- Red Bull driver won the tenth sprint race of his career
- Verstappen now leads Lando Norris by 71 drivers’ points
Max Verstappen won the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix but only after the Red Bull driver had to endure a tight fight with the McLarens of Oscar Piastri, who was second, and Lando Norris, who finished third. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were in fourth and sixth for Mercedes, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in fifth.
After a series of races where he has been pushed hard by Norris and McLaren, Verstappen, while he won at the Red Bull Ring, was again reminded his huge early-season advantage has all but gone.