Formula 1: Vettel on 20 points ahead of Hamilton

After the Austrian Grand Prix pilot of the Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel increased his lead in the season to 20 points.

The second race in a row Vettel’s pace is inferior racer “Mercedes” Lewis Hamilton, but the Briton is constantly having technical problems – in Baku a three-time world champion summed up a loose headrest, and in Austria Hamilton after qualifying, has lost five positions due to the replacement gearbox.

Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas for the last three races scored 61 points and closed the gap on the Briton to 15 points. Approaching the leading trio and pilot “Red bull” Daniel Riccardo, which in Austria has extended its series of catwalks up to five races.

Top 10 of the standings:

1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) — 171 points
2. Lewis Hamilton (“Mercedes”) — 151
3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) — 136
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) — 107
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) — 83
6. Sergio Perez (“Force India”) — 50
7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — 45
8. Esteban Windows (“Force India”) — 39
9. Carlos Sainz Jr (Toro Rosso) — 29
10. Felipe Massa (“Williams”) Is 22.

In the constructors ‘ championship Mercedes are still nine points away from “Ferrari” and increased their lead to 33 points. “Red bull” and “Force India” comfortably kept in the top 5, “Williams” begins to break away from “Toro Rosso” and “Haas”.

The Cup of designers:

1. Mercedes — 287
2. Ferrari – 254
3. Red Bull” — 152
4. “Force India” — 89
5. “Williams” – 40
6. Toro Rosso — 33
7. “Haas” – 29
8. Renault – 18
9. “Zauber” – 5
10. McLaren – 2.

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