Mercedes one-two win in the Austrian Grand Prix.

Williams-Mercedes driver Felipe Massa was unable to exploit his pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg on June 22, 2014 as Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton got back their winning one-two formula they have been so used to in the 2014 season of Formula One.

Nico Rosberg resisted his team mate Lewis Hamilton's late charge to claim victory. Rosberg won the race, beating Hamilton by 1.9 seconds. Valterri Bottas of Williams, Mercedes came in third for his first F1 podium. Massa had to be content with fourth position.  Fifth in line was Fernando Alonso of Ferrari.

Sergio Perez of Force India-Mercedes came in 6th And got some valuable points for his team while his team mate Nico Hulkenberg came in ninth just behind Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull racing-Renault. Kevin Magnussen of McLaren-Mercedes was seventh behind Perez.

It was heartening to see Hamilton go all out at the beginning of the race when he shot past several drivers in the first lap itself to come a clean fourth. The race saw a close fight between the Williams and Mercedes as all four drivers started off on super soft Pirelli tyres. Both Rosberg and Hamilton switched to the softs later, while Massa and Bottas followed this strategy later.

Past the 40 laps, it was a keen battle between the two Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers. Bottas drove an excellent race to convert second on the grid into a first podium. Williams added 27 points to their tally thanks also to Massa fending off Alonso.

It was not a lucky day for Red Bull team. Unfortunately, it happened in a race sponsored by Red Bull and run at the energy drinks company's own venue. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing had a bad start with loss of drive that eventually caused him to retire. Red Bull can find solace in Daniel Ricciardo's fighting hard to get to the eighth position.

Rosberg now leads the chart with 165 points with Hamilton with 136. Ricciardo is hanging on to third position with 83, Alonso on 79, Vettel on 60, Hulkenberg on 59 and Bottas on 55.

At the constructors' table, Mercedes AMG Petronas has 301 points, Red Bull 143, Ferrari 98, Force India 87, Williams 85 and McLaren 72.

Photograph of Nico Rosberg racing in the qualifying/ courtesy Daimler.