The Austrian Grand Prix produced a surprising climax, with George Russell emerging victorious after a prolonged duel between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris ended with both of them pitting with a damaged tyre.

While Red Bull's Dutch driver managed to get going again and finish fifth, McLaren's Englishman had to retire.

Russell thus ends a winless streak for both himself and Mercedes which lasted for 34 Grands Prix and 595 days, dating back to Brazil in 2022.

The F1 win is Russell's second, while for Mercedes it's number 126. Joining him on the podium were Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari).

As expected, the most effective strategy was a two-stop: those who did three or more - Verstappen, Leclerc, Alonso and Sargeant - did so for unforeseen circumstances, not by choice.

All the drivers lined up on the grid on Medium tyres while, starting from pit lane, Zhou went with the Hard.

The C4 and the C3 were the undoubted protagonists of this race, with the C5 only putting in an appearance at the end, used by Verstappen for the last seven laps after his enforced stop and by Alonso, who was trying for the race fastest lap, which he did indeed set.

Daniel Ricciardo drove the longest stint of the race, completing a 34 lap third and final stint on the Hard tyre. The prize on Mediums goes to Pierre Gasly who did 29 laps and in this case too, the French Alpine driver did it in his final stint.

Austrian GP Results Summary - Russell, Piastri, Sainz, Hamilton, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Perez, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Gasly, Leclerc, Ocon, Stroll, Tsunoda, Albon, Bottas, Zhou, Alonso, Sargeant, Norris

Austrian GP Full Results

Pos	Driver		Team		Time		Gap

1	Russell		Mercedes	71	1h 24:22.798
2	Piastri		McLaren		71	+ 0:01.906
3	Sainz		Ferrari		71	+ 0:04.533
4	Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+ 0:23.142
5	Verstappen	Red Bull	71	+ 0:37.253
6	Hulkenberg	Haas		71	+ 0:54.088
7	Perez		Red Bull	71	+ 0:54.672
8	Magnussen	Haas		71	+ 1:00.355
9	Ricciardo	RB		71	+ 1:01.169
10	Gasly		Alpine		71	+ 1:01.733
11	Leclerc		Ferrari		71	+ 1:07.056
12	Ocon		Alpine		71	+ 1:08.325
13	Stroll		Aston Martin	70	+ 1 Lap
14	Tsunoda		RB		70	+ 1 Lap
15	Albon		Williams	70	+ 1 Lap
16	Bottas		Stake		70	+ 1 Lap
17	Zhou		Stake		70	+ 1 Lap
18	Alonso		Aston Martin	70	+ 1 Lap
19	Sargeant	Williams	69	+ 2 Laps
	Norris		McLaren		64	Accident Damage

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