The formula 1 is contesting her second Grand Prix to the Corona-forced break in Austria.

A week after the restart in Spielberg's world champion Lewis Hamilton today (15.10/RTL and Sky) wants to get his first victory of the Season. And Sebastian Vettel? The need to rely on the factor of hope.

SILVER top man: Lewis Hamilton raced the competition in the hunt of it. The world champion in - black-painted - silver arrow has put himself in Position to win his first Grand Prix this year. "It was an incredible challenge," said Hamilton almost taken. Mercedes head of Motorsport Toto Wolff spoke of a power, "was not of this world". Hamilton's team-mate and opener winner Valtteri Bottas goes to the brake problems, the Fourth into the race. "We know, however, that the car is fast," said the championship leader.

RED HOPE: New front wing, new under-floor - with an early Upgrade package Sebastian wants to escape Vettel of his sadness at Ferrari. In the rain qualification of the 33-Year-old, but only in tenth place. "The bottom line is we were not fast enough," said Vettel. "We try to give everything and to raise us from race to race." After tenth place in the formula 1-restart the sounds like slogans. Maybe it runs in the Dry a bit better. "In our Position we can not give any forecasts," said Vettel more. The four-time world champion who is retired from Ferrari at the end of the year, through the sound with little hope of improvement with his red race car.

ORANGE ATTACK: The German team boss Andreas Seidl and his McLaren Team is the Surprise: Lando Norris (3 were when you restart.) and Carlos Sainz (5th) stunned. Now the English tradition team wants to land the next Coup. Sainz, the successor of Sebastian Vettel 2021 at Ferrari, will start from Position three, and Norris, after a punishment by three ranks for disobeying a Yellow flag is still in ninth place. "We will need the help of others, if we want to be back on the Podium," said Sainz. His team-mate was not gone worry-free in the qualification: for chest pain Norris pain and had to take a medium. "I'm not concerned," he said with a view on the race. "I will do whatever is necessary, in order to feel good."

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