Mercedes power dominates first practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Austria, Red Bull Ring
Nico Rosberg topped the first practice session upon Formula One's return to Austria, topping team mate Lewis Hamilton. The session however was generally dominated by Mercedes powered cars, with 8 of the fastest 9 cars powered by the Mercedes power unit.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:11.295 | - | 19 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11.435 | 0.140 | 32 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:11.606 | 0.311 | 23 |
| 4 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:11.756 | 0.461 | 27 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.839 | 0.544 | 33 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:12.009 | 0.714 | 33 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:12.072 | 0.777 | 20 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:12.114 | 0.819 | 21 |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.313 | 1.018 | 36 |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Renault | 1:12.364 | 1.069 | 30 |
| 11 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.365 | 1.070 | 21 |
| 12 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:12.372 | 1.077 | 35 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:12.570 | 1.275 | 28 |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.984 | 1.689 | 29 |
| 15 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:12.988 | 1.693 | 25 |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.168 | 1.873 | 28 |
| 17 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.642 | 2.347 | 27 |
| 18 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:13.738 | 2.443 | 26 |
| 19 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:13.857 | 2.562 | 28 |
| 20 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 1:14.611 | 3.316 | 24 |
| 21 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:14.691 | 3.396 | 9 |
| 22 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1:17.501 | 6.206 | 8 |
