(CNN) Max Verstappen crossed the finish line first at the Austrian Grand Prix but had to wait hours to finally be confirmed as the winner after race stewards decided he did nothing wrong when overtaking Charles Leclerc with two laps remaining.

Racing for Red Bull at the Red Bull Ring, Verstappen brilliantly made up ground after a dreadful start and passed Ferrari's Leclerc in turn 3 on lap 69 after they banged wheels Sunday.

It decided the race



Now the stewards need to decide on this lap 69 pass#AustrianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/seyqDmRMVT — Formula 1 (@F1) June 30, 2019

The Dutchman -- who tried to pass Leclerc a lap earlier at the same place -- subsequently beat Leclerc by roughly three seconds.

After the champagne corks were popped, however, the stewards investigated the incident with both racers being called in to give their view of what happened.

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