Lewis Hamilton took victory at the Austrian GP after a final lap clash with team mate Nico Rosberg. Max Vestappen and Kimi Raikkonen took second and third respectively after they both passed a limping Rosberg who finished fourth.
Rosberg was on course to score his third victory on the trot at the Red Bull Ring, despite picking up damage to his car when Sebastian Vettel’s tyre exploded right in front of him. But Hamilton ttacked him at Turn 2 on the final lap, where the pair made contact.
Rosberg’s car sustained a broken front wing, which lodged underneath his car forcing him to limp home. Despite being punted wide, Hamilton was able to pass his hamstrung teammate and cruise to victory.
Rosberg is now under investigation for not stopping on the final lap with such a damaged car.
After all the rain across the weekend thus far, the race started on a dry track. Hamilton sailed into a strong early lead, but a long first stint coupled with a slow first pitstop dropped him behind Rosberg, who had pitted early.
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel briefly led after running a long first stint on supersofts, but his right-rear tyre exploded on the start/finish straight after 26 laps, causing him to spin wildly across the track and bringing out the safety car.
The two-stopping Mercedes had to pass the one-stopping Red Bull of Max Verstappen in the closing stages, and then fought out their own duel for the win. Rosberg was on softer tyres for his sprint to the finish, and his swiftness in dealing with Verstappen initially gave him a buffer to Hamilton.
Hamilton closed Rosberg down as they hit traffic in the final laps, culminating in their last-lap collision at Turn 3 that decided the race.
Pascal Wehrlein took first points for the Manor team after he finished tenth
Here are the top 10 finishes at the Austrian GP:
Source: Motorsport.com
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