Australia’s Oscar Piastri capitalised on a crash involving race leaders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to claim second place for McLaren in the Austrian Grand Prix behind the Mercedes of George Russell.
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri en route to the podium at the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg on Sunday.Credit: AP
Russell’s shock triumph on Sunday was the first for Mercedes since November 2022 when he triumphed in Brazil and came after the Red Bull of triple world champion Verstappen clashed with the McLaren of Norris late in the race as the pair were fighting for the lead.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz came in third.
Norris was trying to take the lead from Verstappen on Lap 64 of 71. The incident left Norris’ car unable to continue, while Verstappen was given a 10-second time penalty.
Verstappen had dominated the weekend, following up his victory in the sprint race with another dominant performance in qualifying to take pole position.
The win was the first for Mercedes since November 2022 when Russell triumphed in Brazil.
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