Spielberg, July 5 -- : Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas on Sunday won the opening race of the season -- Austrian Grand Prix as teammate Lewis Hamilton suffered a dramatic late-racing demotion from second to fourth.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris finished second and third respectively. This was Norris' first-ever podium finish in the Formula One.
Hamilton was handed a five-second penalty for making a contact with Alex Albon.
The Mercedes duo of Bottas and Hamilton enjoyed a comfortable performance advantage throughout the 71-lap encounter. But with 10 laps to go, the race exploded into life, with Hamilton handed his penalty after nerfing Albon into a spin on a Safety Car restart on lap 61.
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