Mercedes Dominates Practice Session

Mercedes is flying out of the gate at the Austrian GP, with 17-year-old rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli smashing the first practice session with a time no one could touch—beating even teammate George Russell. Meanwhile, Lando Norris battled McLaren reliability, Max Verstappen struggled with grip and a clutch hiccup, and Oscar Piastri clawed McLaren into third. Ferrari and Haas sent rookies Dino Beganovic and Oliver Bearman out to impress, while Sergio Perez’s late track stop triggered a virtual safety car. Lewis Hamilton rounded out Ferrari’s effort in fifth. With no sprint race this weekend, teams are testing upgrades and rookies—and Mercedes is already showing they’re the team to beat. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/34391a37e6c2619e