Kimi Antonelli has ended the opening practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix on top of the timesheet.
The championship leader narrowly beat his team-mate George Russell to the top of the times, while Oscar Piastri rounded out the top three.
Red Bull endured a difficult session as it was plagued with issues in the opening half hour, however, Max Verstappen managed to place his car in fourth place.
Lewis Hamilton was fifth in the leading Ferrari, as his team-mate Charles Leclerc was one of several drivers to set out for rookie drivers.
Dino Beganovic, in the second Ferrari, was the leading substitute driver, ending the session in ninth.
See the full FP1 results below!
Result Free practice 1 - Austrian
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