Lewis Hamilton broke his own Red Bull Ring lap record in second practice for Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver repeated his FP1-topping form on Friday afternoon with a 1m05.483s that put him 0.147s clear of Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari. Hamilton's best was half a second quicker than he went in the morning, when he had posted the fastest-ever lap of the 2.68-mile circuit. Vettel prevented a Mercedes one-two by edging Valtteri Bottas by less than a tenth, although the Finn's best effort before switching to long runs was hurt by a mistake in the final sector. Haas driver Kevin Magnussen kicked off the running with a 1m07.891s, but that was quickly beaten by a tenth by the...
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