Lewis Hamilton will feel the heat, literally at least, in Austria this weekend as Formula 1 champions Mercedes seek to equal McLaren’s modern-day record of 11 wins in a row, returning to the scene of his most recent DNF with his rivals trailing in his wake. With temperatures set to soar in scenic Spielberg, the championship leader is expecting more of a challenge than in France last Sunday, “It’s super-hot there, really hard for the brakes. 'You saw a couple of years ago we had two failures in one race, so it’s a hard race for everyone. We don’t go there with all the confidence in the world, we know that we might have a difficult weekend,” the Briton told reporters after a...
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