The German will start the race from third on the grid, behind the Williams duo of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas. “Of course I definitely didn’t expect the Williams to be ahead but they did do a good job, it didn’t come together [for me], Lewis spun in front of me on that last lap
Rosberg on top in Austria FP1
Nico Rosberg went fastest in the first practice session on Austrian soil in 11 years on Friday morning, although Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso both came within four-tenths of a second of demoting the German. In cool, overcast but dry conditions, the fastest time initially see-sawed between the Mercedes drivers as