Crazy comeback: Verstappen wins heart-stopping finale

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 race in Spielberg. The Dutchman raced to his sixth career victory despite a completely botched start that saw him drop from 2nd to 8th.

Verstappen is happy, Leclerc is disappointed. © APA / GEORG HOCHMUTH

The finish was particularly exciting: Ferrari young star Charles Leclerc led the race for a long time and in the final phase had a heart-stopping finale for victory with Verstappen, who had made up position for position. In the end, the Dutchman overtook Leclerc with 2 laps to go in his Red Bull home race and crowned his crazy comeback with triumph. No penalty for Verstappen Verstappen's victory was in the balance for a long time. The reason: last year's Dutch winner's overtaking maneuver against Leclerc a few kilometers before the end. The race management investigated the incident for several hours, but ultimately did not impose a penalty on Verstappen.

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Valtteri Bottas came third in the Mercedes ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who lost valuable time due to a fatal breakdown in the pits. World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton only ended up in fifth place. Mercedes did not win for the first time this season. Grand Prix of Austria Pos Name Team Time 1. Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing 1: 22.01,822 h 2. Charles Leclerc (MCO) Ferrari +2,724 sec 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Mercedes +18,960 4. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari +19,610 5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes +22,805 6. Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren +1 round 7. Pierre Gasly (FRA) Red Bull Racing +1 8. Carlos Sainz (ESP) McLaren +1 9. Kimi Räikkönen (END) Alfa Romeo Racing +1 10. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA) Alfa Romeo Racing +1

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Crazy comeback: Verstappen wins heart-stopping finale

Bored in Formula 1? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! The Austrian Grand Prix offered a top-class racing spectacle on Sunday - with Max Verstappen crowning an incredible comeback with victory.

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