Top ten pictures from the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix

Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix weekend.

Valtteri Bottas

Second practice brought drama: Valtteri Bottas binned his Mercedes…

Max Verstappen

…Max Verstappen put his Red Bull in a wall…

Sebastian Vettel

…and Sebastian Vettel almost joined them.

Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton

Unusually, the Mercedes drivers were struggling. The W10 was not happy in the heat and high altitude at the Red Bull Ring.

Charles Leclerc

On Saturday Charles Leclerc took control of proceedings and grabbed the second pole position of his career.

Start

Starting on soft tyres gave Leclerc a grip advantage. While Verstappen bogged down from second, Lando Norris briefly nosed ahead of Lewis Hamilton for third.

Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grisjean

Haas’s problems worsened: Kevin Magnussen found himself fighting with the Williams drivers.

Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly

Delayed by a power unit problem in qualifying, Vettel fought his way forward to finish fourth.

Max Verstappen

Verstappen fought back superbly and a firm move on Leclerc with three laps to go sealed a remarkable win.

Fans

Red Bull’s second consecutive win in their backyard went down well with the local fans and Verstappen’s orange army.