Hamilton suffers championship damage, Verstappen extends lead
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- GPblog.com
With his third victory in three races Max Verstappen has extended his lead in the championship again. Whilst Lewis Hamilton had been on the podium over the last few races before today, Red Bull Racing are showing their dominance. Verstappen's lead in the standings is also clearly increasing, but Sergio Perez is struggling to hold on to third place.
Due to Lando Norris' impressive race, Perez is only three points ahead of the Brit, while he is 46 points behind Hamilton. Verstappen, in turn, has a 32 point lead over Hamilton, by way of securing the maximum 25 points here in Austria. Valtteri Bottas lies in a disappointing fifth position, 12 points from Perez and 58 points off his teammate.
Behind the top five is the Ferrari duo, who have almost the same number of points. Leclerc has two points more than his Spanish teammate, while Daniel Ricciardo is ten points behind them.
Top ten after the Austrian Grand Prix:
1. Max Verstappen - 182 points
2. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points
3. Sergio Perez - 104 points
4. Lando Norris - 101 points
5. Valtteri Bottas - 92 points
6. Charles Leclerc - 62 points
7. Carlos Sainz - 60 points
8. Daniel Ricciardo - 40 points
9. Pierre Gasly - 39 points
10. Sebastian Vettel- 30 points