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Austrian GP: Vettel tops FP3 as Hamilton hits trouble

Sebastian Vettel set a scintillating pace to beat Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton to the quickest time in third and final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver posted a 1m05.092s, the fastest lap in the 2.68-mile circuit's history, on the ultrasoft tyres to edge out Hamilton - who suffered brake failure in the closing stages - by 0.269 seconds. The other Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was third quickest, 0.423s adrift, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen a tenth further back in fourth. Max Verstappen set the early pace on the ultrasoft tyres, clocking a 1m.06.015s, with Vettel's first effort just 0.021s slower. Bottas then pumped in a 1m05.726s to go fastest, only for Vettel...
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