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![Lando Norris claimed victory at the Red Bull Ring, fending off a relentless charge from McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the 2025 Formula 1 MSC Cruises Austrian Grand Prix. It marked a dominant one-two finish for McLaren, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completing the podium in third.
"It was a tough race, pushing all the way through. Tricky, hot, tiring, but the perfect result for us as a team. A 1-2 is what we wanted and we did it again, so I'm very happy," said Norris.
Reflecting on his on-track battle with Piastri, Norris added: "For me, it was a lot of stress but a lot of fun. A nice battle, so well done to Oscar. Hopefully it was a nice one for everyone to watch. Inside the car it was obviously tough, especially when he was inside the DRS. The DRS was so powerful around here and it's hard to get him out of the gap, but once I did, I could manage pretty well. He was still quick, it was good fun."
At the start, Leclerc made a strong getaway, but Norris defended hard, blocking the Ferrari and allowing Piastri to position himself for a better run out of Turn 1, moving up to second as Leclerc dropped to third.
"In the first corner I was thinking of going for it but Lando closed the door and that left the door open to Oscar," said Leclerc, giving his take on the move that cost him position. "I lost second place there, but anyway I think they [McLaren] were too fast for us to stay in second, so third was the best we could do. I don't regret much of what we've done today, I think we've done our maximum, just not enough pace."
Further back, Mercedes' George Russell briefly passed Ferrari’s Sir Lewis Hamilton, though Hamilton swiftly reclaimed the position. Behind them, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was hit by Mercedes' rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli, forcing both out of the race and bringing out the safety car.
"It was just bad luck. It is what it is. I spoke to Kimi and I think every driver has made a mistake like that. No one does that on purpose, so to me it's not a big deal," said Verstappen.
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![Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive victory at Imola, leading Red Bull Racing to a milestone 400th Grand Prix celebration at the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
The Dutch driver overtook pole-sitter Oscar Piastri in the opening moments and maintained control to take the chequered flag. Lando Norris crossed the line in second place after a late-race move on his McLaren teammate, with Piastri completing the podium in third.
Speaking after the race, Verstappen said, "The start itself wasn't particularly great, but then I was still on the outside line, or basically the normal line, and I was like, well I'm just going to try and send it around the outside, and it worked really well."
He added, "That of course then unleashed our pace, because once we were in the lead, the car was good. I could look after my tyres and we had very good pace on the mediums today. So again, massive improvement from Friday and I'm very, very pleased with the win."
McLaren Front Row Undone by Verstappen's Perfect Timing
Championship leader Piastri started from pole position, with Verstappen lining up alongside and Mercedes' George Russell directly behind. Russell got the better launch off the line and looked to challenge into Turn 1, but Piastri moved to defend the inside. While the McLaren driver focused on covering Russell, Verstappen stayed wide on the traditional racing line. Carrying more momentum, the Red Bull driver swept past both into the lead at the first corner.
From there, Verstappen quickly pulled away and settled into a rhythm. Russell and Norris battled for third until Norris finally got the better of the Mercedes driver on lap 12. Russell immediately responded by pitting, triggering the first round of stops among the front-runners.
Reflecting on how he lost the lead, Piastri said, "I just braked too early. And yeah, I mean, it was a good move by Max as well. So disappointing obviously, but I think we made a few wrong calls after that anyways. And yeah, not our best Sunday. So definitely a lot of things [for the team] to do."
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![RED BULL’s Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after a thrilling qualifying session in Jeddah that came down to the wire. The reigning world champion snatched the top spot from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by just 0.010s, with Mercedes’ George Russell putting in a stellar lap to secure third on the grid.
"Yeah, I mean, very happy. I definitely didn't expect to be on pole here after FP3. But yeah, the car came alive in the night. We made some final changes and it was a lot more enjoyable to drive," said Verstappen.
He added: "Qualifying is extremely difficult here because of all the walls. You need to try and nail it. And yeah, it's really satisfying to be first. Even though I think tomorrow in the race it will be tough to keep them [McLaren] behind, we're gonna give it a good go."
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