Double world champion Max Verstappen ran away with an Austrian Grand Prix sprint race in a Red Bull one-two on Saturday to increase his Formula One lead over Mexican team mate Sergio Perez to 70 points.
Verstappen took the chequered flag a hefty 21.048 seconds clear of Perez on a drying track at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz finishing third in the 24 lap 100km standalone race.
"Good race. Just the exit of Turn One, that was not really nice. That could have been a big shunt. We need to have a chat about that. That's not OK," Verstappen said over the radio at the finish."I think Max was angry that I went into Turn Two. But I didn't see him there. I had a bad Turn One, so I tried to protect," said Perez, who needed a strong result after three poor races.
Verstappen will also start on pole position in Sunday's main grand prix, with Perez lining up 15th after Friday's qualifying, when the Dutch driver will be chasing his fifth win in a row and seventh in nine races. McLaren's Lando Norris was the big loser, plunging from third on the grid to ninth and one place ahead of seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, who started 18th for Mercedes.
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