30/06/2025 19:05
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were the central figures involved
in the world's media breakdown of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.
Norris converted pole position into a dominant victory, topping
every session he took part in after missing FP1, and then leading
all but eight laps on his way to a third victory of the season,
after fending off Oscar Piastri's challenge. Elsewhere,
Verstappen's faint title hopes appear to have extinguished
following his first lap DNF after being wiped out by Kimi Antonelli
at Turn 3. Keep reading to find out how international media
reacted to round 11 of the season! 🇬🇧 The Times - Norris shows
title intent as Red Bull admit: championship is over for us British
broadsheet newspaper The Times tackled two competing, yet
complementary stories from the weekend in the Styrian Hills.
Firstly, it highlighted how Norris sent a stern statement of title
intent with his dominant display at the Red Bull Ring, seemingly
unfazed by missing the first hour of free practice to reduce
Piastri's championship lead to just 15 points. Meanwhile, it also
focused on how Red Bull has thrown in the towel on Verstappen's
aspirations. Like the Dutchman, the team has dismissed any
possibility of the four-time F1 drivers' champion claiming a
record-equaling fifth crown on the bounce. 🇳🇱 De Telegraaf - Max
Verstappen preferred to watch the 24 Hours of Spa after his
retirement and does not blame Kimi Antonelli Dutch newspaper De
Telegraaf addressed Verstappen's early retirement from the Austrian
Grand Prix - on two fronts. More conventionally, it reflected on
his words for Kimi Antonelli following the collision at Turn 3,
with Verstappen sanguine about his first opening lap DNF since the
2021 British Grand Prix. Elsewhere, it is reported that Verstappen
did not immediately attend his media duties post-accident as he was
too busy keeping tabs on what was happening at the Spa 24 Hours.
🇫🇷 L'Equipe - Oscar Piastri lets loose on the radio against his
former team during the Austrian GP Over in France, 'LEquipe focused
on Oscar Piastri's jive at Alpine following Franco Colapinto's
pushing him off the road whilst being lapped. Colapinto was
distracted in his battle with Yuki Tsunoda, and forced Piastri onto
the grass, leading the McLaren driver to claim Alpine was still
finding ways to "fuck me after all these years." That refers to
Piastri's acrimonious exit from Alpine in 2022 after it messed his
contract up as a rookie driver, allowing McLaren to steal him for
2023, with the full details being exclusively revealed by
RacingNews365 at the time. 🇺🇸 The Washington Post - F1 champ Max
Verstappen says his 'mentality doesn't change' after a big blow to
his title defence In America, the Washington Post focuses on
Verstappen's title chances following a potentially fatal blow to
his hopes. Verstappen now finds himself 61 points behind Piastri in
the drivers' championship, meaning he will be trailing until at
least after the Belgian Grand Prix. Reflecting to Sky Sports
afterwards, the Post qoutes Verstappen as saying: "Sometimes you
have to accept that you are not winning, and we just try to do the
best we can." 🇪🇸 El País - McLaren doesn't want any more trouble at
the Austrian GP, where Norris wins In Spain, El Pais based its
report around the McLaren fight for the win, and the intra-team
dynamics at play following their Canada collision. Norris is
described as a "Terminator" for his "impeccable defending" against
Piastri, which ultimately enabled him to win and reduce Piastri's
points lead. McLaren's handling of the race, and in building an
undercut for Norris against Piastri is also discussed. 🇦🇺 Herald
Sun - Verstappen contract clause exposes Red Bull escape route in
F1 nightmare Down Under, the House of Horner is "about to come
burning down", reports the Herald Sun. Much of its report is based
on how Red Bull's season and hopes appear to be crumbling with a
tricky car, an underperforming second driver, and a lead driver
being openly courted by a rival team. "There is a growing sense
Red Bull's house is on fire and it's about to come burning down"
was the standout from its report, after the embarrassment of a home
race for the senior team.
