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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Runaway leader and defending double world champion Max Verstappen bids to become the most successful driver in Austrian Grand Prix history this weekend as Red Bull plan a poignant \u2018century\u2019 celebration on home ground.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Dutchman, who leads this year\u2019s title race by 69 points ahead of teammate Sergio Perez, shares the record of three Austrian wins with four-time champion Alain Prost.<\/p>\n

Another win at the Red Bull Ring circuit would take him to four and be his seventh in nine races this year, as well as the team\u2019s 101st as they return to Austria for the first time since the death of owner Dietrich Mateschitz last October.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a bit special this time,\u201d said team boss Christian Horner amid celebrations of the team\u2019s 100th triumph at the Canadian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to return to Austria with this run of form and results, and with Max in such exceptional form.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a very big sell-out home crowd and a great atmosphere. They always put on a big show, and this year will be the biggest of all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verstappen has, in fact, won four times at Spielberg already as he won twice in 2021 when one of the two races staged during the restrictions caused by the Covid pandemic was called the Styrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always enjoy coming back to our home race in Austria,\u201d said Verstappen. \u201cAnd I\u2019m excited to try to add another trophy to the collection for the team. It\u2019s the second sprint race weekend too, and they are always more hectic and complex.\u201d<\/p>\n

A mass of support for the Dutchman is expected again with a vast \u2018orange army\u2019 camped at the circuit, but after reports last year of racist, sexist and homophobic abuse among spectators, alcohol has been banned and security tightened.<\/p>\n

Rain has also been forecast for much of the weekend, particularly today and tomorrow, but it is unlikely to worry Verstappen, who won the sprint race last year when rival Charles Leclerc fought back to take victory from him for Ferrari in the Grand Prix itself.<\/p>\n

That was Ferrari\u2019s last victory, and after another disappointment in Montreal, they are hoping to deliver a response this weekend and, at least, compete with Aston Martin and Mercedes for a podium finish.<\/p>\n

Since that win by Leclerc, who has made clear his dissatisfaction with Ferrari\u2019s form and decision-making, Red Bull have won 18 of the 19 contests held, with Mercedes taking the other.<\/p>\n

After recent improved results with their updated car, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton will seek to maintain his momentum, while two-time champion Fernando Alonso aims for a seventh podium of the year with Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping that at some stage, we can have things a bit more level between us,\u201d said Hamilton, after finishing third behind Verstappen and Alonso in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have all three of us in a super-tight battle would be \u2018sick\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n

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