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Winner: Oscar Piastri
Oscar Piastri – who finished the Sprint a superb second after taking advantage of a squabble between Norris and Verstappen – was disappointed after having his best qualifying time deleted for track limits.
He fought back impressively for seventh, but the podium looked out of reach until team mate Norris collided with Verstappen. Suddenly he found himself in second and, while he chased down Russell, he ultimately ran out of laps.
This was the second time he has finished second in a Grand Prix and his second podium of the season. The Australian is now just six points behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.
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Loser: Lando Norris
You could argue Lando Norris was the fastest driver of the weekend in Austria, however in battling Verstappen in the Sprint for the lead, he lost a position to Piastri to end up third.
He followed up his Sprint front row start with second on the grid for the Grand Prix and armed with a fresh set of mediums to Verstappen’s used set in the final stint, the Briton piled the pressure on the Dutchman, launching multiple attacks.
In colliding with Verstappen, he suffered damage so significant, he had to retire. That’s his first DNF of the season and ends his run of being the only driver to have scored in every single Grand Prix so far this season.
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