Austrian GP: Hamilton tops practice 2

Hamilton gets some opposite lock as he works to bury his German teammate

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 on the opening day of practice for the Austrian Grand Prix, outpacing Formula 1 title rival Nico Rosberg by almost four tenths of a second. The rest of the teams and drivers were not even close.

Hamilton put in a time 0.377s seconds faster than Rosberg.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was third fastest, just over nine tenths off the pace, while Williams driver Valtteri Bottas was fourth.

Felipe Massa fifth overall, both Williams using their superior Mercedes power.

Sebastian Vettel, who started the session late thanks to his floor having to be changed after his high-speed spin exiting the final corner during the morning session, was sixth fastest, almost 1.3s slower than Hamilton.

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