Bottas holds on to beat Vettel

Austrian GP: Valtteri Bottas holds off Sebastian Vettel to win with Lewis Hamilton fourth

Last Updated: 09/07/17 2:37pm

Valtteri Bottas claimed his second F1 win with victory in the Austrian GP ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo.

Courtesy of his second place, Vettel has extended his lead of the world championship to 20 points after Lewis Hamilton was unable to pass Ricciardo for the final podium position in the closing stages.

After Bottas beat Vettel to pole position by less than a tenth of a second, less than a second separated their two cars when they crossed the finishing line.

Earlier, Bottas had survived a lengthy investigation from the stewards over an alleged jump start.

Hamilton, who had sounded increasingly frustrated during the race, went side-by-side with Ricciardo through Turn Three on the penultimate lap but was unable to make the move stick and prevent Ricciardo from claiming his fifth podium finish in as many races.

In stark contrast, Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen only made it to the first corner before a collision with Fernando Alonso's McLaren, triggered by Daniil Kvyat, condemned the Dutch youngster to his fifth retirement in the last seven events.

Before the race, the Dutchman's father, Jos, ended speculation about the 19-year-old's future by confirming he would stay at Red Bull for next season.

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Don't miss a bumper F1 Report on Wednesday at 9pm on Sky F1 as paddock journalists Ben Hunt and Chris Medland join Rachel Brookes to both review the Austrian GP and look ahead to a much-anticipated British GP

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