F1 Austrian GP: George Russell Holds Off Charging Max Verstappen to Second 2026 F1 Win
Russell held off Max Verstappen by 1.6 seconds and cut Kimi Antonelli’s title lead to 40 points.
- On Sunday, George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, finishing 1.6 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen to end his 112-day wait for victory.
- Russell had not won since Melbourne on March 8, but Mercedes delivered an impressive performance in the Styrian Mountains to revive his world championship bid.
- Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen traded positions at Turns 3 and 4 on lap 11, with Verstappen claiming, "That's a penalty, a clear penalty" after contact at Turn 6.
- Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished with Verstappen ahead, allowing Russell to reduce the title advantage to 40 points before the British Grand Prix.
- Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Isack Hadjar rounded out the top finishers, with Russell relieved heading to Silverstone after a weight lifted from his shoulders.
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Spielberg. In the Red Bull Ring of Spielberg, home of the powerful Formula 1 team, the victory was yesterday for a Mercedes: that of the British George Russell, who kept Dutch Max Verstappen in line to win the Austrian Grand Prix, where Mexican Sergio Czecho Pérez ended his participation prematurely due to failures in his Cadillac.
Russell nabs Austrian GP for first win since season opener
George Russell was able to once again taste the sweet reward of victory with a 1.6-second edge over Max Verstappen on Sunday to take home the checkered flag in the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, Austria.
Russell holds off Verstappen to win Austrian Grand Prix
George Russell produced a commanding drive to claim victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, but it was a dramatic on-track battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen that provided one of the defining moments of an enthralling afternoon at the Red Bull Ring. Starting from pole position, Russell controlled much of the race to secure…
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