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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 70577" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Lewis Hamilton battles back as Valtteri Bottas wins Austrian GP</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/4F84/production/_96865302_mediaitem96865300.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Valtteri Bottas dominated the Austrian Grand Prix to take his second victory of the year ahead of Sebastian Vettel as Lewis Hamilton recovered to fourth.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton started eighth after a poor qualifying performance and a five-place grid penalty, and is 20 points behind Ferrari driver Vettel in the championship.</p><p></p><p>The Mercedes driver will be keen to start eating into Vettel's advantage at the British Grand Prix next weekend.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A largely soporific race came alive in the closing laps as Vettel closed on Bottas for the lead and Hamilton did the same to Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo for the final podium place, but the Finn and the Australian both just hung on.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05866wk" target="_blank"><u>Listen again: Drama at the start</u></a></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Best result Hamilton could hope for </strong></span></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/15154/production/_96865368_bottas_ham_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Bottas can consider himself a title contender now he's just 15 points behind Hamilton in the standings</p><p>From Hamilton's point of view, team-mate Bottas' accomplished victory at least limited the damage Vettel was able to wreak after a difficult weekend for the Briton.</p><p></p><p>The slow-burning race, perhaps the first of the year devoid of pretty much any excitement, meant the tension in the title fight never came into the equation.</p><p></p><p>This was the first race since Vettel deliberately drove into Hamilton in Azerbaijan.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0586h6w" target="_blank"><u>Title challenge not going great - Hamilton</u></a></li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/10334/production/_96865366_bottas_rex1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Tricky one, after a pretty dull race. Not Daniil Kvyat for his ham-fisted mess of the start, that's for sure. Good drives by all the top four but let's give it to Valtteri Bottas for a supremely controlled win - and that electric start</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>What's next?</strong></span></p><p>The British Grand Prix is next weekend. Hamilton has won the last three races at Silverstone and he really needs a fourth in a row to start clawing back Vettel's points lead. The Mercedes should be very strong around the fast sweeps there, and Hamilton needs to put together a good weekend - which he has not done too often this year.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>What they said</strong></span></p><p><strong>Race winner Valtteri Bottas:</strong> "I had a bit of deja vu in the end from Russia. Vettel was catching up but the problem was I had a massive [tyre] blister.</p><p></p><p>"At the beginning, I could control the race but it was trickier towards the end.</p><p></p><p>"I'm really happy. It's only the second win in my career. I think that was the start of my life."</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/A77A/production/_90147824_eliodeangeliswinsinaustria.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>That's two career wins now for Bottas, level with Elio de Anglis - who won a classic Austrian GP in 1982, beating Bottas' compatriot Keke Rosberg by 0.05 seconds. Source: Forix</p><p><strong>Championship leader Sebastian Vettel: </strong>"How would you feel if you were just shy of half a second behind the winner? It was very close.</p><p></p><p>"I was very happy in the second stint of the race. As soon as we put on the super-soft tyre, the car came alive. I think I needed one more lap because Bottas was really struggling to get up the hill."</p><p></p><p><strong>Third-placed Daniel Ricciardo, who took his fifth consecutive podium finish: </strong>"It was a fun race. There were some decisive moments at the start and then it was about defending the last couple of laps.</p><p></p><p>"But I stuck to my breaking points and held off. Max Verstappen got the home podium last year and I was a bit envious, so it's nice to be up.</p><p></p><p>"The second last lap was the tightest and Hamilton got close but I was very pleased to see the chequered flag."</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 70577, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Lewis Hamilton battles back as Valtteri Bottas wins Austrian GP[/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/4F84/production/_96865302_mediaitem96865300.jpg[/IMG] Valtteri Bottas dominated the Austrian Grand Prix to take his second victory of the year ahead of Sebastian Vettel as Lewis Hamilton recovered to fourth. Hamilton started eighth after a poor qualifying performance and a five-place grid penalty, and is 20 points behind Ferrari driver Vettel in the championship. The Mercedes driver will be keen to start eating into Vettel's advantage at the British Grand Prix next weekend. A largely soporific race came alive in the closing laps as Vettel closed on Bottas for the lead and Hamilton did the same to Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo for the final podium place, but the Finn and the Australian both just hung on. [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05866wk'][U]Listen again: Drama at the start[/U][/URL] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][B]Best result Hamilton could hope for [/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/15154/production/_96865368_bottas_ham_getty.jpg[/IMG] Bottas can consider himself a title contender now he's just 15 points behind Hamilton in the standings From Hamilton's point of view, team-mate Bottas' accomplished victory at least limited the damage Vettel was able to wreak after a difficult weekend for the Briton. The slow-burning race, perhaps the first of the year devoid of pretty much any excitement, meant the tension in the title fight never came into the equation. This was the first race since Vettel deliberately drove into Hamilton in Azerbaijan. [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0586h6w'][U]Title challenge not going great - Hamilton[/U][/URL] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][B][/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/10334/production/_96865366_bottas_rex1.jpg[/IMG] Tricky one, after a pretty dull race. Not Daniil Kvyat for his ham-fisted mess of the start, that's for sure. Good drives by all the top four but let's give it to Valtteri Bottas for a supremely controlled win - and that electric start [SIZE=4][B]What's next?[/B][/SIZE] The British Grand Prix is next weekend. Hamilton has won the last three races at Silverstone and he really needs a fourth in a row to start clawing back Vettel's points lead. The Mercedes should be very strong around the fast sweeps there, and Hamilton needs to put together a good weekend - which he has not done too often this year. [SIZE=4][B]What they said[/B][/SIZE] [B]Race winner Valtteri Bottas:[/B] "I had a bit of deja vu in the end from Russia. Vettel was catching up but the problem was I had a massive [tyre] blister. "At the beginning, I could control the race but it was trickier towards the end. "I'm really happy. It's only the second win in my career. I think that was the start of my life." [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/A77A/production/_90147824_eliodeangeliswinsinaustria.jpg[/IMG] That's two career wins now for Bottas, level with Elio de Anglis - who won a classic Austrian GP in 1982, beating Bottas' compatriot Keke Rosberg by 0.05 seconds. Source: Forix [B]Championship leader Sebastian Vettel: [/B]"How would you feel if you were just shy of half a second behind the winner? It was very close. "I was very happy in the second stint of the race. As soon as we put on the super-soft tyre, the car came alive. I think I needed one more lap because Bottas was really struggling to get up the hill." [B]Third-placed Daniel Ricciardo, who took his fifth consecutive podium finish: [/B]"It was a fun race. There were some decisive moments at the start and then it was about defending the last couple of laps. "But I stuck to my breaking points and held off. Max Verstappen got the home podium last year and I was a bit envious, so it's nice to be up. "The second last lap was the tightest and Hamilton got close but I was very pleased to see the chequered flag." Swami [/QUOTE]
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