Norris happy to battle with Mercedes and Ferrari in Austria

Lando Norris said he had fun in Austria after battling with Mercedes and Ferrari for position early on in the race.

Norris finished in P6 after starting in P5 for McLaren. However, it was a splendid race for the British driver - who even went wheel-to-wheel with his compatriot Lewis Hamilton in the opening lap.

The 19-year-old was encouraged with McLaren's pace and the fact they were battling with the top teams such as Mercedes and Ferrari in the early stages of the race in Austria.

"It was a fun race," Norris said. "A good start, managed to go forwards and battled the Mercedes and the Ferrari for a lap or so, but had to concede those positions and think of my own race. The Alfa (Romeo) got past me on the first-lap, around the outside of Turn 4.