Norris Fights Off Piastri for Austria Win

Norris Fights Off Piastri for Austria Win F1

Lando Norris fended off his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in a tight race at the Austria GP 2025 and scored a one-two finish for the team. Hinglish race recap + championship update.

F1 fans witnessed a thrilling race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 29 June 2025. Lando Norris, McLaren’s rising star, won the Austria GP after challenging his teammate Oscar Piastri throughout the race, leading to a dominating one-two finish for McLaren. There was drama at the start of the race itself—Max Verstappen retired due to a crash, raising tensions in the title fight. The race was not just important for McLaren but also marked a turning point for the championship battle.

Qualifying & Pole Position
Norris took pole position in the qualifying session, cutting out wide by 0.521 seconds faster than Ferrari’s Leclerc.

Pastori qualified third, but pole position gave Norris a direct advantage—signaling a strong weekend.

McLaren Strengths: (Norris Fights Off Piastri for Austria Win F1)

Norris remained on top pace in Friday & Saturday sessions
Team principal Andrea Stella said: “Best qualifying of the year”

Race Start & Drama
The start of the race was a bit dramatic:

Carlos Sainz’s car started late due to the gear getting stuck (aborted start), then the actual start took place after a 15 minute delay

First lap collision: Max Verstappen crashes into Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, forcing both to retire. This incident created a setback for Red Bull in the title race.

Norris vs Piastri – The Battle

Early Laps:
Pastorri takes temporary lead, but Norris regains position with strong braking into Turn 4

The Guardian reports: “Norris held off a race-long challenge from his McLaren teammate Oscar Pastori”

Pit Stop Strategy:
Norris pitted first, took fresh tyres and maintained quick pace.

Piastri pitted late, took a slight advantage but traffic and tyre wear narrowed his gap.

Final Laps:
In the last 10 laps Piastri started to close behind Norris with the DRS advantage, but Norris maintained the lead with tyre management.

Norris said: “It was a lot of stress, but a lot of fun”

Final Result & Podium

Podium Top 5:

Lando Norris (McLaren) – Winner
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – +2.695s gap reuters.com+9grandprix.com+9formula1.com+9
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – +19.820s the-journal.com+15grandprix.com+15formula1.com+15
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – +29.020s
George Russell (Mercedes) – +62.396s

Insights:

Norris takes his third win of the season