Yesterday'a Austrian Grand Prix saw Nico Rosberg take his third victory of the 2015 Formula One season.

He overtook Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton into the first corner and held his lead until the chequered flag. Although it could have ended horribly for the German as his tyres started to wear, meaning Hamilton was catching up quickly.

However Rosberg held on and secured his second successive win at the Red Bull Ring. Hamilton followed in second followed by Williams' Felipe Massa. It was a sterling effort from the veteran Brazilian as he held off the much faster Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel to become only the sixth driver to reach the podium this season.

The repercussions of the championship mean that Rosberg now is only ten points away from Hamilton, who keeps his lead. Vettel remains third while team mate Kimi Raikkonen scored no points after being involved in a spectacular crash with McLaren's Fernando Alonso on the first lap.

There's a somwhat 'Noah's Ark' like formation to the top eight as both Mercedes' are followed by the Ferrari's, then the Wlliams and finally the Red Bull pairing. It was another poor weekend for McLaren, with Fernando Alonso crashing out and Jenson Button's car reitring on lap six with his car grounding to a halt at turn two. With this in mind the pair remain above only the Manor's with Alonso still not scoring a point.

Alonso hasn't had a season like this since his debut season in 2001 with Minardi and will be keen to kick on following this latest incident in a string of setbacks.

Drivers' standings following the Austrian Grand Prix:

# Driver Team Points
       
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 169
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 159
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 120
4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 72
5 Valterri Bottas Williams 67
6 Felipe Massa Williams 62
7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 36
8 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 19
9 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 18
10 Romain Grosjean Lotus 17
11 Felipe Nasr Sauber 16
12 Sergio Perez Force India 13
13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 12
14 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 10
15 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 9
16 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 5
17 Jenson Button McLaren 4
18 Fernando Alonso McLaren 0
19 Roberto Merhi Manor 0
20 Will Stevens Manor 0

Meanwhile, in the Constructors standings:

# Team Points
     
1 Mercedes 328
2 Ferrari 192
3 Williams 129
4 Red Bull 55
5 Force India 31
6 Lotus 29
7 Sauber 21
8 Toro Rosso 19
9 McLaren 4
10 Manor 0
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