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2020 F1 Austrian Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
Read our 2020 F1 Austrian Grand Prix live coverage.
Welcome to our 2020 F1 Austrian Grand Prix commentary.
The 2020 Austrian Grand Prix took place on Monday July 6, 2020. Read our F1 live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
That marks a wrap on our coverage of the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, but we will be back for more F1 action next weekend at the same venue for the Styrian Grand Prix. Let's hope it provides a similar level of entertainment!
Here is our summary of remarkable opening race of 2020...
Here are the full results from a crazy first race to 2020!
And breathe! What an incredible start to the 2020 F1 season that was! Absolute choas but Bottas prevailed under huge pressure to make the perfect start to his campaign.
Leclerc takes second behind Bottas, with Norris completing the podium in third. Hamilton is fourth, ahead of Sainz and Perez in sixth.
Completing the top 10 were Gasly, Ocon, Giovinazzi and Vettel, while Latifi, on his F1 debut, finishes just outside of the points in 11 - the final classified finisher.
Bottas takes the victory ahead of Hamilton on the road, but Hamilton will be demoted to fourth, meaning Lando Norris is an F1 podium finisher!
Final lap...
Kvyat is now out of the race with what looks to be a puncture!
Albon has come to a stop now, reporting a loss of power!
Sergio Perez has now been given a five-second penalty for speeding in the pitlane. It's all going on!
Hamilton has been handed a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Albon.
Leclerc sweeps past Norris for fourth and he is just 0.6s behind Perez.
The incident is under investigation...
Albon attempted to sweep around the outside of Hamilton at Turn 4 when the pair made contact. Hamilton held the racing line but Albon was marginally ahead. Tough call for the stewards there...
Albon is down to 13th after that contact.
Albon and Hamilton collide at Turn 4!
Bottas pulls clear with Hamilton and Albon right behind...
Safety Car coming in now..
Race control gave Red Bull permission to take track position.
Red Bull has told Albon to pass Perez under the Safety Car...
Raikkonen becomes the seventh retirement from the Austrian Grand Prix.
The Safety Car is back out! Raikkonen's wheel has just fallen off his car!
We are racing once more in Austria!