romeo Ferrari1:09.266+1.991618L NORRISMcLaren Mercedes1:09.304+2.029629G ZHOUAlfa Romeo Ferrari1:09.380+2.1055010E OCONAlpine Renault1:09.559+2.2846211M SCHUMACHERHaas Ferrari1:09.625+2.3505012A ALBONWilliams Mercedes1:09.669+2.3946013D RICCIARDOMcLaren Mercedes1:09.924+2.6496114K MAGNUSSENHaas Ferrari1:09.938+2.6636115S VETTELAston Martin Mercedes1:10.001+2.7267016Y TSUNODAAlphaTauri RBPT1:10.023+2.7486217L STROLLAston Martin Mercedes1:10.048+2.7736418P GASLYAlphaTauri RBPT1:10.104+2.8296119N LATIFIWilliams Mercedes1:10.890+3.6151420S PÉREZRed Bull RBPT1:11.843+4.5685