George Russell takes unlikely Austrian GP win after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris crash
George 👍Russell takes advantage of a late collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to win in Austria.
SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - A dramatic late collision between 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris handed an unlikely victory to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix.
Verstappen a💟nd Norris clashed at Turn 3 on Lap 64 as they battled for the lead after a rare slow pit stop for the Red Bull driver, with both picking up damage and punctures in the process.
Russell, who had not been a factor in the lead battle and was sitting a distant third at the time of the collision, capitalised on 🍌the late drama to claim his second F1 victory.
Verstappen picked up a 10-second time penalty after being judged to have caused the collision but was still able to finish fifth and extend his world cham๊pions⛎hip lead in the process.
Norris was less fortunate and came off wor꧙se from the clash, with the McLaren driver forced into retirement.
"Incredible. It was a tough fight out there at the beginning of the rꦡace just to hold 👍onto P3. I saw Max and Lando were going pretty hard and I knew Lando would want that win," Russell said.
"The team have done an amazing job to put us in this fight⛄. You've got to be there to pick up the pieces and that's where we were🅠.
"They [Verstappen and Norris] were going for it. I couldn't believe how close we were to Lando and𝐆 Max. We were only about 12 seconds behind and I knew it [the collision] was a possibility. You are always dreaming.
"Just so proud to be back on the top step. We have made so man🌃y strides since the start of the season. The last few races have been incredible. More to co🐲me."
His teammate Oscar Piastri took second place ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who completed the podium ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who was hit with a five-secon𓄧d time penalty for crossing the white line at the entry to the pit lane.
Nico Hulken🧔berg overtook Sergio Perez's Red Bull late on to snatch sixth, with Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen taking eighth and an important double points haul for the American outfit.&n🧸bsp;
RB's Daniel Ricciardo and Alpine's Pierre Gasly finished ninth and 10th to complete the points-scoring positions ahead of Charles Leclerc, whose race was ultimately ruined by first-lap contact which caused damage t⛦o his Ferrari.
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