Motor racing-Verstappen takes a huge stride with Austrian GP win

July 4 (Reuters) - Formula One leader Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday to power 32 points clear of Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes' seven times world champion Hamilton finished a distant fourth, with team mate Valtteri Bottas second and McLaren's Lando Norris third, as Red Bull chalked up their fifth win in a row.

Verstappen, who had started from pole position for the third race in a row and has now won three times in succession, also took the bonus point for fastest lap. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Alex Richardson)

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