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Max Verstappen takes huge stride with Austrian GP win to power 32 points clear of Lewis Hamilton

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Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria - July 4, 2021. Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas talk after finishing first and second in the race. [REUTERS/Christian Bruna]

Formula One leader Max Verstappen led from start to finish as he won the Austrian Grand Prix for Red Bull in front of an orange army of fans, powering 32 points clear of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in the championship on Sunday.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton was a distant fourth, behind Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas in second and McLaren's Lando Norris in third.

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