Rosberg triumphs in accident-marred Austrian GP

22 June 2015 - 02:03 By Reuters

Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix for the second year in a row in a Mercedes one-two finish with team-mate Lewis Hamilton yesterday. Hamilton's overall championship lead was cut to 10 points, after eight of the 19 races.The victory was Rosberg's third of the season, to Hamilton's four, and left him on 159 points."I will try from now on," grinned Rosberg when asked why he did not drive every race like that."It's an awesome feeling of course to win again here. The start made the race. It really worked out perfectly today."Any hopes of a thrilling chase to the end were dashed when the double world champion, who finished 3.8 seconds behind, collected a five-second penalty for a pit-lane infringement almost half-way into the race."Nico did a fantastic job today. He was quicker, I had a bad start which lost me ground," said Hamilton. "I was pushing as hard as I could."Brazilian Felipe Massa finished a distant third for Williams after holding off Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who lost crucial seconds on his pit stop when the wheel gun jammed on his right rear tyre.Vettel's teammate Kimi Raikkonen and McLaren's Fernando Alonso collided and crashed into the barriers at the second corner.The McLaren ended up on top of the Ferrari, fortunately without hitting Raikkonen's head or hands.Only 14 cars finished the race, with both the Honda-powered McLarens out of action after just 10 laps in another dismal afternoon for the former champions. ..

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