Mercedes ended Formula 1’s Red Bull Ring in-season test on top with Nico Rosberg setting the pace of the final day. The German managed to log 117 laps with his session best 1:09.113s arriving early in the afternoon on super soft tyres. There was no sign of the torrential rain which curtailed much of the running on Tuesday, allowing teams to clock up plenty of mileage. Ferrari’s Esteban Gutierrez trailed Rosberg by 0.8s with the Maranello team’s test driver posting his best effort late in the session. The Mexican’s time eclipsed that of Valtteri Bottas, who had topped the time sheets for much of the day on the soft rubber. The Williams driver switched to the super soft compound for...
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