2016 Formula 1 Austrian GP
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So, that's it for us today from the Red Bull Ring, which yields a last-lap Mercedes collision, a long-awaited home podium for Red Bull, a scary tyre failure for Vettel - and very, very serious evidence that Lewis Hamilton still looks good for the title.
Hamilton bounced back in style from Baku, ran faster than his teammate on a slower tyre and did not buckle - something that cannot, absolutely cannot, be said for Nico Rosberg.
And that's that. 10 points apart now - and it could be fewer after the investigation.
Stay with us for post-race reaction but, for now, goodbye.
Teams' championship:
1 Mercedes 295
2 Ferrari 192
3 Red Bull 168
4 Williams 92
5 Force India 59
6 Toro Rosso 36
7 McLaren 32
8 Haas 28
9 Renault 6
10 Manor 1
11 Sauber 0
1 Mercedes 295
2 Ferrari 192
3 Red Bull 168
4 Williams 92
5 Force India 59
6 Toro Rosso 36
7 McLaren 32
8 Haas 28
9 Renault 6
10 Manor 1
11 Sauber 0
More boos. Insanity. Absolute insanity.
If that's a five-second penalty, it's immaterial. If that's a 20-second penalty, it will cost him another 2 points as he will drop behind Ricciardo.
A few boos ring out in the crowd. If that's addressed to Hamilton, those booing must not have been watching the race at all.
Rosberg under investigation - "causing a collision and failing to stop with a seriously damaged car".
Rosberg under investigation - "causing a collision and failing to stop with a seriously damaged car".
Drivers' championship:
1 Rosberg 1522 Hamilton 142
3 Vettel 96
4 Raikkonen 96
5 Ricciardo 88
6 Verstappen 72
7 Bottas 54
8 Perez 39
9 Massa 38
10 Grosjean 28
11 Kvyat 22
12 Sainz 22
13 Hulkenberg 20
14 Alonso 18
15 Button 13
16 Magnussen 6
17 Wehrlein 1
18 Vandoorne 1
The Mercedes crew member in the pre-podium area looks suitably shellshocked.
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | Mercedes | ||
| 2 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | TAG | 5.719 | 5.719 |
| 3 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 6.024 | 0.305 |
| 4 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 16.710 | 10.686 |
| 5 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | TAG | 30.981 | 14.271 |
| 6 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | Honda | 37.706 | 6.725 |
| 7 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | Ferrari | 39.668 | 1.962 |
| 8 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 47.400 | 7.732 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | Mercedes | 1 Lap | 1 Lap |
| 10 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | Mercedes | 1 Lap | 0.000 |
| 11 |  Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | Ferrari | 1 Lap | 0.000 |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | Renault | 1 Lap | 0.000 |
| 13 |  Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | Ferrari | 1 Lap | 0.000 |
| 14 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | Renault | 1 Lap | 0.000 |
| 15 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | Ferrari | 1 Lap | 0.000 |
| 16 |  Rio Haryanto |
Manor | Mercedes | 1 Lap | 0.000 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez |
Force India | Mercedes | ||
| 18 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | Honda | ||
| 19 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India | Mercedes | ||
| 20 | Felipe Massa |
Williams | Mercedes | ||
| Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | Ferrari | |||
 Daniil Kvyat |
Toro Rosso | Ferrari |
Hamilton, Verstappen and Raikkonen have now arrived in parc ferme - and it's Verstappen who is celebrating the most.
Perez, having been on course for a points finish, had a big issue under braking and went straight into the gravel on the final lap.
It's Ricciardo in P5, ahead of Button, Grosjean, Sainz, Bottas, Wehrlein.
Whether it was a lock-up or a very harsh block, Hamilton is entirely blameless in that particular situation.
Correction - it was Hamilton on the outside of Turn 2 and it was Rosberg who ran straight on and forced him wide.
... Pascal Wehrlein is 10th. PASCAL WEHRLEIN IS 10TH.
Verstappen holds off Raikkonen for second, Rosberg crawls home in third.
Chequered Flag
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix!
He is passed by Verstappen and Raikkonen as he crawls around the track.
Rosberg's front wing fails!
Hamilton nudges Rosberg out of the way at Turn 2.
CRASH!! Collision.
Half a second across the line as we enter the final lap.
The Mercedes duo have now cleared Bottas, who is right back into the clutches of Wehrlein. What a race.
Raikkonen within a second of Verstappen for P3.
Wehrlein waves the Mercedes duo through as they exit Turn 8.
Hamilton is getting so close in every braking point.
They're about to arrive on the back of Pascal Wehrlein, who is desperately trying to clear Bottas for the final points-paying position.
Hamilton all over Rosberg into Turn 7 as the German struggles through traffic.
Verstappen is two seconds ahead of Raikkonen, he is hanging on.
But there's so, so much traffic to deal with. Gutierrez separating the two Mercs now.
Stopwatch
Hamilton - 1.08.411s. He is four tenths adrift.
Mechanical problem
Amid all the excitement, we missed Hulkenberg retiring in the pits.
Hamilton within a second of Rosberg again.
Meanwhile, there's some absolute insanity going on in the fight for P10, as Wehrlein (on 42-lap-old softs) is closing on Bottas .
Hamilton and Raikkonen are running out of laps here - the latter is now three seconds adrift of Verstappen.
Mechanical problem
Alonso retires in the pitlane.
Ricciardo has passed Button, because of course he has.
Stopwatch
Make that 1.08.442s.
Stopwatch
1.08.598s from Hamilton. He's 1.1s off.
Mechanical problem
Massa pulls into the pits to call it a day.
So, the fight is on - for P1, between Hamilton and Rosberg, and for P3, between Verstappen and Raikkonen, the latter four seconds adrift on fresher tyres.
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