The Dutchman led every lap at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg to take the chequered flag 35 seconds clear of Hamilton’s Mercedes.
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Hamilton overcame early woes involving a lack of grip in wet conditions to claw his way back into contention and after passing Racing Point’s Sergio Pérez on lap 36 his decision to pursue a one-stop race allowed him to take his 10th win of the season ahead of Pérez and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel who took third place on the final lap after team-mate Charles Leclerc went wide after trying to steal second from Pérez
Four-times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the season, the Italian team announced on Tuesday.
It is the second extension imposed upon the teams over the past few weeks in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Niki Lauda, the three-time Formula 1 world champion, has died at the age of 70, his family announced on Tuesday.
The Mercedes driver remained calm and composed en route to a comfortable win in the first French GP for a decade, finishing ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
Hamilton ignored repeated requests from the pit wall to speed up as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen closed on the Mercedes duo.