• Carlos Sainz took P3 for Ferrari. Prior to today he had made more appearances at the Red Bull Ring than at any other circuit without ever finishing on the podium (11 previous starts).
• Lewis Hamilton’s P4 for Mercedes was his third consecutive top-four finish after no top-four finishes in the first eight Grands Prix this year.
• Max Verstappen’s P5 result ended a run of five consecutive podium finishes at the Red Bull Ring.
• Verstappen led 62 out of 71 laps in this race.
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• Nico Hulkenberg’s P6 for Haas was his best result since the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.
• It was also Haas’ best result in a Grand Prix since Mick Schumacher finished sixth at the same track in 2022.
• And with Kevin Magnussen in P8, it was Haas’ best two-car result since Austria 2022 (Schumacher P6, Magnussen P8).
• Hulkenberg also finished P6 in last year’s Austria Sprint.
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