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[ad_1] SILVERSTONE: Sergio Perez shrugged off mounting speculation about his future with Red Bull on Sunday after finishing a battling sixth at the British Grand Prix. After starting 15th on the grid following another qualifying flop – it was the fifth consecutive event at which he failed to progress to the top-10 shootout – he experienced a scrappy race. But he remained feisty and confident about his future despite reports that Red Bull are preparing to replace him. "In F1 in 13 years, I've seen it all," he said. "So, I am not worried about any of that. I'm mainly focused about getting my season back on track and making sure I keep enjoying this. "I have full support from Helmut (Marko) and Christian (Horner). The whole team is fully supporting me, they know what I can do, they know my potential, and they are fully behind me." Following Sunday's race, won by his team-mate and defending double world champion Max Verstappen , Perez rema

[ad_1] SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD: Defending champion Max Verstappen continued his relentless charge towards a third world title on Sunday when he claimed a record fourth Austrian Grand Prix victory in emphatic style. The 25-year-old Dutchman finished 5.155 seconds clear of a revived Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, in second, with Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez , showing revitalised form, taking a battling third after starting 15th on the grid. It was a race of attrition, punctuated by safety cars and influenced by a high number of drivers' receiving penalties for exceeding track limits. Several drivers served pit penalties during the race but after a stewards' investigation, eight received further late-night punishments including Carlos Sainz, demoted from fourth to sixth and Lewis Hamilton from seventh to eighth. During the race, Verstappen's unbroken run of laps led ended on 249, when he pitted. But it was only a pause in his serene progress to a fifth consecu