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Rosberg faster than ever in Austria

Championship leader Nico Rosberg clocked the fastest ever lap at the Red Bull Ring on Friday as he topped the times in an incident-filled opening free practice for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. The German, who celebrated his 31st birthday on Monday, recorded a lap in one minute and 7.373 seconds to outpace nearest rival and Mercedes teammate defending three-time champion Lewis Hamilton by nearly four-tenths of a second. Hamilton has a 24-points lead in the drivers' championship ahead of Hamilton and this weekend is seeking his third successive victory in Austria since the event returned to the F1 calendar in 2014. Briton Hamilton, also 31, was four-tenths of a second off the pace...
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