Motor racing-Norris cuts Piastri's lead in Austrian thriller


Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - June 29, 2025 McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Austrian Grand Prix REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute

SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) -Lando Norris won the Austrian Grand Prix and revived his Formula One title bid after fending off championship-leading McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri under race-long pressure on Sunday.

The Briton's third victory of the season, all from pole position, cut Australian Piastri's Formula One lead from 22 to 15 points after 11 of 24 rounds, with the two locked in an increasingly private title battle.

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