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Pressure mounts as Hamilton spins down Austria grid

The pressure is mounting on title favourite Lewis Hamilton, with even the Briton admitting his 2014 challenge could be slipping away. After a car failure in Montreal put him 22 points behind Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, Briton Hamilton insisted he cannot afford many more strikes against him. Going into the Austria weekend, the 2008 world champion said: "Another situation like that (Montreal) and that gap might start to get too big." Indeed, the mountain became even steeper after qualifying, where Hamilton secured just a ninth place spot for Sunday's race. Rosberg, in contrast, is third, behind the shock Williams one-two led by Felipe Massa. In the silver camp, however, it is...
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