Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has set a new unofficial lap record for the Red Bull Ring. In the first free practice for the Grand Prix of Austria he posted a 1:07.373. No one has ever gone faster around this track. For an official lap record is has to be in the race. Lewis Hamilton was in second place and Sebastian Vettel rounded up the top three. Max Verstappen damaged his front suspension on the kerbs and ended up in the gravel trap.
FP1: Nico Rosberg breaks Red Bull Ring lap record
- Published on 01 Jul 2016 11:32
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- By: Rob Veenstra
F1Grand Prix Austria - Free practice 1
Red Bull Ring - 01 July 2016
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DriverTeamTimeDifference#
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11:07.37337
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21:07.730+0.35734
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31:08.022+0.64928
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41:08.222+0.84931
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51:08.528+1.15534
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61:08.803+1.43034
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71:08.824+1.45139
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81:08.962+1.58921
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91:08.990+1.61732
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101:08.998+1.62540
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111:09.078+1.70534
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121:09.280+1.90743
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131:09.365+1.99231
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141:09.567+2.19430
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151:09.707+2.33424
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161:09.775+2.40234
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171:09.851+2.47828
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181:09.929+2.55635
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191:10.110+2.73720
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201:10.314+2.94126
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211:10.493+3.12021
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221:10.860+3.48737
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I think mercedes are running low fuel, maybe 50%, and this makes sense, better to drive the car at the knifes edge with low fuel to get a feel for quali, though i do hope Ham crashes out :)