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

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14:34, 28 Jun 2019

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	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

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

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