AlphaTauri’s Pierre Guthrie made contact with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) on the first lap of the F1 Round 11 Austrian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday, 9th. He ended up in 15th place, dropping five positions.
Guthrie got off to a good start, side by side with Hamilton in front, and the left rear came into contact with Hamilton’s right front. Car No. 10 AT03 floated in the air, made a half turn, and stopped on Turn 1 in a state of reverse strike.
According to technical director Jody Egginton, the contact caused damage to the front wing and floor. The impact seemed to be significant, and when asked about the feel of the car after the incident, Guthrie replied, “It was really scary.”
It was scary to drive
Pierre GuthrieSprint: 15th / Grid: 10th
I’m really disappointed. I started from the top 10 but ended early before turn 1.
I’m not sure what happened so I need to review it later, but suddenly when I was next to Lewis, the car turned in the opposite direction of the course.
The left side of the car broke and it was scary to drive for the rest of the race.
It’s going to be a long race tomorrow, so we need to see what we can do to switch our minds and recover.
2022 F1 Austrian GP SprintMax Verstappen (Red Bull) graced Paul to Win, followed by Charles Leclerc in 2nd place and Carlos Sainz in 3rd place.
The final race will reach the formation lap at 22:00 on Sunday, July 10, Japan time. Compete for the championship by making 71 laps on the Red Bull Ring, which is 4326m per lap.