GPI 2017 Austrian Grand Prix | Page 82

RACE REPORT M 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