Lewis Hamilton might have come out on top of the timesheets at the end of Friday's practice sessions for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, but he expected his rivals to come back stronger tomorrow. Hamilton's 1:04.523s was over a second quicker than he managed in the same session at the venue one week ago. It was almost two tenths quicker than his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas, with Max Verstappen a few hundredths further back in third place having topped the morning session. But with the session disrupted by light drizzle and with drivers carrying out tests on a new Pirelli rear tyre, Hamilton knows it's hard to draw any genuine lessons from today's running. Read also: Hamilton and...
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