Max Verstappen came as close as ever to his first win of the season in Austria. The Red Bull driver, having started fifth in Spielberg, emerged as George Russell's main pursuer during the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix and finished just over 1.6s behind.
Red Bull brought a major upgrade to Austria in an attempt to close the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari, the two teams that appeared to have held the advantage in recent races. While the package evidently delivered the desired step in performance, Toto Wolff still believes it was mainly Verstappen who put Red Bull in contention for victory in Spielberg.
