This is how the F1 international press reacted to the Austrian Grand Prix
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- GPblog.com
With five wins from five races, nobody doubts anymore that Red Bull Racing is a serious title contender this season. Max Verstappen has even won the entire triple header, by finishing first in France and on both occasions in Austria. Internationally, they also recognise the speed of the Red Bull and the problems of Mercedes.
Marca
"Verstappen fulfilled expectations and won the Austrian Grand Prix with more dominance than was expected. He led from start to finish and made the most of Hamilton's fourth place. The extension of his contract has not brought him much luck". At Marca they are already calculating that Mercedes will have to strike hard at Silverstone.
"They have to respond, because after that they go to Hungary, a real Red Bull circuit. After that is the summer break and then it could all look very good, it is no longer a dream, but it is becoming more and more feasible," Marca said of Verstappen's title chances.
La Gazzetta Dello Sport
The Italian newspaper, they are impressed with the speed Red Bull are showing. "Consecutive victories at the Red Bull Ring for Verstappen. The highlights of the Austrian Grand Prix included the impressive speed of the Red Bull-Honda. With Verstappen managing to drive an inimitable speed ahead of the others."
Sky Sports
At Sky Sports, they also note that, due to Verstappen's second stop, the gap seems smaller than it really is. "Bottas finished 15s behind Verstappen but the gap would have been greater had the runaway Red Bull not made a late second pit stop for fresh tyres to make sure of the bonus point for fastest lap. Triumphing on Red Bull's home track on successive weekends to complete a clean sweep of F1's triple-header, Verstappen was in a class of his own and victory, combined with a fourth-placed finish for Hamilton who picked up car damage, means the Dutchman now leads the standings by 32 points."
L'Equipe
"A week after his ideal Styrian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen had a perfect weekend at the Red Bull Ring. At the French newspaper, they see that Red Bull is the strongest and that Mercedes is struggling. "Hamilton was hoping to respond to his rival's dominance, despite his work in the simulator".
Auto, Motor und Sport
"It' s party weeks for Red Bull. They've got the momentum going since the Monaco Grand Prix. Mercedes, on the other hand, is getting more and more hopeless because of the speed of the dark blue cars, on a fast lap and during the race. Verstappen repeated the victory of a week earlier and again the Dutchman was unstoppable."