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After introducing a raft of upgrades in Monaco, Mercedes seemed to be on an upward trajectory with a double podium in the Spanish Grand Prix and another podium place for Hamilton in Canada.

Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix – though this was only actually confirmed for sure several hours after the end of the race as the stewards had another fine mess to clean up

F1 stewards at the Austrian Grand Prix reviewed more than 1,200 separate incidents involving track limits following a successful protest against the race result from Aston Martin

Max Verstappen won Red Bull’s home Austrian Grand Prix from pole position and with the fastest lap on Sunday as the Formula One champion celebrated a 10th successive victory and ninth of the season.

The Red Bull Ring race was one to forget for Mercedes, who came into this race on the high of a double podium last time out but failed to make an impression in Spielberg

Lewis Hamilton led team-mate George Russell for a 7-8 result at the Red Bull Ring. 

Lewis Hamilton led team-mate George Russell for a 7-8 result at the Red Bull Ring. Seven-time champion Hamilton finished 39 seconds behind runaway victor Max Verstappen, who might have crossed the line a further 20s ahead had he not made a late pitstop to successfully take the bonus point for fastest…

As the track limits saga continued to dominate the Austrian event, eight drivers received track limit penalties, including Hamilton, and the issue is central to a post-race protest launched by Aston Martin.

Max Verstappen won the Austrian GP with a controlled execution of superior pace for Red Bull as his teammate Sergio Pérez finished third, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc second