Lewis Hamilton was three tenths of a second quicker than Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas with championship rival Sebastian Vettel third as Romain Grosjean crashed out
Three consecutive podiums, including his first win of the season, sees Max Verstappen head into the British Grand Prix this weekend with momentum in the championship.
The Australian is eager for a return to the podium at Silverstone for the first time since 2014, and is eyeing his first Formula 1 victory at the venue he made his Grand Prix debut at in 2011.
Vijay Mallya says that the team left Austria only fourteen points behind fourth-placed Renault, and that aero upgrades they’re taking to the British Grand Prix “will hopefully take us another step forwards”
The New Zealander is hopeful his first British Grand Prix weekend can be a lucky one, with Hartley eager to add to the single point he has scored so far in 2018.
Following two high-profile blowouts last year, a track resurfacing and loads of up to 5g, Pirelli have opted to give the Hard tyre its first outing in 2018
The problems that befell Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton during the Austrian Grand Prix were not related, according to Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison.