F1 Styrian GP Live Updates - Race day
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By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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And that's it from us! Thanks for joining us this weekend - we'll be back in a few days' time for the Hungarian GP.
And here's the report from another great race in Austria: 
And so, endeth our two races at the Red Bull Ring. Disappointing that we won't get another one until next year, we hope. The call of Hungary beckons next week.
"I tried but we are just a bit too slow," says Verstappen. "When Valtteri tried to pass I tried to make it difficult but I knew he'd get by one lap later. A podium is good, but still a lot of work to do."
"From my side, starting fourth, today was damage limitation" says Bottas. "It was a good battle with [Max], I had quite a bit more pace after extending the first stint."
"It feels like a long time coming," Hamilton admits. "I love back to backs! Let's go back to back all year long!"
A lot of battles in the midfield, we barely saw the top three all day! Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen the order on the podium.
Behind that dramatic finish, Sainz duly held on to the fastest lap in P9 with Kvyat rounding out the points in the AlphaTauri. Raikkonen had too much to do in P11 while both Haas drivers got ahead of Giovinazzi who dropped to P14. Gasly came home in P15 in front of Russell and Latifi to round out the finishers.
"It looked an easy ride for you there mate," Pete Bonnington says to our winner Hamilton. No denying that, he was unrivalled today.
Norris takes fifth at the final corner! Perez's broken front wing counted against him, and Norris managed to take both Racing Points on the last lap!
Final flurry of action! On the penultimate lap Stroll dives up the inside at Turn 3 on Ricciardo, which invites Norris into the action, to see the Racing Point driver take P6 ahead of Norris. Ricciardo is down to P8.
Verstappen's coming in for fresh tyres to try for a fastest lap. He's got nearly 30s on Albon - but he'll reemerge in traffic.
Replay of Stroll nearly coming to blows with Ricciardo, who planted his Renault into the centre of the track at Turn 3.
Sainz has pitted from P9 with three laps to go. It is a 'free' stop as he has enough of a time buffer to stay ahead of Kvyat, so he is going for the fastest lap and that bonus point with the aid of fresh soft tyres.
But Verstappen's efforts count for nothing on the following lap, and Bottas claims second at the same corner. Lovely racing.
Bottas goes at Verstappen at turn 3, can't make it but looks to have the deal done at Turn 4. Then, Verstappen comes back at him, getting great purchase out of the corner and claims back second!
Norris puts in a new fastest lap of 1m07.286s - a feat he managed last weekend to earn his podium place - and he is on the charge to catch Stroll.
"Driveability out of turn 3 is shocking", Verstappen reports. Bottas IS now in striking distance - thanks AWS graphics.
Perez punched in a 1m07.396s on the previous run, doing ANOTHER fastest lap. But Albon responds with a 1m07.4s, so he's pushing the Red Bull all the way.
It is a similar situation at McLaren as Sainz allows Norris to overtake him for P8, with the British driver now hunting down Ricciardo and Stroll.
Alfa Romeo call for Giovinazzi and Raikkonen to swap places with the Finn faster and on fresher tyres. That puts Raikkonen into P11 and the chance to chase after Kvyat in the final points position.
Verstappen's got a flapping front-wing footplate. With Hamilton sharing a name with a musical, perhaps Foot(plate)loose can form a similar theatrical production with Max's Red Bull.
Gasly is enjoying his soft tyres much more as he makes light work of overtaking both Russell and Latifi to move up to P15.
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