Valtteri Bottas will return to his spec-2 engine after FP1 issues

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14:34, 28 Jun 2019

byMatt

Mercedes has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will use his spec-2 engine for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Finn had an oil leak prior to the start of FP1 on Friday morning. Bottas will run with a new MGUK.

Lewis Hamilton topped the first practice session, but Bottas couldn't produce the 1-2 as Sebastian Vettel split the Silver Arrows.

Last year, both Mercedes cars were forced to retire from the Austrian Grand Prix for separate mechanical issues.

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Mercedes ha solucionado la fuga de aceite en motor de esta mañana y vuelven a especificación PU2. Bottas montaba nuevo MGUK en PU1 de recambio. No penaliza. Mercedes is back to Spec PU2 after sort out the oil leak from this morning in Bottas car. He run a new MGUK. No penalty.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	224
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	171
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	168
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	145
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	134
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	96
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	43
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
23	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0

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