Verstappen Cuts Russell's Austrian GP Lead to 5.5 Seconds With 11 Laps Left
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 28
Verstappen Cuts Russell's Austrian GP Lead to 5.5 Seconds With 11 Laps Left
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 28
Summary
Lap 60 of 71 left Max Verstappen 5.5 seconds behind George Russell after trimming an 8-second gap, putting the Red Bull driver on course to challenge for the win late.
That charge followed the second pit-stop phase: Russell stopped from the lead on lap 44, Verstappen took hard tires on lap 50, and Antonelli pitted again on lap 53.
Kimi Antonelli ran third after that sequence, with Oscar Piastri fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth after Ferrari earlier told Hamilton to reduce power because of temperature concerns.
The race had already been disrupted by a brief virtual safety car on lap 53 after Alex Albon hit a bollard, while Antonelli also lost time earlier by pitting just before a VSC for Carlos Sainz's stranded Williams.