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George Russell was given an opportunity on the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday and he took benefit of that chance to take his second profession victory in Spielberg, Austria.
The 26-year-old Briton was the beneficiary of a collision between leaders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris within the sixty fourth of 71 laps. Verstappen had an eight-second lead about midway by way of the race, however Norris managed to scale back the hole by greater than half on lap 59 after a sluggish pit cease by Verstappen.
5 laps later the 2 battled for the lead when Norris and Verstappen made contact as Norris tried to move Verstappen. Neither driver was injured, however Norris’ automobile suffered a proper rear puncture, damaging Verstappen’s left rear tyre.
The incident moved Russell from third to first.
Norris was pressured to give up the race. Race stewards decided that Verstappen had made a mistake and he was given a 10-second penalty, ending in fifth place.
Russell has the previous two wins for Mercedes, with the earlier win coming in 2022 in Brazil.
Russell accomplished the race in a single hour and 24 minutes. Oscar Piastri of McLaren from Australia was second, 1.9 seconds behind Russell, with Carlos Sainz of Ferrari from Spain in third.
Verstappen has taken seven victories for Pink Bull Racing this season.
–Area-level media