Ferrari and Red Bull being closely matched on one-lap speed this weekend has raised hopes of a possible race-long battle between them in the sprint event – if Leclerc and Verstappen repeat their qualifying result in the shootout session.
Should that happen and Verstappen heads his 2022 title rival on the grid for Saturday afternoon’s race – a situation that is not guaranteed after the wet start to proceedings at the Red Bull Ring – Leclerc is hoping that DRS becoming active on the second lap of sprint races rather than the third in a grand prix will aid Ferrari in sticking close to Red Bull.
