A collision on the first lap took out Max Verstappen and despite a consequent 10-second penalty, Hamilton hung on to win his first race in six.
The Dutch driver held his nerve to extend his lead over Hamilton to 33 points in the driver’s championship table.
Lewis Hamilton notched up another unique record in Formula 1 history on Friday when he notched the fastest lap in Friday qualifying at the British GP.
We look at the major talking points and takeaways from the 2020 Austrian GP which saw Max Verstappen claim another win.
Verstappen started from pole position for the third straight race and has also managed to win on three successive weekends.
Once again, however, it was a day to forget for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton and Valterri Bottas as the two finished in fourth and fifth.
With the Styrian GP now in the books, let us look back at the major talking points from the first of two Formula 1 races in Spielberg.
Hamilton had warned that unless his team provided more upgrades to the car, more losses would follow inevitably.
Alonso led the way for Alpine at the Styrian Grand Prix, qualifying P8 before finishing ninth at the flag for his third straight points finish.
Lewis Hamilton might have finished second in the Styrian Grand Prix but was a good distance behind race winner Max Verstappen.