Hamilton claims Styrian GP, Ferraris crash out on 1st lap
Lewis Hamilton returned to the podium in Austria, comfortably claiming the Styrian GP for his first win of 2020 and 85th of his career.
The Mercedes driver finished fourth last weekend on the same track after receiving a penalty, but claimed the pole Saturday and was never really challenged Sunday.
"The team did a fantastic job with their strategy," Hamilton said following the race. "I'm so grateful to be back in first place. It feels like a long time coming. This is a great, great step forward. I love back-to-back (races). I could do it all season long."
Austrian GP winner and fellow Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas finished second, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen landed on the podium in third after being forced to retire last race.
| Pos. | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri-Honda |
| 11 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes |
| DNF | Esteban Ocon | Renault |
| DNF | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were forced to retire after a collision with each other on the first lap.
And LEC and VET collide in turn 3. #F1 #StyrianGP #NotTheAustrianGP #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/2hKs1tnbx5
— Jeff Pappone 🇨🇦 (@jpappone) July 12, 2020
"I am disappointed in myself," Leclerc tweeted. "I'm sorry but being sorry is not enough. Seb hasn't got any faults today. I've let the team down after them working a whole week to bring the updates early. Too eager to gain those places in the first lap. I will learn from it."