Red Bull’s Max Verstappen reeled off his third win in a row from pole in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday to consolidate his world championship lead over Lewis Hamilton who finished fourth.
Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas took second with McLaren’s Lando Norris in third.
Verstappen’s latest step towards ending Hamilton’s hold on the drivers’ title triggered a carnival atmosphere in Formula One’s first capacity crowd since the coronavirus pandemic struck with most of the 100,000 in attendance decked out in his Dutch orange colors.
“To see so much orange in the stands is incredible, it’s an extra motivation, thank you” he told his cheering congregation at the Red…
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