Sunday: Rosberg leads a Mercedes one-two in the Austrian GP

Nico Rosberg (No. 6) – Victory

The German driver had a very good Austrian Grand Prix and thanks the Mercedes AMG Petronas team after his victory at the Red Bull Ring: « This has been an incredible weekend for us here. It’s also nice to be back in Austria – for me, it was almost like a home race in Germany! It’s a great circuit, with amazing fans and ultimately a good result for us as well. I have to thank the team for my good car and a perfect strategy. »

The goal set before this Austrian weekend has been achieved for Rosberg: Before the weekend, my goal was to extend my lead in the championship, which I managed to do. So I can be confident for the team’s next home race at Silverstone.

Lewis Hamilton (#44) – 2nd

After a complicated Saturday, Hamilton wanted to take advantage of every opportunity and he succeeded well in the race to eventually finish 2nd, which he is thrilled about: After what happened in qualifying yesterday, today was mainly about damage limitation for me, so I’m happy to have finished 2nd. I had good pace all weekend but wasn’t able to capitalize, so finishing 2nd on a bad weekend is a good thing, I think. I had a fantastic start – it’s something we’ve been working hard on all year and it was one of my best. […] The strategy really worked well for me to secure this second position, then I tried to attack Nico – but he didn’t make any mistakes and I didn’t have an opportunity to overtake him.

The Briton is happy but intends to do even better at the next home Grand Prix: « The guys did a fantastic job to secure another one-two and the fans here in Austria were amazing. The next race is at Silverstone and with all the positive energy from my fans, it will be a special moment and I will give everything to secure the victory. »