Sensational in Austria: Antonelli Tampona Verstappen at the start, both outside. The 31 GP strip in points of the Red Bull champion ends. McLaren in brace, Verstappen now at -43 from Plastri.
The 2025 edition of Austria Grand Prix He gave an incredible surprise from the first curves. Max Verstappenfour times world champion and above all pilot of the Red Bull hostess, it was in fact forced to retire practically immediatelythus interrupting one positive strip of 31 consecutive GPs points.
In fact, the Rookie Andrea is underway Kimi Antonelli made a mistake fully hitting the Dutchman with his Mercedes, and both were forced to abandon the race. The 18 -year -old – fresh from the other of maturity – to the microphones of Sky Sports He immediately apologized for the contact: «I am very sorry for the team and also for Max, of course. He was just a passenger. It was a serious mistake, now I just have to go further. “Kimi after the podium in Canada will have to dispose of this disappointment in view of the next appointment in Great Britain.
For Verstappen it is a very heavy zero in the world view, since his gap towards the couple McLaren Norris-Piastri has been magnified by the brace Papaya: now he has 61 points of Oscar detachment and 56 from Lando. Yet the Dutchman, usually smoky, does not seem to have taken it much and, while returning together with the rookie In the pits on foot, he also tried to console him by listening to his reasons. And maybe giving him some advice.
