Overall the race itself was enjoyable and entertaining race to watch. Valtteri Bottas was on pole for Sunday's race, while his team-mate Lewis Hamilton was force to start eight on the grid after a gearbox change in practice.
At the start of the Austrian Grand Prix, Bottas had a lightning start (despite some drivers thought Bottas jump the start) and took the lead and took a strong lead over Sebastian Vettel. Bottas took control throughout the race, despite a late charge from Vettel with a few laps to go. But, it was not enough, to conclude with a race win in this seasons Austrian Grand Prix for Valtteri Bottas's second race win of the season.
While, Sebastian Vettel finished second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was seven tenths of a second behind Bottas at the end.
Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo finished in third place in the Red Bull to complete the podium, Ricciardo was six seconds behind Bottas at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 8 (finished fourth and fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 9 (pole and race win)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished third)
Max Verstappen - 7 (DNF, Collision with Kvyat)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished second)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished fifth)
Force India - 7
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished seventh, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished eighth, lap down)
Williams - 6
Felipe Massa - 6 (finished ninth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (DNF, Collision with Kvyat)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Toro Rosso - 5
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (DNF, Suspension)
Daniil Kvyat - 4 (finished sixteenth, three laps down)
Haas - 8
Romain Grosjean - 10 (finished sixth)
Kevin Magnussen - 7 (DNF, Electrical)
Renault - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Jolyon Palmer - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Sauber - 4
Marcus Ericsson - 4 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Pascal Wehrlein - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Next stop Silverstone for the British Grand Prix in a weeks time.
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