A contact between Verstappen and Norris gives Russell the Austrian Grand Prix

A contact between Verstappen and Norris that costs the former a ten-second penalty and the latter the retirement of his car, launches George Russell surprisingly towards victory in the Austrian Grand Prix. It is the second career success for the young British driver of Mercedes after the one at Interlagos in 2022 and comes in an incredible way.

With seven laps to go, the duel for first place between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris takes both off the scene, leaving the road clear for Russell who takes the checkered flag ahead of Oscar Piastri in the McLaren, while Carlos Sainz completes the podium with his Ferrari. Fourth place for Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen, forced to return to the pits like Norris, with a flat tire in the contact, gets a 10-second penalty but manages to get back on track, placing himself in fifth position.

Norris also had a punctured tire and was forced to retire. Sixth place for Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), seventh for the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez ahead of Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Daniel Ricciardo (RB), tenth for Pierre Gasly with Alpine. Sunday to forget for Charles Leclerc: the Monegasque from Ferrari, who had to change the right wing on the second lap and stopped in the pits 4 times, finished eleventh, outside the points zone.