F1 Austrian GP: Max Verstappen overtakes Charles Leclerc for fifth straight win
The reigning world champion had to overtake Leclerc on track to seal his fifth win at the Red Bull Ring afteไr his team opted for an alternative strategy to Ferrari, who pitted b꧙oth their drivers under an early Virtual Safety Car.
Veꦫrstappen chased down༺ Leclerc before pulling off a late lunge into Turn 3 on Lap 35.
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Leclerc, unable to replicate his triumph last year in Austria - which remains Ferrari's last win - had to settle with꧑ a distant second place.
Sergio Perez recovered from a nightmarish qualifying to beat Carlos Sainz’sജ Ferrari in a brilliant battle f🐬or the final spot on the podium.
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Land✤o Norris took a strong fifth in his upgraded McLaren, ahead of Aston Mar𝔍tin’s Fernando Alonso.
Lewis Hamilton was fr𝔉ustrated by a track limits penalty as he could only manage seventh ahead of teammate George Russell on a d♉ifficult day for Mercedes.
Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll completed the point♕s-scoring positions in ninth and 10th for Alpine and Aston Martin respectively.
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