F1 – 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Sunday Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Martin Brundle)  Q: Max Verstappen, what an astonishing race you drove. We see two cars down there from the great Niki Lauda – a Ferrari and a McLaren. A worthy champion of course, three times, a legend in this…

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