Nico Rosberg set the pace during the first practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend at Spielberg. The German was more than 3 tenths ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel following in third. While Vettel faces a 5-place grid penalty if Ferrari would discover gearbox damage from Baku, Kimi Raikkonen was fourth fastest, seeing Ferrari settle in as the second best team at the start of running. This will likely be a boost to the team, as the Scuderia struggled throughout the Friday sessions at Baku. Daniel Ricciardo was 5th fastest, even though the Red Bull Ring is not greatly suited to the RB12, according to the team itself. Carlos Sainz in the Toro...
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