'The favourite probably is Verstappen because he's performing better'

Fernando Alonso is getting ready for the second race weekend in Austria. Whereas the Spaniard finished ninth last weekend, he hopes to do at least as well on Sunday. Alonso expects Max Verstappen to have a great chance of winning the Grand Prix again.

The Dutchman won the Styrian GP convincingly, beating rival Lewis Hamilton throughout the race. Red Bull Racing made an excellent impression over the weekend, allowing them to calmly prepare for the next race in which Verstappen is once again the favourite to win.

Alonso sees Verstappen making things pretty tough for Hamilton this season. "The favourite probably is Max because he's performing better," the driver told Sky Sports Verstappen's chances of winning the world title. "But things can change quickly depending on the performance of the teams and the updates to the car. With one retirement or one bad lap, race or whatever. We saw in Baku, if Lewis had been in the race, he was already in the lead."

Hamilton versus Verstappen

Verstappen is currently 18 points ahead of Hamilton and will be hoping to widen that gap to at least 24 points in Austria. After the race in Austria, the Formula One teams will move on to England, where the race at Silverstone is scheduled.