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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 70479" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Lewis Hamilton takes penalty for Austrian GP as Bottas takes pole</strong></span></p><p><img src="http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/09C4/production/_95900520_bensonnew.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>By Andrew Benson</p><p></p><p>Chief F1 writer at the Red Bull Ring</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> </ul><p> </p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/154EB/production/_96857278_austriaqualifyingresult.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><strong>Austrian Grand Prix on the BBC</strong></p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>Red Bull Ring <strong>Date:</strong> 7-9 July</p><p><strong>Coverage:</strong> Race on BBC Radio 5 live. Live text commentary, leaderboard and imagery on BBC Sport website and app.</p><p>Lewis Hamilton will start the Austrian Grand Prix in eighth place with title rival Sebastian Vettel second behind Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton, who started the weekend knowing he would drop five grid places because of a gearbox penalty, had a scrappy session, with numerous errors.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40520525" target="_blank"><u>'You don't use your car as a weapon'</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40522876" target="_blank"><u>'Am I proud of it? No' - Vettel regrets Baku incident</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40449716" target="_blank"><u>Austrian Grand Prix preview: What you should swerve in Spielberg</u></a></li> </ul><p>It leaves him with a difficult task to limit the damage to his title hopes as Vettel has a 14-point advantage.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It is the first race since their collision in Azerbaijan.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>F1: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is on 'incredibly thin ice'</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>A handshake, but then a snub</strong></span></p><p>Vettel publicly apologised for deliberately driving into Hamilton during the race in Baku upon his arrival in Austria, after governing body the FIA decided not to take any further action against the four-time world champion at a meeting on Monday.</p><p></p><p>However, Vettel has been warned that any similar incident of a loss of temper in the racing car could have severe consequences.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton sought out Vettel to shake his hand as they waited on the grid for their post-qualifying television interviews, but refused to shake it again when asked by the interviewer. Hamilton then beckoned team-mate Bottas over before heading to the garage.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton has said he has accepted Vettel's apology and that his main concern was that he withdraw the accusation made in Baku that Hamilton 'brake-tested' him.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/FE29/production/_96856056_whenchampionsturnbad.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>When champions turn bad: who has seen the red mist over the years, and what did they do?</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Why did Hamilton struggle to limit the damage?</strong></span></p><p>The final battle in the dying seconds of the session fizzled out as Romain Grosjean's Haas ground to a halt with engine problems at the exit of the Turn Three hairpin.</p><p></p><p>But Hamilton had already probably thrown away his chance of qualifying fastest - and therefore starting sixth - with an error at Turn One, his Mercedes clouting the kerb on the inside, losing speed up the long straight that followed it and dropping 0.3secs in the final sector.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton, who was quickest in the first qualifying session, might have had time for another lap but Grosjean's stranded Haas put paid to that.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton had also had a scrappy first run, in which he was 0.173secs slower than Bottas, who takes his second pole of the session.</p><p></p><p>Vettel, who described the end of the session as "an anti-climax", missed out by just 0.042secs.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/10B7B/production/_96857486_max_spin_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Verstappen had a disappointing end to qualifying, finishing sixth after a spin...</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/1599B/production/_96857488_max_getty1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>...there are one or two people in Austria hoping he'll have a better time in the race on Sunday</p><p>Hamilton's engineers have gambled on a different tyre strategy for the race - he will start on the super-soft tyre while all around him in the top 10 will be on the ultra-soft.</p><p></p><p>The plan is possibly to run a longer first stint and certainly be on the quicker tyre at the end of the race.</p><p></p><p>He said: "I hoped to be higher up but it wasn't to be. But I plan to be on the podium and make it a one-two with Valtteri."</p><p></p><p>He added that he did not think the tyre choice would make much difference.</p><p></p><p>"I don't think the tyre will make a big difference," he said. "It is a slower tyre. But lots of things can happen, rain, safety cars. We shall see."</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/14338/production/_96844728_hamiltonvvetteltitlebattle.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Where Hamilton and Vettel have finished so far this season</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>A long race ahead</strong></span></p><p>Being in eighth rather sixth means Hamilton has a tougher task getting into the podium positions.</p><p></p><p>He will have to negotiate a way past Force India's Sergio Perez, Grosjean and both Red Bulls before he gets in the mix with the other drivers in the top two teams.</p><p></p><p>Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen completed the top four but was 0.486secs slower than Vettel - a significant margin on one of the shortest laps of the year.</p><p></p><p>Raikkonen was only just ahead of the Red Bulls, with Daniel Ricciardo ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen for the first time since the Russian Grand Prix at the end of April.</p><p></p><p>Verstappen had a difficult session, a number of mistakes ending with a spin at Turn Five as he complained of a lack of grip and balance.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/2503/production/_96857490_trees_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The Red Bull Ring is in Spielberg in south eastern Austria</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>What they said</strong></span></p><p>Polesitter Bottas: "Really enjoyed it today and when you enjoy it usually the result is good. Got the car nice and stable for qualifying and was able to build up the confidence and this is a track where you really need it in the high-speed corners."</p><p></p><p>Vettel: "Q3 was pretty good. I was very happy with the lap. The story continues between us two. It is a short track, not easy to get everything right so overall I'm happy."</p><p></p><p>Hamilton: "No real issues. Car was good. Valtteri did a fantastic job. And I just didn't hook it up in Q3. Q1 and Q2 was good but Q3 was so-so."</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 70479, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Lewis Hamilton takes penalty for Austrian GP as Bottas takes pole[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/09C4/production/_95900520_bensonnew.jpg[/IMG] By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer at the Red Bull Ring [LIST] [/LIST] [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/154EB/production/_96857278_austriaqualifyingresult.jpg[/IMG] [B]Austrian Grand Prix on the BBC Venue: [/B]Red Bull Ring [B]Date:[/B] 7-9 July [B]Coverage:[/B] Race on BBC Radio 5 live. Live text commentary, leaderboard and imagery on BBC Sport website and app. Lewis Hamilton will start the Austrian Grand Prix in eighth place with title rival Sebastian Vettel second behind Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton, who started the weekend knowing he would drop five grid places because of a gearbox penalty, had a scrappy session, with numerous errors. [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40520525'][U]'You don't use your car as a weapon'[/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40522876'][U]'Am I proud of it? No' - Vettel regrets Baku incident[/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/40449716'][U]Austrian Grand Prix preview: What you should swerve in Spielberg[/U][/URL] [/LIST] It leaves him with a difficult task to limit the damage to his title hopes as Vettel has a 14-point advantage. It is the first race since their collision in Azerbaijan. F1: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is on 'incredibly thin ice' [SIZE=4][B]A handshake, but then a snub[/B][/SIZE] Vettel publicly apologised for deliberately driving into Hamilton during the race in Baku upon his arrival in Austria, after governing body the FIA decided not to take any further action against the four-time world champion at a meeting on Monday. However, Vettel has been warned that any similar incident of a loss of temper in the racing car could have severe consequences. Hamilton sought out Vettel to shake his hand as they waited on the grid for their post-qualifying television interviews, but refused to shake it again when asked by the interviewer. Hamilton then beckoned team-mate Bottas over before heading to the garage. Hamilton has said he has accepted Vettel's apology and that his main concern was that he withdraw the accusation made in Baku that Hamilton 'brake-tested' him. [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/FE29/production/_96856056_whenchampionsturnbad.jpg[/IMG] When champions turn bad: who has seen the red mist over the years, and what did they do? [SIZE=4][B]Why did Hamilton struggle to limit the damage?[/B][/SIZE] The final battle in the dying seconds of the session fizzled out as Romain Grosjean's Haas ground to a halt with engine problems at the exit of the Turn Three hairpin. But Hamilton had already probably thrown away his chance of qualifying fastest - and therefore starting sixth - with an error at Turn One, his Mercedes clouting the kerb on the inside, losing speed up the long straight that followed it and dropping 0.3secs in the final sector. Hamilton, who was quickest in the first qualifying session, might have had time for another lap but Grosjean's stranded Haas put paid to that. Hamilton had also had a scrappy first run, in which he was 0.173secs slower than Bottas, who takes his second pole of the session. Vettel, who described the end of the session as "an anti-climax", missed out by just 0.042secs. [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/10B7B/production/_96857486_max_spin_getty.jpg[/IMG] Verstappen had a disappointing end to qualifying, finishing sixth after a spin... [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/1599B/production/_96857488_max_getty1.jpg[/IMG] ...there are one or two people in Austria hoping he'll have a better time in the race on Sunday Hamilton's engineers have gambled on a different tyre strategy for the race - he will start on the super-soft tyre while all around him in the top 10 will be on the ultra-soft. The plan is possibly to run a longer first stint and certainly be on the quicker tyre at the end of the race. He said: "I hoped to be higher up but it wasn't to be. But I plan to be on the podium and make it a one-two with Valtteri." He added that he did not think the tyre choice would make much difference. "I don't think the tyre will make a big difference," he said. "It is a slower tyre. But lots of things can happen, rain, safety cars. We shall see." [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/14338/production/_96844728_hamiltonvvetteltitlebattle.png[/IMG] Where Hamilton and Vettel have finished so far this season [SIZE=4][B]A long race ahead[/B][/SIZE] Being in eighth rather sixth means Hamilton has a tougher task getting into the podium positions. He will have to negotiate a way past Force India's Sergio Perez, Grosjean and both Red Bulls before he gets in the mix with the other drivers in the top two teams. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen completed the top four but was 0.486secs slower than Vettel - a significant margin on one of the shortest laps of the year. Raikkonen was only just ahead of the Red Bulls, with Daniel Ricciardo ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen for the first time since the Russian Grand Prix at the end of April. Verstappen had a difficult session, a number of mistakes ending with a spin at Turn Five as he complained of a lack of grip and balance. [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/2503/production/_96857490_trees_getty.jpg[/IMG] The Red Bull Ring is in Spielberg in south eastern Austria [SIZE=4][B]What they said[/B][/SIZE] Polesitter Bottas: "Really enjoyed it today and when you enjoy it usually the result is good. Got the car nice and stable for qualifying and was able to build up the confidence and this is a track where you really need it in the high-speed corners." Vettel: "Q3 was pretty good. I was very happy with the lap. The story continues between us two. It is a short track, not easy to get everything right so overall I'm happy." Hamilton: "No real issues. Car was good. Valtteri did a fantastic job. And I just didn't hook it up in Q3. Q1 and Q2 was good but Q3 was so-so." Swami [/QUOTE]
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