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Lando Norris won the Austrian Grand Prix after a tightly contested, tense battle with his McLaren teammate Oscar

Piastri. The pair delivered an intense fight but the British driver held the upper hand to take the flag. However,

Max Verstappen’s title hopes took a huge setback when the world champion was knocked out of the race on the

opening lap, having been struck by the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli.

Ferrari enjoyed a strong return at the Red Bull Ring, with Charles Leclerc third and Lewis Hamilton in fourth.

George Russell was fifth for Mercedes.

After Norris and Piastri clashed at the last round in Canada, hearts must have been in mouths at McLaren as their

drivers vied to thrilling effect over the opening third of the race, ducking and diving at one another in a

bravura display that remained nip and tuck all the way to the flag.

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00:00Norris holds off Piastri to win Austrian F1 GP after Verstappen crashes out early Lando.
00:06Norris won the Austrian Grand Prix after a tightly contested, tense battle with his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
00:13The pair delivered an intense fight, but the British driver held the upper hand to take the flag.
00:18However, Max Verstappen's title hopes took a huge setback when the world champion was knocked out of the race on the opening lap.
00:25Having been struck by the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, Ferrari enjoyed a strong return at the Red Bull ring, with Charles Leclerc third and Lewis Hamilton in fourth.
00:34George Russell was fifth for Mercedes after Norris and Piastri clashed at the last round in Canada.
00:40Hearts must have been in mouths at McLaren as their drivers vied to thrilling effect over the opening third of the race.
00:46Ducking and diving at one another in a bravura display that remained nip and tuck all the way to the flag.
00:52However, Norris held his nerve and the edge over his teammate and closed out the win with superb control.
00:58It was no little redemption and an enormously resilient comeback after his misjudgment in hitting Piastri in Montreal.
01:05He has closed the gap to Piastri, the championship leader, to 15 points, but for Verstappen, the title now looks to be a monumental mountain to climb.
01:15He was unceremoniously smashed into by an over-eager Antonelli.
01:18At turn three on the first lap, the world champions race over in seconds, and he now trails Piastri by 61 points.
01:26A gap that appears all but insurmountable given the pace advantage McLaren enjoy over Red Bull.
01:33The victory is a huge fillet for Norris in what looks likely to be an even more closely fought title fight with Piastri.
01:39The Briton badly needs to demonstrate he is still very much in the game and did so emphatically here.
01:44With a dominant pole, followed by an equally controlled and assured victory.
01:48His third of the season and one indicative that he is determined not to allow his teammate to take charge of the championship battle.
01:55More important, it may suggest something of a turning point for the British driver.
01:59He has struggled a little this season.
02:01Lacking the responsive feel from the front axle of the car, he likes to push it to the limit through corners.
02:06And it has caused him problems, particularly in qualifying.
02:10However, McLaren brought a major upgrade to Austria, with front and rear, aero improvements, and vitally for Norris.
02:17On his car, a front suspension development they were hoping would give him the feel he requires.

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