RACE REPORT
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ercedes driver Valtteri Bottas cruised to victory in the Austrian Grand
Prix, after making a bullet start he took command of the race and stayed
in control all afternoon, withstanding a late race challenge on fast fading
tyres from Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari who had to settle for second.
Bottas’ start was stupendous, his reaction time 0.2 of a second, and thereafter
kept the lead for the 71 laps. Vettel chased all afternoon, coming on strong in the