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Russell wins in Austria to trim Antonelli's lead

Channel News Asia Sunday 28 June 2026, 14:45 UTC 1 min read
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Russell wins in Austria to trim Antonelli's lead SPIELBERG, Austria, June 28 : George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to trim Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli's Formula One lead to 40 points. Max Verstappen finished 1.6 seconds adrift, after crashing in qualifying and starting fifth, at his Red Bull team's home circuit with Antonelli third and 0.3 behind after a thrilling chase to the line.

Russell wins in Austria to trim Antonelli's lead SPIELBERG, Austria, June 28 : George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to trim Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli's Formula One lead to 40 points. Max Verstappen finished 1.6 seconds adrift, after crashing in qualifying and starting fifth, at his Red Bull team's home circuit with Antonelli third and 0.3 behind after a thrilling chase to the line. The win was Russell's second of the season, after he took the opener in Australia, and Mercedes' seventh in eight rounds so far. Antonelli has 171 points to Russell's 131 with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, fifth on Sunday after running second and battling Verstappen wheel-to-wheel, on 125.
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