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Cold-blooded Russell wins Austrian GP
Birmingham Mail
|June 29, 2026
GEORGE Russell was hailed as “cold-blooded” after ending an agonising 112-day wait for victory at yesterday's Austrian Grand Prix George Russell to reignite his world championship dream.
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Russell headed into the eighth round of the season at the Red Bull Ring winless since the opening fixture in Melbourne on March 8.
But he delivered an impressive display to keep Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli at bay to claim a much-needed win and reduce the latter's title advantage from 50 points to 40 ahead of next weekend's British Grand Prix.
This story is from the June 29, 2026 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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