Last Updated on June 26, 2024 9:37 pm by Erwin Noguera
The Austrian GP has been run since 1964, with several years off the calendar, but with the label of being one of the historic circuits in the history of Formula 1.
Currently known as the Red Bull Ring, it has a length of 4.318 kilometers and will have 71 laps of spectacle. The cars will cover a total of 306.452 kilometers.
The maximum winner is Max Verstappen, who has the possibility of reaching five victories at the track of the company that owns his team.
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2024 Austrian GP Top Contenders
Max Verstappen is Dutch, but he is at home in Austria, as this is the circuit of Red Bull, the company that owns his team. The three-time world champion arrives at the eleventh race of the year as leader of the Drivers’ Championship with 219 points, 69 more than the second, Lando Norris.
Max won the last two races, held in Canada and Spain, although it seems that the gap with McLaren is decreasing with the passing of the Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s dominance is also extensive, as he has been on the podium in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, Italy, and the aforementioned Canada and Spain.
In addition, Verstappen has won four times in Austria, making him the most dominant driver in the history of this race.
The second great candidate to win on Austrian soil is the British Lando Norris, who is living the best season of his sporting career thanks to the power of McLaren’s MCL38. He has shaken off the burden of never having won in F1 and has since finished second in three of the last four races.
A bad pit stop cost him the win on Spanish soil, but it seems that Norris is finally taking the step that a driver of his technical quality needs. He has already been on the podium in Austria , but he was in the smallest place (third).
Finally, there is the case of Charles Leclerc, who started the season in a good way but has again left doubts in the last races, especially after his great triumph in Monaco. In Canada, he had to retire, while in Spain, he was fifth, so he ended up losing second place to Lando.
This is not the performance Ferrari expects from its best driver, especially since now, in the Constructors’ Championship, another contender like Mercedes can be added. Charles has five podiums this season.
2024 Austrian GP Outside picks
The Mercedes are showing signs of life in recent races, as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have not dropped below fourth place. What’s more, they scored the first two podiums of the season, a respite from a year that has been decidedly one to forget.
It is clear that the world title is already an impossibility because of the lead they have given, but if they finish off the remaining half of the season well, they can aspire to climb like crazy in the Constructors’ Championship.
Then other candidates such as Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jr. are coming from not-so-regular performances. However, they have good cars and will aspire to take advantage of any space left by the others.
2024 Austrian GP Podium Betting Picks
1. Max Verstappen
2. Lando Norris
3. George Russell
2024 Austrian GP Odds
Max Verstappen 1.59
Lando Norris 3.78
Charles Leclerc 14.7
Lewis Hamilton 20
George Russell 20
Oscar Piastri 23
Carlos Sainz Jr. 28
Sergio Pérez 30
Kevin Magnussen 100
Lance Stroll 100
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