George Russell wins the Austrian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris collided while battling for the lead.
This marks Mercedes’ first victory since the 2022 season. Norris was forced to retire the car after suffering too much damage, but Verstappen continued, finishing fifth after switching to soft tires. It had been a leisurely drive for the Red Bull driver until what seemed to be the final pit stops with 20 or so laps to go, but a lengthy pit stop (just over six seconds) put the lead in jeopardy.
Norris closed in on Verstappen, and the two kept tangling.
At one point, Norris received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits, the final infringement coming when he tried to take the lead but went out off the track.
Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz round out the podium.
“Boomshakalaka! Yabadabadoo,” Russell calls over the radio. “Well done. We had to pick up the pieces, well done.”
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