Red Bull Ring – 71 laps – 4.318km – 10 corners

Starting position: P3
Race result: P2 (Medium -> Hard -> Medium)
Fastest lap: 1m07.924 (lap 59)(FL)

Oscar maintains his lead in the Driver’s Championship heading into McLaren’s home GP and also adds a third fastest lap of the season, topping the amount he has gained in any other F1 season.

The weekend through OP’s visor

Quali…

“A frustrating end to what was otherwise a positive session. Gasly spun in front of me at the last corner and brought out the Yellow Flags, which meant I didn’t get to open my second lap in Q3. I think we easily had the pace to be on the front row, especially as Lando was so quick, but we can have a good race from P3. I think there will be opportunities tomorrow and I’m not planning on finishing third.”

The race…

“That was an intense race. I’m happy we’ve come away with a 1-2 after some really good racing. After a solid start, I was close to the win, but it was tough to make progress to close the gap again after the first stop.

A big thank you to the team for the great car they’ve given us. To have the pace to pull away from the field whilst battling each other was impressive, and something we can be proud of. Now, onto Silverstone.”