Lando Norris Clinches Austrian Grand Prix Victory, Piastri and Leclerc Follow

Lando Norris returned to winning ways at the Austrian Grand Prix, winning a gripping duel with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, while Max Verstappen was out of the race in a first-lap collision after brushing with Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes.

From pole position, Norris led into Turn 1 but came under intense pressure from championship leader Piastri. The Australian briefly took the lead during a close battle, but Norris retook the position to take the victory.

Having had a particularly close encounter under braking for Turn 4 when Piastri locked up and nearly ran into the back of Norris, the Australian pitted slightly later on his starting tyres in a bid to create a cushion for the rest of the race.

While Piastri illuminated the timesheets in periods during the second and third stints, Norris possessed just enough grunt in hand to retain P1 and cross the chequered flag – his third victory of the season and first win since last month's Monaco Grand Prix.

Without team boss Fred Vasseur, who flew back to his native Italy ahead of the race for "personal reasons", the improved Ferraris enjoyed low-key but productive drives on the way to a podium with Charles Leclerc and fourth-finishing performance with Lewis Hamilton.

George Russell was the only Mercedes finisher in fifth, with rookie team mate Kimi Antonelli spectacularly crashing into Max Verstappen while braking for Turn 3 on lap one – taking out both drivers from competition.

Liam Lawson took advantage to transform his grid-leading top-six position into a top-six finish, behind Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and Kick Sauber's Bortoleto, who claimed his maiden F1 points after a gargantuan battle with the two-time World Champion.

A solid comeback from the back of the pack earned Nico Hulkenberg a third consecutive points finish, and earned Sauber a double points haul, and Esteban Ocon completed the top 10 positions for Haas.

Ollie Bearman trailed team mate Ocon home in 11th, while Isack Hadjar was 12th in the second Racing Bulls car and Pierre Gasly fell out of points contention to 13th with acute balance issues in his Alpine.

Next up was Lance Stroll, whose eye-catching practice pace could not be carried over to Qualifying or the race, while Franco Colapinto (Alpine) and Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) were the final drivers to cross the finish line.

Colapinto was almost up with Piastri towards the end of the race when the McLaren driver was laying a lap on him, a move that saw the F1 comeback man incur a five-second penalty but not affect his overall position.

There was a 10-second penalty dished out to Tsunoda for putting the Colapinto in a spin later on, with Verstappen and Antonelli joined by Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon on the sidelines – the latter unable to leave the start after being wedged on the grid.