Mercedes’ George Russell took his second win of the season with victory from pole place on the Austrian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen recovered from a crash within the remaining a part of qualifying to complete second at Purple Bull’s house race, with championship chief Kimi Antonelli in third.
Russell’s win strikes him again as much as second within the drivers’ standings, 40 factors behind team-mate Antonelli.
BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson solutions your newest questions earlier than this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
I believe a pole place beneath a yellow flag units a harmful precedent, as a result of it is clear that to any extent further, everybody will proceed to push laborious after a small decelerate, or else their lap will probably be cancelled. I might be curious to listen to your opinion – Lorenzo
George Russell’s pole place on the Austrian Grand Prix, the inspiration for his victory on Sunday, took place in controversial circumstances.
In response to the principles, Russell did nothing improper.
Marshals trackside initially waved a single yellow flag when Max Verstappen crashed at Flip 9.
Kimi Antonelli mis-read the sunshine board as a double yellow, and backed out of his lap – the right response for what he regarded as the case. Below a double yellow, drivers should “decelerate and be ready to cease”.
However beneath a single yellow, a driver doesn’t should abandon their lap. They solely should not set a quickest time within the related part of the monitor.
Russell complied with this, however the remainder of his lap was quick sufficient to place him on pole anyway.
The priority right here is much less the specifics of those guidelines, however whether or not the right flag was proven within the circumstances.
The reply to that needs to be no.
Verstappen crashed on the quickest nook on the monitor, which is taken at near 140mph.
Flip 9 is notoriously difficult, with its downhill entry, and an exit kerb that is straightforward to over-run.
Each Verstappen and Antonelli questioned the choice to indicate solely a single yellow on the time, when Verstappen’s automotive was within the barrier at this nook as different drivers have been looking for to set what could be their quickest laps of the weekend.
Verstappen described it as “fairly loopy”.
Antonelli mentioned: “There was a automotive within the wall in a quick nook. I do not know why it did not go double-yellow right away, as a result of it is a super-quick nook, and when you go off on the identical time, it may find yourself very badly. That was a bit complicated.
“For certain it is one thing that must be reviewed, particularly when it occurs in a high-speed nook.
“If it is a slow-speed [corner], single yellow could be OK however quick corners ought to be double yellow right away.”
To underline the purpose, inside 20 seconds, race management upgraded the flag to a double yellow, however everybody had accomplished their laps by then.
