Lando Norris has admitted that his battle with Oscar Piastri caused him 'a lot of stress' after the McLaren star won the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Briton went into the event hoping to bounce back after missing out on a place on the podium in Canada last time out.
And Norris was outstanding on Sunday, with the 25-year-old finishing ahead of both team-mate Piastri and Charles Leclerc to boost his chances of title glory at the end of the campaign.
Speaking to Sky after the race, the McLaren star admitted that his battle with Piastri had caused him a 'a lot of stress'.
Lando Norris has admitted that his battle with Oscar Piastri caused him 'a lot of stress' after the McLaren star won the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday
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He said: "It was a tough race. Pushing the whole way through! Tricky, hot, tiring, but the perfect result for us as a team.
"A one-two is exactly what we want and we did it again, so I'm very happy.
"We had a great battle, that's for sure! It was a lot of fun.
"For me, a lot of stress but a lot of fun. A nice battle, so well done to Oscar.
"Hopefully it was a nice one for everyone to watch, but inside the car it was tough, especially when he was in DRS.
"The DRS is so big around here, so it was hard to get him out of the gap.
"Once I did, I could manage things pretty well but he was still quick."
Piastri, for his part, described the race as 'intense' as he saw his lead at the top of the Formula One standings cut down to 15.
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"It was intense. I hope it was good watching because it was pretty hard work from the car," said the Australian.
"I tried my absolute best. I probably could have done a better job when I just got ahead momentarily. But it was a good battle. A bit on the edge at times, and probably pushed the limits a bit far.
"It was a good race. That's what we're here to do - to try to race each other and fight for wins. That's what we did today. It was close for me but not quite enough.
"Thanks to the team. To have the kind of pace we did whilst battling each other, it was very impressive. I can't thank the team enough for the car we've got."
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Leclerc, meanwhile, was pleased to finish third - despite insisting that Ferrari lacked enough pace throughout the day.
"I rate our weekend as a team really well," he admitted.
"Unfortunately, the pace was just not enough.
Lando Norris was too quick for Oscar Piastri in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix
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"At the first corner, I was thinking about going [for it] but Lando closed the door and that left the door open to Oscar.
"They were too fast for us to stay in second, so third was the best we could do.
"I don't regret anything we did. I think we did our maximum. Just not enough pace."
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