1h . Valtteri Bottas won an incident-packed Austrian Grand Prix, the first race of the delayed 2020 Formula 1 season, for Mercedes at the Red Bull Ring.Mercedes’ dominance was challenged by Red Bull but Max Verstappen, who was running second behind Bottas, was forced out with an electrical failure early on. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. The restart lasted a matter of seconds, as Kimi Raikkonen’s Alfa Romeo lost its right-front wheel at the penultimate corner, requiring a third safety car – but not before Albon had grabbed third from Perez.It left a 10-lap sprint to the finish, with the Mercedes pair ahead of the fresh-tyred Albon, who attacked Hamilton but they collided at Turn 4 and Albon was punted into a spin through the gravel. Valtteri Bottas won an incident-packed Austrian Grand Prix, the first race of the delayed 2020 Formula 1 season, for Mercedes at the Red Bull Ring. Five laps later he dived underneath Bottas to take second place, with Leclerc five seconds up the road.But by this stage, Verstappen was one second faster than Leclerc, and with a handful of laps to go was crawling all over the back of the Monegasque's gearbox.The two 21-year-olds went wheel-to-wheel in a brilliant finale, before Verstappen's contentious move at the right-handed Turn 3 on lap 69 of 71.Leclerc felt Verstappen did not leave him enough room, the pair banging wheels on the exit, Leclerc falling off the circuit.The stewards immediately noted the decision with both Verstappen and Leclerc ordered to report to the stewards, but the Dutchman's retained his fine win after a lengthy wait.1 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1hr 22mins 01.822secs10 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing at 1 lap15 Alexander Albon (Tha) Scuderia Toro Rosso at 1 lapRed Bull driver took the lead two laps from the chequered flag but contact between the pair triggered a post-race stewards' investigationVerstappen plummeted from second on the grid to eighth off the start (Reuters)erstappen celebrates winning the Austrian Grand PrixVerstappen celebrated the win but an investigation is ongoingIndependent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium.
Mercedes’ dominance was challenged by Red Bull but Max Verstappen, who was running second behind Bottas, was forced out with an electrical failure early on.
By: Charles Bradley. 2020 F1 Austrian Grand Prix race results. 2020 F1 Austrian Grand Prix race results. "If those things are not allowed in racing, then what is the point in being in Formula One?
As the mechanics came running out from the garage with Vettel's tyres, one almost got mowed down by Bottas' Mercedes. "What the hell is that?" Hamilton tried to pass Albon at Turn 4, but was rebuffed. He toured back to the pits, where Red Bull tried to fix it with no avail.The safety car was deployed on Lap 26 when Haas’s Kevin Magnussen suffered a big spin due to a brake failure, just as Esteban Ocon’s Renault was overtaking him at Turn 3.
Perez soon blasted past Norris for fourth on Lap 33.Both Mercedes drivers were warned about sensor issues, and told to stay off the kerbs, due to gearbox concerns. Norris also scored the extra point for fastest lap.Hamilton penalty for Albon clash "too harsh", says Wolff Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. I was on the outside of the corner the lap before. Red Bull driver took the lead two laps from the chequered flag but contact between the pair triggered a post-race stewards' investigationWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
That sent all the leaders into the pits for their tyre stops, during which Sergio Perez (who took the medium tyre instead of the hard) almost hit Norris, who suffered a slow change on his left-rear wheel.At the restart, Carlos Sainz attacked Charles Leclerc for sixth but was clipped by Sebastian Vettel as he tried to take advantage, causing the Ferrari driver to spin. 1 . Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.