Lewis Hamilton continued his perfect Austrian GP weekend by setting the pace in final practice, although Max Verstappen narrowed the gap to hint at a close battle in the first qualifying session of Formula 1 2020. Hamilton went fastest with a 1:04.130, a tenth of a second ahead of Valtteri Bottas as the world champion completed a practice hat-trick of Mercedes one-twos in Spielberg - reaffirming his team's status as heavy favourites. But while Red Bull struggled slightly on the opening day, Verstappen was just 0.283s behind during the soft-tyre runs on Saturday morning.
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