F1: Mercedes begin their Austrian Waltz
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| Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton prepared for their Austrian Waltz this weekend by topping the opening practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix. Rosberg set a best time of 1m10.401s around the Red Bull Ring, but Hamilton always lets Rosberg lead a session or two before he smokes him on Sunday.
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen was third while his teammate Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari stopped early and was an embarrassing dead last as the German is suffering his 2nd straight weekend of horrible Ferrari reliability.
Valtteri Bottas was fourth fastest in his Williams while Felipe Nasr rounded out the top-5 in what was largely a track-cleaning session outside of Zeltweg.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes/Mercedes | 1m10.401s | 0.000s | 36 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes/Mercedes | 1m10.709s | 0.308s | 28 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari/Ferrari | 1m11.028s | 0.627s | 22 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m11.452s | 1.051s | 26 |
| 5 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m11.633s | 1.232s | 28 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m11.642s | 1.241s | 31 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m11.724s | 1.323s | 29 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m11.825s | 1.424s | 38 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m11.890s | 1.489s | 29 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m11.905s | 1.504s | 37 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m11.948s | 1.547s | 32 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m12.004s | 1.603s | 34 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m12.031s | 1.630s | 36 |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m12.050s | 1.649s | 27 |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m12.159s | 1.758s | 30 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m12.920s | 2.519s | 30 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m13.272s | 2.871s | 10 |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m13.937s | 3.536s | 29 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m15.459s | 5.058s | 11 |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari/Ferrari | 1m15.684s | 5.283s | 4 |