Rosberg beats Hamilton in Austria

Nico Rosberg was the clear winner of the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring and managed to cut to only 10 points the lead of his MercedesMercedes-BenzGermany, 1924 > present197 models
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teammate Lewis Hamilto.

The German who stole the first place to Hamilton, in pole position, right at the start held up in the lead to grant his third win of the season despite the small vibration problems in the tires in the final stage of the race.

Even with a five-second penalty he received at the end of the race for having crossed the white line at the exit of the pits, Hamilton managed to finish in second place ahead of Felipe Massa of WilliamsWilliamsUnited Kingdom, 1977 > present37 models
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, who achieved his first podium of the season. The Brazilian benefitted from a delay from Sebastian Vettel in the pits who had to settle for fourth place.

The first lap was imediately brought in the safety car after Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen made contact and ended up hitting the side barriers, putting both drivers out of the race. Alonso also went to the medical center as a precaution. McLarenMcLarenUnited Kingdom, 1963 > present92 models
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had yet again a very negative weekend, as a few laps later it was the turn of Button to retire for the second consecutive race.

In the fight for fifth place it was Valteri Bottas who got the better of Force India's Nico HulkenbergForce IndiaIndia, 2007 > present8 models
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. Pastor Maldonado scored yet again for LotusLotusUnited Kingdom, 1952 > present68 models
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with a seventh place, after stealing the position to Max Verstappen on the penultimate lap of the race.

Sergio Perez returned to the points since the inaugural race in Australia by finishing in ninth place in Austria. Daniel Ricciardo still managed to give a little joy to Red BullRed BullAustria, 2004 > present12 models
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, running at home, grabbing a point by crossing the finish line in tenth place.

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