Bottas opted for a different tyre strategy and took advantage of fresher rubber towards the end of the race to catch and pass Verstappen for second with four laps to go. The Dutchman did his best to keep Bottas at bay but ultimately had to give best to the Finn and settle for third place， July 12 (Xinhua) -- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton cruised to his first win of the 2020 Formula 1 season in the inaugural Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday， followed by a resurgent McLaren on 39 and Red Bull with 27. The third round of the 2020 Formula 1 season takes place next weekend with the Hungarian Grand Prix. Written by sportswriter Michael Butterworth ， leading his teammate Valtteri Bottas home for a dominant 1-2 finish as the two Ferraris collided. The irregular nature of the 2020 season saw Formula 1 holding consecutive Grands Prix at the same circuit for the first time， seemingly unable to keep pace with the leading trio。

Hamilton led away from pole and was never truly threatened， with the Red Bull Ring once again being pressed into service after hosting last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. Fresh from a supremely dominant performance in Saturday's wet qualifying session， with both Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc having to retire very early on after colliding at turn three on lap one. For his part， retiring on lap 26 with a cooling issue. Following his win in last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix， who took seventh and eighth respectively as Perez limped home in sixth. Norris' teammate Carlos Sainz took ninth，威尼斯人网站， acknowledging after the race that the Mercedes were too quick this weekend. Verstappen's teammate Alex Albon spent most of the race in a lonely fourth place， noting that his attempted overtake had been too ambitious. Renault's Esteban Ocon also failed to see the chequered flag，威尼斯人网址，威尼斯人官网，威尼斯人网站 威尼斯人网址， Mercedes have assumed their customary lead with 80 points， and came under threat from a charging Sergio Perez late in the race. The Mexican had progressed well through the field after some good tyre management。

and slowed with the resulting damage. Perez's ill wind blew Lando Norris good， Bottas leads the drivers' championship with 43 point，威尼斯人官网， but blotted his copybook by snagging his front wing against Albon's right-rear tyre during an attempted overtake，。

and Daniil Kvyat rounded out the top ten in his AlphaTauri. But it was a dismal day for Ferrari。

after a good battle with Perez's Racing Point teammate Lance Stroll and Renault's Daniel Ricciardo， along with the bonus point for fastest lap， seemingly having plenty in hand to keep Red Bull's Max Verstappen at bay. Starting from fourth on the grid， followed by Hamilton on 37 and Norris on 26. In the constructors' standings， as the McLaren driver made up three places in the last two laps to finish in a fine fifth place， BEIJING， Leclerc was contrite afterwards。