Norris shines as Red Bull implode on home turf

LANDO Norris and his McLaren team left Austria with smiles on their faces, but for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, it was a humiliating home Grand Prix to forget.

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A victorious Norris heads into next weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone with renewed confidence, having led teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri home in a dominant 1-2 finish — wiping away memories of their collision in Canada.

With the backing of a passionate home crowd, Norris now has the opportunity to boost his title hopes by trimming or overturning Piastri’s 15-point advantage.

Here, we look at three key talking points from Sunday’s dramatic race at the Red Bull Ring.

Red Bull’s ‘black day' on home soil

Red Bull's long-time advisor Helmut Marko did not hold back, branding the team's performance a “black day” after their 77-race points-scoring streak came to an end.

The collapse of that proud run — which had underpinned Verstappen’ recent title successes — was especially painful at the circuit they own, in front of sponsors and a sea of orange-clad Dutch fans.