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Austrian GP: More problems for Lewis Hamilton as Sebastian Vettel top

Sebastian Vettel headed title rival Lewis Hamilton in final practice at the Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton was on a final run when he suffered a front brake failure heading into Turn Two and ran wide, missing his chance to set a definitive lap time. He was 0.269 seconds down on Vettel, who has a 14-point championship lead. Hamilton can start at best sixth in Sunday's race after being hit with a five-place grid penalty for an unauthorised gearbox change. Mercedes discovered a problem with Hamilton's gearbox after the previous race in Azerbaijan and informed governing body the FIA on Tuesday, but the issue became public only on Friday evening at the Red Bull Ring. Teams have to run a gearbox...
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