Austrian Grand Prix as it happened

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Time to say close the book on the Austrian Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc takes his third win of the 2022 season - his first since the Australian Grand Prix in April - and gives his title ambitions a much-needed gee up in the process.

Thanks again for your company, folks. A slight breather next weekend before we go again at Paul Ricard. Join us on Friday, 22 July at 12:30 BST for first practice at the French Grand Prix.

Get out there and enjoy some vitamin D and I'll leave you with Andrew Benson's race report.

See you soon!

Next weekend is your only free window this month to do something other than watch Formula 1.

After that, the circus rolls into Circuit Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix and then onto Hungary for the final race before the summer break.

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Robertpwest: Mick Schumacher driver of the day!

Tanya Smith: Mick in 6th!!!! Party time!!

1. Red Bull - 359

2. Ferrari - 303

3. Mercedes - 237

4. McLaren - 81

5. Alpine - 81

6. Alfa Romeo - 51

7. Haas - 34

8. Alpha Tauri - 27

9. Aston Martin - 18

10. Williams - 3

1. Max Verstapen - 208

2. Charles Leclerc - 170

3. Sergio Perez - 151

4. Carlos Sainz - 133

5. George Russell - 128

6. Lewis Hamilton - 109

7. Lando Norris - 64

8. Esteban Ocon - 52

9. Valtteri Bottas - 46

10. Fernando Alonso - 29

Thanks to extra points being on offer for finishing in the top eight in the sprint race, a few drivers have managed to add to their championship tally by a decent amount this weekend.

Charles Leclerc picked up 32 points in total this weekend and is now just 38 points behind title leader Max Verstappen.

That fastest lap point came in handy for Verstappen in the end and the Red Bull driver pockets 27 points overall.

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Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto speaking to Sky Sports: "It is two wins in a row and it is was important to come back after a few races where we showed potential, but did not get the victory. It is tinged with disappointment because it could have been even better with Carlos Sainz [who retired with an engine problem]. The drivers did really well, they managed the tyres and kept the pressure on Max Verstappen. Fantastic drives from them both. I don't honestly know what the problem was with Charles' throttle, we will have to wait to have the car back to look properly."

Haas driver Mick Schumacher talking to Sky Sports: "It was a lot of fun out there. We had to battle our way through which was great for experience and to show what we're able to do out there.

"As athletes you're always after that pressure and with Silverstone, coming in with the points was what I needed to set off fireworks like this.

"Kevin had a very great start to the season and has shown me different tools and different ideas. I feel like we're feeding off each other.

"I think were going in the right direction. We scored points at Silverstone and today and I think we could have scored points yesterday which shows a steep upward trend which hopefully we keep at Paul Ricard [circuit]."

David Mateer: The people in that grandstand have just seen 2 hours of orange smoke.

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner speaking to Sky Sports after the race: "Ferrari just seemed lighter on the tyres and obviously had a pace advantage and that gives you more strategic options.

"We still got the fastest lap but we didn't have the range we had yesterday and that's something we need to understand.

"Obviously, really disappointed for Checo today. I don't think Mercedes like our cars going round the outside at turn four.

"It was a shame because you can see Checo was ahead there. There was so much damage there was no chance for him to score any points so better to save the mileage. It's just a shame he wasn't given more space.

"We'll bounce back in France. We've got to keep pushing. We can't afford to back off. They had a quick car today, Max was coming back at the end there but it wasn't enough."

Also three in a row for Lewis Hamilton: Canada, Silverstone and now Austria.

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Lewis Hamilton, who finished third, speaking to Sky Sports: "After a difficult Friday with the crash we were just not expecting it. I'm really so proud of everyone for working so hard to rebuild the car and everyone back at the factory.

"This is a great recovery for us as a team to get a third and fourth so we have to keep our heads down and keep chipping away.

"We're slowly eating into the guys ahead but we have to keep going.

"It was a completely new car - new chassis, new gearbox. You don't want to damage the car again. It didn't feel the same as what I had on Friday."

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Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, speaking to Sky Sports, after failing to finish the Austrian Grand Prix: "I knew there was something wrong as soon as it happened. There was no feedback that it was about to happen. It was very sudden and it is hard because it was a big loss of points and a potential one-two for the team.

"I saw a lot of fire and damage and we will have to look at why this is. It is more difficult to take because we were about to bring in a very big result to cut the gap to Max and Red Bull, but it is still a long season ahead."

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Red Bull's Sergio Perez, speaking to Sky Sports, after he failed to finish the Austrian Grand Prix: "It is a big shame for us, I clearly felt that we did everything we could to avoid an incident. George [Russell] couldn't control the speed into turn four and we ended up making contact when I was clearly ahead.

"I am sorry for what happened to Carlos Sainz but that is nothing to do with us. The car has not been up there this week so there is some good analysis to be done."

A few more drivers and team bosses to hear from now before we bid you farewell.

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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on finishing third: "What an incredible crowd, it has been a difficult weekend, a rough weekend, but we take the points and move forward.

"I want to say a big thank you to the guys in the garage, I am so thankful to them for working so hard. We have made some improvements and we will keep chipping away at them."

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Max Verstappen on finishing second: "It was a tricky day. It seemed like we were struggling quite a bit with the tyres, too much degradation to attack Charles.

"Nevertheless, second place is a good result for us on a difficult day.

"It's great to see so many fans coming to Austria, unfortunately I couldn't give them a win but second is still a great result."

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after his victory at the Austrian Grand Prix: "It was a really good race, the pace was there and the end was incredibly difficult with the throttle problem, but we managed to make it stick until the end.

"Weirdly my problem was at the same time as Carlos, but I knew it was a pedal problem rather than an engine problem.

"I definitely needed that one. The last five races have been diffiuclt for me and the team and it is great to finally get one."