Austrian GP: Max Verstappen hits gravel after feisty scrap with Lewis Hamilton

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Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain celebrates on the podium after winning the Austrian F1 Grand Prix, in Spielberg, Austria, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

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Max Verstappen and George Russell at the Austrian GP (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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George Russell of Mercedes after the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

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June 27, 2026, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2026 , in the picture Accident of Max Verstappen (NLD), Oracle Red Bull Racing in the penultimate corner during qualifying in Spielberg. Photo by: Hasan Bratic/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

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