Max Verstappen holds off McLaren challenge to win Austrian GP sprint race

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished second and third.

Max Verstappen produced an impressive defensive display to hold off Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris and win Saturday’s sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix.

George Russell finished fourth for Mercedes, one place ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Lewis Hamilton started sixth and finished in the same position.Verstappen’s win sees him extend his lead in the world championship standings from 69 points to 71 ahead of qualifying later on Saturday to determine the grid for Sunday’s main event.Verstappen beat Norris to pole by just 0.093 seconds before keeping the McLaren man behind him on the short blast to the opening corner.

By the end of the opening lap, Verstappen held a nine-tenths advantage over Norris but the 24-year-old from Glastonbury was able to keep in DRS range.

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