Williams' Bottas quickest in final Austria practice


Williams Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland pilots his car during the qualifying session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

SPIELBERG Austria (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas of the Williams Formula One team turned in the fastest time in Saturday's final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix, nipping Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and leaving championship leading Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in fifth.

With the sun only occasionally poking through overcast skies, Finland's Bottas posted a fast final lap to turn in a best time of 1 minute 09.848 seconds, besting Hamilton by 0.050 second.

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