Lewis Hamilton fastest on the opening day in Spielberg Located in the Styrian mountains, the teams got a taste of the changeable weather that characterises the Red Bull Ring, with intermittent rain throughout the day. The second free practice session was dry, enabling Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton to set a time of 1m09.542s – the shortest lap time of the year – on the P Zero Red supersoft tyres, which have been nominated this weekend together with the P Zero Yellow soft. Although the rain meant that the circuit was mostly ‘green’ – washed clean of any surface rubber, which provides more grip – this tyre combination seems well suited to the Red Bull Ring, which is new to the...
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