Spielberg bei Knittelfeld (Austria) (AFP)

World championship leader Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his lead over Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) in the championship with the third success in a row.

Untouchable on the Red Bull Ring, Verstappen offers himself the 15th victory of his career, the 5th in nine rounds this season.

Finland's Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Briton Lando Norris (McLaren) completed the podium ahead of Hamilton, 4th.

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