Max Verstappen lived up to his billing as a Formula 1 star as he overtook Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc in the final 20 laps of the Austrian GP to win Red Bull's home race. Formula 1 was in for a hot Austrian Grand Prix, both in terms of track temperature – 52'C – and action and after the doldrums that were the French Grand Prix, it was what the sport needed. The drivers lined up Ferrari versus Red Bull versus Mercedes with Charles Leclerc making a quick getaway from pole position while Max Verstappen lost ground when his anti-stall kicked in and he crawled off the line. That allowed Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to fly through, the latter briefly...
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