Norris holds off Piastri to win the Austrian Grand Prix
SPIELBERG, Austria, June 29 (AP): Lando Norris held off a race-long challenge from his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday and lift his Formula 1 title hopes.
Norris and Piastri battled for the lead early on, with the Australian briefly into the lead before Norris took the position back.
Piastri lost ground at the pit stops and was run wide onto the grass by Alpine's Franco Colapinto while cutting through traffic. He soon made up ground on Norris but wasn't quite close enough to try overtaking.
More than ever this season, the title fight focuses on the two McLarens after defending champion Max Verstappen was hit by Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap, ending his race.
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