F1 reside Austrian Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri begins third, McLaren teammate Lando Norris on pole

I need to present some like to a brother from the opposite facet of the Tasman Sea.

Liam Lawson has completed a career-best sixth tonight for Racing Bulls.

That could be a nice effort.

Ferrari has had an amazing weekend.

Charles Leclerc completed third, whereas Lewis Hamilton was fourth.

“I fee our weekend as a group rather well,” Leclerc says.

“Sadly, the tempo immediately was not sufficient. I feel [McLaren] had been too quick for us to remain in second, third was the very best we might do.

“I do not remorse something we did immediately, we did the utmost.”

There was a short second when Oscar Piastri led the Austrian Grand Prix.

He took the lead into flip 3 on lap 11, however then Norris was in a position to open his rear wing and retake the lead into flip 4.

“I attempted my best possible, most likely might have performed a greater job after I simply acquired forward,” Piastri says.

“A superb battle, most likely pushed the boundaries somewhat far. Shut, however not fairly sufficient.”

From the beginning, it was clear this was a battle between the 2 McLarens.

Oscar Piastri had some probabilities within the opening 20 laps of the race.

The Australian couldn’t make the transfer stick, and from there, Lando Norris was glorious.

“It was a troublesome race, pushing the entire method by, difficult and tiring,” Norris says.

“We had an amazing battle. It was loads of solar, loads of stress, however loads of enjoyable. A pleasant battle, so nicely performed to Oscar.”

Thanks for sticking it out with me, Greg.

In a championship battle, if you happen to can’t win, then you want to do all the things you’ll be able to to put second.

That is what Piastri has performed immediately.

It wasn’t to be, however he’s nonetheless the championship chief.

Lando Norris has lowered his deficit to his teammate Oscar Piastri.

The hole between the 2 was 22 factors coming into the weekend.

Piastri’s lead is now 15 factors.

Lando Norris has simply sufficient area to win.

The Brit cleared three backmarkers on the ultimate lap, Oscar Piastri couldn’t get shut sufficient.

An amazing battle between the McLaren teammates.

Yuki Tsunoda will get out of the best way of each Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Up forward,  Gabriel Bortoleto and Fernando Alonso are battling for place.

Norris must be cautious as he clears this.

Lando Norris simply must be clear from right here.

Oscar Piastri would wish Norris to make a mistake to win.

Lando Norris leads Oscar Piastri by 1.9 seconds.

There aren’t any carts between the McLarens.

Norris is approaching some extra again markers. Will they’ve a say on this race?

Norris responded on lap 63 and was quicker than Piastri.

Norris has been instructed there’s a small quantity of injury on his entrance wing.

Oscar Piastri is chasing his teammate.

The deficit after the final pit cease was 4 seconds. The hole is now below two seconds.

“I would like some tempo. Please assist,” Lando Norris tells his group.

He’s asking for recommendation about the place, within the lap, the information says he might enhance.

It’s Lando Norris’s race to lose from right here.

The Brit has a 3-second lead over Oscar Piastri.

Piastri is the quickest driver on observe and the Australian is catching.

However Piastri is pushing onerous. I might not be shocked if Norris is conserving his tyres and managing his tempo.

Franco Colapinto — what are you doing?

Oscar Piastri got here out of the pits behind Colapinto and Yuki Tsunoda, who’re successfully a lap down.

The duo are required to maneuver out of the best way for Piastri.

Nevertheless, Colapinto tries to overhaul Tsunoda, and he fails.

Now they’re going down the again straight and Colapinto is shifting throughout and forcing Piastri off the observe.

Piastri’s proper wheels are on the grass, earlier than Colapinto darts again to the left.

Foolish and ridiculous.

Oscar Piastri is available in for his pitstop.

It’s a 2-second cease. Glorious.

Lando Norris is available in for his second cease.

It’s a significantly better cease.

The Brit is stationary for two.5 seconds.

Oscar Piastri leads, however that won’t final for lengthy.

Lando Norris’s lead of the race has settled at 4 seconds.

Piastri’s cost at Norris has been hindered by a small mistake at flip one, the place he went over the sausage kerb and went large.

That price the Aussie a number of tenths.