Plenty can go wrong at the Red Bull Ring: it's that sort of circuit. Max Verstappen, though, touched perfection in Austria, winning both the Sprint and the Grand Prix from the pole - and setting fastest lap on Sunday. In this video Peter Windsor not only analyses Max's performance but also looks at the major takeaways from the Grand Prix, including the resurgence at Ferrari, the rise of Lando Norris and McLaren, the quiet race for Aston Martin and the poor weekend for Mercedes. Please note that, after this video was posted, the race stewards applied additional penalties for multiple (four or more) track limit infringements. These affected Carlos Sainz, who dropped from fourth on the road to sixth (a poor reward for a strong race); Lewis Hamilton, who dropped from seventh to eighth; Pierre Gasly, who dropped from ninth to tenth; Esteban Ocon, who dropped from 12th to 14th; and Nyck DeVries, who dropped from 15th to 17th. Lando Norris thererfore now finishes P4, ahead of Fernando Alonso; and George Russell is now placed P7, ahead of Lewis. None of these post-chequered flag changes are good, of course, but the problems facing the stewards were probably specific to this circuit, where it's not difficult for drivers to slide over the kerbs. During the GP, Race Control was tasked with reviewing over 1200 instances of cars potentially leaving the track. Personally, I'd rather see these kerbs rather than the dangerous sausage kerbs that potentially launch cars into the air - but a gravel trap is probably the best solution to the problem. The Red Bull Ring has historically avoided these traps due to their unsuitability for other types of motor sport but, with the F1 race now continuing in Austria at least until 2030, it's likely that they'll be instigated for next year. If gravel traps are deemed unsuitable, though, the best answer in my view would be to fit electronic sensors under the kerbs, as suggested on this channel way back in 2019, when Monza's Parabolica still had those absurd and dangerous sausage kerbs (now replaced by a gravel trap). Finally, although I say in this video that Charles Leclerc was the only driver not to exceed track limits over the three days, he's now been given an honourable mention amongst drivers who've had a couple of race lap times deleted (which in reality is not a penalty; it's in qualifying that this deletion is a major issue). The time penalties during the race were applied to drivers for "leaving the track without a justifiable reason multiple times" - in other words, at least four times or more. Charles remains, then, the only driver not to have incurred some sort of penalty over the three days (either in the form of a time penalty or in a lap deleted during qualifying or the shoot-out) - even though he did exceed track limits twice at T9/T10 during the race (on both occasions near the end of his stints on the medium tyre). With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets: www.jetcraft.com And to pitbox.io. Say goodbye to pitlane guesswork and hello to a new era of precision and efficiency. Pitbox.io provides the tools you need to optimize your performance and maximize your chances of victory: https://pitbox.io Images: Pirelli, Oracle Red Bull Racing, AMG Mercedes, Scuderia Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin and Alpine Follow Peter on Twitter: @peterdwindsor Race statistics courtesy of Aleš Norskŷ https://.GPfactsandnumbers.com Music: Veaceslav Draganov (The Last Hero) We support the Race Against Dementia: https://raceagainstdementia.com #STANDWITHUKRAINE Nick: you're with us always