SPIELBERG - Valtteri Bottas stayed calm in a stormy race on Sunday to claim a measured victory for Mercedes as Formula One returned with a bang in a belated, dramatic and incident-strewn 2020 season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
"One Safety Car was ok, but I was like 'another one? And come on?' Lewis was quick, but I was able to control it.""I did not expect this - it's a huge surprise, but a good one. We did everything perfectly to finish second." Before the race even started, there was drama when six of the 20 drivers opted against taking a knee to protest against racism.
At lights out, he pulled clear to open a gap ahead of the battling duo of Verstappen and Norris behind him.
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