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Hamilton is now just three wins short of Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's all-time record 91.
In a race that was dominated by tyre strategy, Lewis Hamilton swept past Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to take second place late in the race and stay 30 points clear in the championship.
Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said he felt uncomfortable negotiating a lucrative contract extension with Mercedes during the COVID-19 pandemic as the team confirmed Valtteri Bottas was staying next year.
The news was expected, with champions Mercedes having made clear they intended to retain the 30-year-old Finn for a fifth successive season in what is likely to be an unchanged line-up.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second, and would have won had he not pitted for fresh tyres in a bid to score an extra point for the fastest lap, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third.
Hamilton's 86th career victory, from his 90th pole position and collecting a bonus point at the end for fastest lap, left the six-time world champion five short of Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 91 wins.
Hamilton's Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas, winner of last weekend's season-opener behind closed doors at the same Austrian circuit, finished a distant runner-up with his championship lead cut to six points.
Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel have been seen mixing with people outside their individual team groups.
The Mercedes and Ferrari drivers were back with their teams at the Red Bull Ring on Thursday ahead of this weekend's Styrian Grand Prix on the same track where they finished first and second respectively on Sunday.
Charles Leclerc finished a surprise second for Ferrari with McLaren's Lando Norris celebrating a first podium after a time penalty dropped Mercedes' six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to fourth.