Valtteri Bottas won a chaotic F1 season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday while Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton finished fourth after getting a late time penalty.
Ferrari's Charles LeClerc claimed second on the podium with Lando Norris in third. Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth officially.
It was a horror show for the Red Bull team on their home circuit. Max Verstappen started in second and pressured race-leader Bottas early on. However, a mechanical failure on lap 11 forced him into the pits and he retired shortly after.
The race was interrupted three times by a safety car and nine of 20 drivers abandoned, including both Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon - who tried to overtake Hamilton on the outside with 10 laps left, touched wheels and flew off track at Speilberg in the Austrian Alps which had no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I dodged a few bullets today," Bottas said after the eighth F1 win of his career, to claim victory he survived race-long pressure from Mercedes team mate and defending champion Lewis Hamilton, plus three Safety Car appearances and "critical" gearbox issues.
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