Finlands Valtteri Bottas bagged a dramatic first race of the delayed Formula One season for champions Mercedes here on Sunday, as Lewis Hamilton was handed a five-second time penalty that dropped him from second place.
Formula One returned this weekend after the 2019-20 season was savaged due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Mercedes pair of Bottas and Hamilton enjoyed a comfortable performance advantage throughout the 71-lap encounter, as per a report on formula1.com.
It was only in the last 10 laps that the race burst into life, with Hamilton handed his penalty after sending Alex Albon into a spin.
Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari with McLaren’s Lando Norris taking his first podium.
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