Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas drove a masterly race to secure victory – his second of the season – in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, finishing just 0.6s ahead of world championship leader Sebastian Vettel for Ferrari. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was third after fending off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages.
Valtteri Bottas condujo de forma maestra para asegurar su segunda victoria de temporada, este domingo en el Gran Premio de Formula Uno de Austria, justo 0.6 segundos por delante del Campeon y Lider Sebastian Vettel de Ferrari.
Daniel Riccardo fue tercero por delante de Lewis Hamilton de Mercedes.
RACE RESULTS
| POS. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALTTERI BOTTAS | MERCEDES | 1:21:48.523 | 25 |
| 2 | SEBASTIAN VETTEL | FERRARI | +0.658s | 18 |
| 3 | DANIEL RICCIARDO | RED BULL RACING | +6.012s | 15 |
| 4 | LEWIS HAMILTON | MERCEDES | +7.430s | 12 |
| 5 | KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN | FERRARI | +20.370s | 10 |
| 6 | ROMAIN GROSJEAN | HAAS | +73.160s | 8 |
| 7 | SERGIO PEREZ | FORCE INDIA | +1 lap | 6 |
| 8 | ESTEBAN OCON | FORCE INDIA | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | FELIPE MASSA | WILLIAMS | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | LANCE STROLL | WILLIAMS | +1 lap | 1 |
Kimi Raikkonen entro quinto en el segundo Ferrari con Romain Grosjean en un excelentew sexto lugar. Sergio Perez del Force Indians y Esteban Con terminaron septimo y octavo respectivamente.
La carrera tuvo una dramatico comienzo, porque Bottas hizo una escapada tan buena que los comisarios ‘investigaron un posible comienzo de salto, Daniil Kvyat de Toro Rosso frenó demasiado tarde en la curva 1 y se encontró con el rápido Fernando Alonso.
El español McLaren fue enviado girando en la Red Bull de Max Verstappen, que había sido muy lento de la línea debido a un problema de embrague. Los dos pilotos «inocentes» se retiraron, mientras que Kvyat recibió una penalización de drive-through por causar la colisión.
Otros retiros fueron Kevin Magnussen de Haas y Carlos Sainz de Toro Rosso, ambos con problemas técnicos.
Kimi Raikkonen took a distant fifth in the second Ferrari, with Romain Grosjean an excellent sixth for Haas. The Force Indias of Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon were seventh and eighth, while Williams staged an impressive recovery with Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll – who started 17th and 18th respectively – completing the top ten.
It was a dramatic beginning to the race. As Bottas made a getaway so good the stewards’ investigated a potential jump start, Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat braked too late into Turn 1 and ran into the fast-starting Fernando Alonso.
The Spaniard’s McLaren was sent spinning into the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, who had been very slow off the line due to a clutch problem. The two ‘innocent’ drivers retired, while Kvyat was handed a drive-through penalty for causing the collision.
Other retirements were Haas’s Kevin Magnussen and Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz, both with technical issues.
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