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Hamilton fastest in upgraded Merc

Lewis Hamilton topped a Mercedes one-two in first practice for the Austrian GP in his newly-updated W09 car. Mercedes have introduced a vast aerodynamic upgrade package for this weekend's race at the Red Bull Ring, featuring changes to their cars' sidepods, bargeboard and rear-wings. The initial results were encouraging as Hamilton consistently set fastest laps through the session, before ultimately pipping team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.127 seconds with a lap of 1:04.839. "It's pretty tight at the front, there's not much difference between the cars, but it was a good start for us," Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Hamilton was fastest early on after running the supersoft tyres but...
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