Recapping all of the additional news and notes following the opening day of running for the Austrian Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook. - Robert Kubica made his second free practice appearance of the season for Williams on Friday in Austria, finishing 20th, 2.5 seconds off the pace of front-runner Lewis Hamilton. Asked after the session about the good points of the Williams FW41 car, Kubica named the engine - supplied by Mercedes - and the livery. - The FIA stewards confirmed that Sergey Sirotkin has taken a new gearbox ahead of this weekend's grand prix, permitted without penalty under the regulations as his previous gearbox had completed eight...
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