Max Verstappen secured victory in the F1 Sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix, held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. Verstappen, who started from pole position, successfully fended off challenges from McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Piastri and Norris completed the podium, finishing second and third respectively. The race featured intense battles, with Norris briefly taking the lead before Verstappen reclaimed it. Verstappen finished 3.5 seconds ahead of Piastri. The win, achieved by a margin of 0.093s, marks Verstappen's 10th career sprint victory and his third sprint win of the season. The top ten was rounded out by George Russell, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen, and Lance Stroll. The race covered 23 laps and highlighted Red Bull's dominance.
Now that's how to start an #F1Sprint! ๐ช @Charles_Leclerc makes up three places in five corners ๐ #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/5Wq8SKSMdf
"There will be things to work on." Max Verstappen denies Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in 'spicy' sprint battle at #AustrianGP https://t.co/KP2hEr1cZV
Run to the hills ๐ฆ๐น ๐ต #AustrianGP #F1 https://t.co/Tz4QX8dYOp
Max Verstappen seizes victory in F1 Sprint at Austrian GP, but Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris made him earn it https://t.co/QZqAMFqxNq
Max Verstappen claimed victory, with McLaren securing 2nd & 3rd in todayโs Sprint Race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. ๐ฆ๐น #AustrianGP #Formula1 #Motorsport #Racing #McLaren #RedBullRing #RedBull https://t.co/RvP7NK69Uu
Max Verstappen claimed victory, with McLaren securing a double podium in todayโs Sprint Race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. ๐ฆ๐น #AustrianGP #Formula1 #Motorsport #Racing #McLaren #RedBullRing #RedBull https://t.co/1hjL5Me5ar
Verstappen holds off McLaren challenge to take 3rd sprint race victory of the season at Austrian GP https://t.co/RfLTKA2pGA https://t.co/0NZ2gcH203
Max Verstappen holds off McLarens to win Austrian Grand Prix sprint race https://t.co/MOtbjlQ3AF
Max Verstappen resisted a spirited attack from Lando Norris on Saturday to claim victory for Red Bull in a feisty sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. #AFPSports https://t.co/PjjBiGcrqT
Verstappen beats the McLarens to take Austrian sprint win https://t.co/rqH9Vf1CMh https://t.co/VT7pO0Hwl3
Verstappen fends off Norris and Piastri to seal the 10th #F1Sprint victory of his career ๐ช #F1 #AustrianGP | Full report โคต๏ธ https://t.co/l1auW5hBoD
Top 10 in the Sprint race ๐ P1 - Verstappen P2 - Piastri P3 - Norris P4 - Russell P5 - Sainz P6 - Hamilton P7 - Leclerc P8 - Perez P9 - Magnussen P10 - Stroll https://t.co/3jSoO7YUue
MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS #F1SPRINT IN SPIELBERG!!! ๐คฉ Oscar Piastri holds on to finish P2 ahead of Lando Norris ๐ #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/easKAgPAMj
MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS #F1SPRINT IN SPIELBERG!!! ๐คฉ #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/xs2gYQOyMF
MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE SPRINT AT THE RED BULL RING ๐ฆ๐นโก https://t.co/NgwDfnlGPR
Verstappen now leads by 3.2 seconds ahead of Piastri as we head into the final stages ๐ 1. VER 2. PIA 3. NOR 4. RUS 5. HAM #AustrianGP #F1Sprint https://t.co/E2OMaFAt9h
Lap 20/23. Max leads Piastri by 3.5 seconds, with Norris in P3. #F1Sprint
After 17 laps ๐ Can Norris retake P2 before the chequered flag? He's less than a second behind Piastri ๐ค #F1Sprint #AustrianGP https://t.co/gzr788fLFH
Lap 10: The gap to PIA was just under a second at the end of the lap. #F1Sprint || #AustrianGP ๐ฆ๐น
LAP 6/23 A stunning sequence! ๐ฟ Norris goes down the inside at T3 to take the lead but only until T4, and then Piastri joins the party at T6 and takes P2 - extraordinary! #F1Sprint #AustrianGP https://t.co/iZ8aFiLv15
- Norris dives into T3 for the lead - Max dives into T4 for the lead - Piastri squeezes down the inside for P2 - Max P1, Piastri P2, Norris P3 https://t.co/uiskDqVscG
Lap 5/23. Norris attacks Verstappen into turn 3 and takes over the lead. Verstappen fights back and retakes the lead into turn 4. Piastri benefits from the fight and takes over P2 from teammate Norris. #F1Sprint
LAP 4/23 The battle at the front ๐ Norris is less than half-a-second behind Verstappen #F1Sprint #AustrianGP https://t.co/yYhj8uBDCt
Lap 6: Here we go. NOR lunges for the lead, but Max gets it back one corner later. PIA then overtakes his team-mate for P2 ๐ฑ #F1Sprint || #AustrianGP ๐ฆ๐น
Lap 3: Max and Lando go into battle for the lead โ๏ธ #F1Sprint || #AustrianGP ๐ฆ๐น
The sprintrace in Austria is go go go! Max has made a great start from pole and leads into turn one. Norris follows in P2, with Piastri in P3. #F1Sprint
Lando Norris is relishing the prospect of another tight fight with Max Verstappen in Saturday's #F1Sprint โ๏ธ #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/Wy9QjV19Ld
Three-time world champion Max Verstappen delighted hordes of his supporters when he secured the pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. https://t.co/XKeTn5ZOWT #AFPSports #AustrianGP https://t.co/wX9Byc9e6H
Max Verstappen storms to pole for F1 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race https://t.co/fCtDkt5z3u
Max Verstappen has now claimed more sprint poles (8) than the rest of the grid combined (7) โก๏ธ #F1Sprint #AustrianGP https://t.co/BokWAIgZ16
Verstappen pips Norris to #F1Sprint pole by 0.093s ๐ค #F1 #AustrianGP | Full report ๐ https://t.co/uwqISorzIu
Starting the weekend with an eighth #F1Sprint Pole Position for @Max33Verstappen ๐ช Result ๐ Max P1! ๐, NOR, PIA, RUS, SAI, HAM, Checo P7, OCO, GAS, LEC. #F1 || #AustrianGP ๐ฆ๐น https://t.co/JJudqcNM0Z
POLEEEE!! 8th career Sprint pole for @Max33Verstappen!! #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/9DttWYiSdC
First laps done in SQ2 - George P2 and Lewis P6 right now with just over five minutes remaining https://t.co/tuXGv7O2yZ
Green hills and high speeds โฐ๏ธ #AustrianGP ๐ฆ๐น #F1 https://t.co/BCjnNRYqfk
Top two in the championship โ Top two in Practice โ And so far, the top two in Qualifying ๐ Isack Hadjar's fastest after the first flying laps with a 1:15.828 ๐ฃ Live timing ๐ https://t.co/qLgyAl7LUL #F2 #AustrianGP https://t.co/Ia6haHkMMI
Top 10 at the end of FP1: ๐ 1. Verstappen ๐ธ 2. Piastri +0.276s 3. Leclerc 4. Sainz 5. Hamilton 6. Ocon 7. Stroll 8. Russell 9. Tsunoda 10. Alonso #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/IAxe6mL0FF
Stunning views everywhere in Spielberg ๐ #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/bbnjIcmclG
FP1 CLASSIFICATION (after 20 minutes) George and Lewis leading the way early on ๐ #F1 #AustrianGP https://t.co/S6ptVvllEx
Isack Hadjar was the man to beat in Practice ๐ #F2 #AustrianGP https://t.co/edXlPKexWR
The top two in the championship lead the way in Practice ๐๐ #F2 #AustrianGP https://t.co/0KUzRnEkvy
Isack has improved further with a 1:16.441 to extend his margin at the top of the timing sheets โฑ๏ธ #F2 #AustrianGP https://t.co/06Sppdzm2u
Isack Hadjar knocks his title rival off the top spot with a 1:16.624 Less than a tenth is covering the top three cars! ๐ฒ #F2 #AustrianGP https://t.co/neIItGS3tY
The hills are alive ๐ฆ๐นโฐ #AustrianGP https://t.co/SHxn3eNqRT
The scenery. ๐คฉ #AustrianGP ๐ฆ๐น https://t.co/lB9jjSShu9