The Austrian Grand Prix has a history of producing exciting races and if the preliminaries are anything to go by, this year will be no different.
After a dramatic ending to qualifying we have a very interesting grid with George Russell on pole position followed by the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton and then Russell's Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
Antonelli holds a 41-point lead in the championship, but after failing to finish in Barcelona last time, he will not want to see his main rivals make up any more ground.
Austrian Grand Prix Tips Summary
Best Bet - Lando Norris podium finish @ 9/1
Alternative Bet - Lewis Hamilton to win @ 6/1
Bet Builder - Lando Norris to finish in the Top 6, Pierre Gasly to finish in the points, Liam Lawson to win Group 3 @ 8/1
Austrian Grand Prix Prediction
Best Bet: Lando Norris podium finish @ 9/1
World champion Lando Norris damaged the floor of his McLaren early in qualifying, but despite the effect that would have had on its handling he was still able to qualify a respectable sixth.
That is one place ahead of his team-mate Oscar Piastri, and had he managed to lap just one tenth of a second faster, Norris would be starting third.
The Red Bull Ring offers plenty of opportunities to overtake, and with Norris having achieved top-three finishes in Miami and Barcelona, he looks value to return to the podium at a circuit where he won last season.
Norris's car succumbed to mechanical issues in the two intervening races, which is a concern, but at the prices he is worth chancing.
Alternative Bet: Lewis Hamilton to win @ 6/1
Lewis Hamilton's troubled start to life at Ferrari seems like a distant memory and he arrived in Austria as the man in form following two second places and a win from his last three starts.
There was no fluke about his victory in Barcelona last week and Ferrari have brought an engine upgrade to Austria, where power is key.
Hamilton starts behind his team-mate Leclerc, but that was something of an upset given their respective form this season, including the rest of this weekend, and the seven-time champion could well end up ahead at the finish.
Race pace is a strength of the Ferrari, as is its reliability, with Hamilton having finished in the top six at every race this season.
Mercedes are sure to prove hard to beat, as ever, but Hamilton showed in Barcelona they are not invincible and he could do it again on Sunday.
Austrian Grand Prix Bet Builder Tip
Lando Norris to finish in the Top 6
Pierre Gasly to finish in the points
Liam Lawson to win Group 3
Pays 8/1
Pierre Gasly narrowly missed out on a place in the top 10 qualifying shootout, but he has finished in the top ten in all six races he has completed this season.
Three of those came from 14th on the grid, so from 11th in Austria he can be confident of keeping his pointscoring run going.
Liam Lawson is also in a rich vein of form and his Racing Bulls has looked competitive this weekend. The New Zealander is fancied to beat his rookie team-mate Arvid Lindblad, as well as Gasly and the Frenchman's Alpine partner Franco Colapinto, who starts 16th on the grid.
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Key Race Stats
George Russell claimed his fourth pole position of the season and his third in the last four races
Charles Leclerc recorded his best qualifying position of the season in second
Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' championship by 41 points
Lewis Hamilton won in Barcelona last time out for Ferrari
Antonelli has won five of the seven races this season
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