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Formula 1

F1 leader Verstappen to start in Pole Position in Austria

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epa10061770 Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing makes his way to the starting grid before the Sprint Race of the Formula One Grand Prix of Austria at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, 09 July 2022. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA

(Reuters) – Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen won a sprint race on Saturday to put Red Bull on pole position for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix at their home track.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will join the Dutch driver on the front row after finishing second in the 100km race at Spielberg, ahead of Spanish team mate Carlos Sainz.

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(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London; Editing by Alison Williams)

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