HINCH’S HEROES: Who makes IndyCar star James Hinchcliffe's list after a dramatic race in Austria?


From a perhaps somewhat predictable start to a thrilling and dramatic ending, the Austrian Grand Prix will live long in the memory after its action-packed conclusion. IndyCar star and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe was watching closely and has picked out the five drivers who impressed him most across the Sprint weekend at the Red Bull Ring...
Lando Norris – P20
There is no doubt that Norris was the driver of the day in Austria. It’s true, you could argue that Max Verstappen deserved that moniker given he was eight seconds ahead of the McLaren before a bad pit stop eliminated his advantage – but it is what happened after that that tips the title in Norris’s favour.

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