How Russell became the Austrian GP hero as Verstappen and Norris came to blows

The 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was a slow-boil affair that turned into a cinematic spectacle truly befitting Hans Zimmer's involvement in the pre-race festivities. Dramatic contact between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris opened the door for George Russell to unexpectedly take the centre stage

A Hans Zimmer score and a cinematic masterpiece are often intertwined among some of the most venerated productions in the world of film. The highly revered composer has lent a sprinkling of gold dust to each, enveloping them in a sheen of electronic music-influenced orchestral soundscapes, and has won two Oscars for ‘best original score’ in his distinguished and distinctive career.

Zimmer opened the Austrian Grand Prix with his own energetic rendition of the national anthem Land der Berge, Land am Strome that broke away from the usually staid pre-race formalities. Wielding a James Trussart custom Steelcaster guitar, his involvement ought to have been a harbinger of things to come over the 71 laps of the Red Bull Ring.

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Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.