Hello and welcome to ESPN's live coverage of the Austrian Grand Prix from the Red Bull Ring!

14:00: The formation lap is underway and we are just moments away from lights out.

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13:58: We are just a few minutes away now from the start of the 2017 Austrian Grand Prix. Who will come out on top to take victory? Keep it here with ESPN to find out!

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13:55: The weather will be a factor to keep an eye on throughout the race. The Red Bull Ring's location means the weather can be unpredictable and change quickly.

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13:52 Less than ten minutes to go before lights out! Clouds are looming overhead but the rain is staying away, at least for now.

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13:49: The two Sauber's complete the grid with Ericsson lining up from 19th. His teammate Wehrlein will start the race from the pitlane, however, after fitting a new turbocharger this morning.

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13:47: Massa and Stroll line up from 17th and 18th, after Williams worst qualifying performance since the 2014 British Grand Prix.

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13:45: It's time for the Austrian national anthem!

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13:44: Vandoorne is next on the grid in 13 -- running Honda's updated Spec Three power unit -- while Kvyat, Magnussen and Palmer round out the top 16.

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13:43: Outside of the top ten come the Renault of Hulkenberg and Alonso -- who has reverted back to Honda's Spec Two engine in his McLaren. The Spaniard is looking to score back-to-back points finishes for McLaren.

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13:38: Force India start either side of Hamilton. Today is a great chance to recoup points lost at the last two races, especially with Williams starting so far down the order. Sainz, one of the star performers yesterday, starts P10. Hamilton the only man in the top ten starting on the super-soft tyre, which could be a crucial difference to the rest if the race stays dry throughout.

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13:37: Hamilton's misfortune has promoted Red Bull to fourth and fifth on the grid. Watch out for the fast-starting Verstappen, he seems to be in a fiesty mood at the moment given his recent misfortune. Grosjean starts from P6 for Haas and will be looking to stay out of trouble in the early corners -- the American team has a big chance for some pretty solid points.

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13:36: Valtteri Bottas the man on pole this afternoon, the second time this season he'll start from P1. The Finn will have two Ferraris two contend with on the run up to Turn 1, with teammate Lewis Hamilton further back after incurring a grid penalty for a gearbox change. If the rain stays away, the car leading after the first lap will be in a very strong position to take the chequered flag as overtaking can be difficult in Spielberg, despite the long straights and heavy braking DRS zones.

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13:34: There are some rather moody-looking dark clouds littered around the Red Bull Ring currently. The chance of rain on the FIA monitors two hours before lights out was 80 percent -- curious to see what the next one says in around six minutes or so. Rain would certainly spice this one up in a big way.

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13:32: Verstappen one of the first to had to the circuit. There's a huge contingent of Dutch fans here this weekend. The grandstand overlooking the long run down to Turns 2/3 has a huge orange section in the middle. Verstappen might have to do something fairly special to reward them all with a podium this afternoon.

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13:30: As the clock ticks over to half-past, the pit-lane lights go green - it's time for the cars to start making their way to the grid.

Lap 1

Lights out!

It's a good start from Bottas who leads from Vettel but there's drama behind as Verstappen drops to the back.

Hamilton has gained two places on the first lap and is up to sixth.

Lap 2

Grosjean is up to fourth with Raikkonen hot on his heels.

Verstappen is told to retire -- that's his fifth retirement in last seven races.

Lap 3

Hamilton has fallen back to seventh.

Raikkonen lunges down the inside of Grosjean at Turn 4 to snatch fourth.

Lap 4

McLaren's Alonso is also out -- he was involved in the collision with Verstappen.

Looks like Kvyat hit Alonso at Turn 1, sending him into Verstappen.

Lap 5

Vettel has asked the stewards to look into Bottas' start. The German believes Bottas jumped the lights.

The stewards are looking into the start incident.

Lap 6

A new fastest lap from Bottas, who moves 2.5s clear of Vettel.

Hamilton has got past Perez on this lap and is back up to sixth.

Lap 7

Hamilton closes on to the back of Grosjean in fifth.

Wehrlein is already up to 16th and ahead of his Sauber teammate.

Lap 8

Another new fastest lap from Bottas, who continues to pull clear.

Hamilton gets past Grosjean around the outside of Turn 4 to move up to fifth.

Lap 9

Bottas is over 3s clear on Lap 9.

Lap 10

Bottas is also over 15s clear of Mercedes teammate Hamilton.

Drive through penalty has been handed to Kvyat for his part in the first-lap collision.

Lap 11

Another new fastest lap from Bottas, as the Finn sets a 1:09.000s

Lap 12

Hamilton is around 4s behind Raikkonen.

The top three are moving clear of Raikkonen.

Lap 13

In all of the drama of the first few laps, the Williams pair of Massa and Stroll have made a storming start to move up to ninth and 10th respectively.

Lap 14

Vettel is starting to close the gap to Bottas.

Meanwhile Hamilton has brought the gap to Raikkonen down to 3.2s.

Lap 15

"The car is really oversteering. The rears are not great," reports Hamilton.

Hulkenberg pits and switches onto the soft tyres.

Lap 16

Magnussen is another driver to have a good start. The Dane -- who started 15th -- has made up four positions and currently runs in 11th.

Lap 17

Just the two retirements so far, with Alonso and Verstappen both out of the Austrian GP with 17 laps gone.

Lap 18

Palmer has got himself up to 12th.

Raikkonen reports a blister on his tyres as Hamilton continues to reduce the deficit.

Lap 19

Those 10,000 Dutch fans that came to see Verstappen are going to be massively disappointing.

Lap 20

Hamilton should get within DRS range on this lap.

Magnussen is closing onto the back of Stroll's 10th placed Williams.

Lap 21

Hamilton is now right onto the back of Raikkonen.

Lap 22

Hamilton has a look into both Turn 3 and 4, but is not quite close enough on this lap.

Lap 23

"Front left brake is climbing, so do what you can do," Hamilton is told by Mercedes.

Another new fastest lap from Bottas.

Bit of a lock up into Turn 3 on this lap from Raikkonen, which won't help his cause.

Lap 24

Bottas has now extended his lead to over six seconds out front.

Lap 25

And another fastest lap from Bottas.

Hamilton is now outside of DRS range.

Lap 26

No further action warranted for that start incident -- so no penalty for Bottas.

Lap 27

Hamilton has closed onto the back of Raikkonen again.

Lap 28

An improvement on this lap from Hamilton, who closes further onto the back of Hamilton.

Lap 29

Vettel is now 7.5s behind Bottas.

Lap 30

A big puff of smoke from the back of Magnussen's Haas!

It's another issue for the Dane, who was closing right onto the back of Stroll in 10th place.

Lap 31

"I just cannot believe this -- f--- this," says Magnussen, who returns to the pits and retires.

Lap 32

Hamilton pits.

It's a 2.4s stop for Hamilton, who switches onto the ultra-softs.

Lap 33

Vettel reports vibrations on his tyres, while Hamilton has returned on track in fifth.

Lap 34

Ricciardo pits from third.

Hamilton sets a fastest lap.

Lap 35

Vettel pits for Ferrari.

Vandoorne overtakes Ericsson around the outside at Turn 4.

Lap 36

Hamilton is now 3s behind Ricciardo.

Lap 37

Perez and Stroll are the next drivers to stop.

Lap 38

Ocon is now up to sixth but yet to stop.

Lap 39

Hamilton's fastest lap of a 1:07.867s has broken the lap record around the Red Bull Ring, beating Schumacher's previous best (1:08.337s)

Hamilton reports the rear does not feel good.

Lap 40

Vandoorne is under investigation for ignoring blue flags.

Lap 41

Bottas has a 20s advantage over Raikkonen in second place -- both drivers are yet to stop.

Lap 42

Bottas pits. The Finn comes out behind Raikkonen.

Lap 43

Replays showing a slightly slow pit stop for Bottas, with trouble getting the right front tyre on.

Lap 44

Bottas has caught the back of Raikkonen.

Bottas sweeps past Raikkonen on the run to Turn 4 and retakes the lead.

Lap 45

Raikkonen now comes in for his stop.

Hamilton has now moved up to fourth, with Raikkonen coming back out in fifth.

Vandoorne has been given a drive-through penalty for ignoring blue flags.

Lap 46

Sainz is told to pit and retire from the race.

Lap 47

Bottas leads by 4.5s over Vettel.

Lap 48

Massa is going a great job for Williams running in sixth -- though he is yet to stop.

Lap 49

Massa does pit and returns out on track in ninth.

Palmer is beginning to catch Stroll for 10th place.

Lap 50

Vettel has closed the gap down to 3.9s.

Lap 51

A new fastest lap from Vettel on a 1:07.713s.

"I'm struggling", reports Hamilton.

Lap 52

Replays showing Hamilton's rear right and front left tyres are particularly worn.

Lap 53

Massa continues to close onto the back of Ocon and now has DRS to his advantage.

Lap 54

Raikkonen takes another 0.4s out of Hamilton on this lap.

Lap 55

Fastest lap of the race from Raikkonen.

Lap 56

Ricciardo leads by 3.2s over Hamilton.

Lap 57

Replays show Raikkonen ran wide at Turn 1 while trying to lap a Renault.

Bottas has the scrapping duo of Massa and Ocon inbetween himself and Vettel.

Lap 58

Vettel gets by Massa on the main straight and just has Ocon left to clear.

Lap 59

Ocon pulls aside to let Vettel through, who now has clean air between himself and Bottas.

Hamilton sets a new fastest lap of the race, despite complaining about his tyres.

Lap 60

With that fastest lap, Hamilton has moved to within 2.9s of Ricciardo.

Lap 61

Hamilton is now just 2.3s behind Ricciardo.

Lap 62

Another new fastest lap from Hamilton, who continues to close on Ricciardo. The gap is 1.8 seconds with nine laps to go.

Lap 63

Barely anything between Ricciardo and Hamilton now as they clear backmarkers.

Lap 64

The gap is 1.4s on this lap, with just Ocon separating the pair.

Lap 65

The gap between Bottas and Vettel is now less than 2s.

Perez reports a drop of rain.

Lap 66

Fastest lap from Hamilton, who further closes the gap to Ricciardo.

Lap 67

The gap stands at around 1s between Hamilton and Ricciardo.

Lap 68

Vettel is now just 1.3s behind Bottas.

Lap 69

Vettel gets caught up behind the backmarker and loses a tenth to Bottas.

Lap 70

Vettel just 0.8s behind Bottas, with Hamilton also 0.8s behind Ricciardo.

Hamilton tries a move into Turn 4 but Ricciardo holds firm.

Lap 71

Bottas holds on to win the 2017 Austrian Grand Prix!

That wraps up our coverage of the 2017 Austrian Grand Prix. Thanks for joining us!

Bottas pulls into parc ferme and stands on top of his Mercedes in celebration of his second F1 win.

Ricciardo whoops with joy over team radio at claiming a podium finish.

Vettel extends his championship with second place, while Ricciardo completes the podium by holding off Hamilton, who finishes fourth.