Max Verstappen topped the sole practice session of the sprint weekend Austrian Grand Prix despite an engine drama in his Red Bull Racing car briefly causing a mid-hour red flag. Verstappen’s session appeared over just after the hallway mark when his car developed an engine fault after 16 laps of running. The car appeared to lose power exiting the penultimate corner, and it ground to a halt on the main straight, causing a brief red flag. The Dutchman cannily allowed himself to roll backwards along the pit wall towards an access gate, where marshals were able to push him back into pit lane before the session resumed. With the car back in its garage, Red Bull Racing was able to restart the...
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