Austrian Grand Prix: Sunday's best F1 images

After a long wait the 2020 Formula 1 season finally roared back to life with a spectacular Austrian Grand Prix. Check out Sunday's best photos from Motorsport Images at the picturesque Red Bull Ring.

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Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo

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Pre-race ceremony

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Drivers kneel on the grid

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Drivers kneel on the grid

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Drivers kneel on the grid

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Starting grid

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Valtteri Bottas leads the field at the start

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF1000, Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren MCL35, and Lance Stroll, Racing Point RP20

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Romain Grosjean, Haas VF-20 and George Russell, Williams FW43

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Alex Albon, Red Bull Racing RB16 pit stop

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Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-20

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Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari spins after making contact with Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren MCL35 as Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing C39 passes

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16, retires

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W11

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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF1000

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Daniil Kvyat, AlphaTauri AT01, leads Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF1000, and Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing C39

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11

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Lance Stroll, Racing Point RP20

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Sergio Perez, Racing Point RP20

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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35, battles with Sergio Perez, Racing Point RP20

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W11 EQ Performance, leads Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF1000, and Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren MCL35

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W11

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Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT01, leads Esteban Ocon, Renault F1 Team R.S.20

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Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing C39 retires from the race

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The Safety Car leads Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11 EQ Performance, in the pit lane

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11 EQ Performance, leads Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W11 EQ Performance

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11 EQ Performance, leads Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W11 EQ Performance, and Alex Albon, Red Bull Racing RB16

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Race winner Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF1000 and Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35 drives into parc ferme

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes AMG F1, and Lando Norris, McLaren

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Lando Norris, McLaren and Zak Brown

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11

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Mercedes F1 Team Member, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 and Lando Norris, McLaren

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Lando Norris, McLaren, Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 and Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

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Lando Norris, McLaren

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren

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Lando Norris, McLaren

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