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SPIELBERG, Austria -- Red Bulls hopes for a triumph on its home circuit were dampened Friday as Mercedes regained its dominance in Formula One, clearly setting the pace on the opening day of practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. Air Force 1 Grey Fake . With Daniel Ricciardos maiden victory in Canada two weeks ago, Red Bull ended a six-race winning streak by Mercedes but the Australian driver and his teammate Sebastian Vettel did not come close to matching their rivals speed on the Red Bull Ring. Lewis Hamilton beat teammate Nico Rosberg to the fastest time in the second practice. Hamilton completed his best lap on the 4.3-kilometre (2.7-mile) track in 1 minute, 9.542 seconds, topping Rosberg by 0.377. Ferraris Fernando Alonso was almost a second off the lead in third. Vettel came sixth, more than 1.4 seconds behind Hamilton, while Ricciardo posted the eighth fastest time. Mercedes also came 1-2 in the opening practice, with Rosberg beating Hamilton by 0.140. "Its so close between the two of us," Rosberg said about the fight with Hamilton for pole position. "Im hoping we will still have the edge on everybody else. That seems to be the case today." However, Hamilton said he wouldnt mind if Rosberg started in front of him on Sunday. "Hunting definitely brings out the better side," the 2008 F1 champion said. "When you are in front, you feel vulnerable and any mistake you make you are going to be caught." In the morning session, Ricciardo and Vettel came only 13th and 15th respectively. "We clearly did better in the afternoon," Vettel said. "We are not there where we want to be when it comes to speed ... but it will be warmer on Saturday and Sunday and I think that will bring us closer." In the first session, Vettel brought his car back to the garage undamaged following a spectacular incident in the final turn. He came off the track and spun twice on the grass before the car came to a standstill on the track again. "That wasnt planned of course," the four-time champion said. "I went too wide and the wet grass was slippery." Ricciardo also spun on the same spot shortly afterward, prompting team boss Christian Horner to joke "they were just warming up the crowd." "We are trying to find out the limit, and both just came on the grass," said Horner, adding the track was still lacking grip during the first session. "There was also a little bit of rain in the air. Thankfully everything is fine." Rosberg quit his first practice after 19 laps with a minor problem to his hybrid engine, enabling his technicians to fix the problem in time for the afternoons session. The German, however, couldnt keep up with Hamilton this time and didnt hide his anger as he was unaware over engine tests his team was applying on his car toward the end of the second session. "I was suddenly losing power and asked over the radio what was happening," Rosberg said. "Only then they told me they had changed my engine settings." Rosberg leads Hamilton in the drivers standings by 140-118 points going into Sundays race, the first GP in Austria since 2003. Most of the 22 drivers knew the track only from computer simulation. Alonso is one of just four drivers who raced on the track before, alongside McLarens Jenson Button, Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen and Williams Felipe Massa. The track is one of the shortest on the F1 calendar and features fast straights and only nine turns. Weather conditions could become an issue in the race as strong winds in the second practice Friday caused several drivers problems, especially on the third and eighth turns. The second session was considerably faster than the first as temperatures went up and teams were able to test their so-called supersoft tires, which helped cut lap times by approximately 0.6 seconds. The third practice is scheduled for Saturday, followed by the qualifying. Air Force 1 Grey Cheap Outlet . Signs of a turnaround have emerged in this series at Minnesota. Brian Roberts had three doubles and a triple for the first four-extra-base-hit game of his 14-year career, and the Yankees used their bullpen to preserve a 6-5 win over the Twins on Friday. Air Force 1 Red Discount .Y. - The Buffalo Sabres reassigned forward Sam Reinhart to the WHLs Kootenay Ice on Friday. http://www.airforce1storesale.com/ . - The Raiders have released guard Mike Brisiel after two disappointing seasons in Oakland.INDIANAPOLIS (10-4) at DALLAS (10-4)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Cowboys by 1RECORD VS. SPREAD — Indianapolis 10-4, Dallas 8-6SERIES RECORD — Cowboys lead 9-6LAST MEETING — Cowboys beat Colts 38-35 in OT, Nov. 27, 2010LAST WEEK — Colts beat Texans 17-10; Cowboys beat Eagles 38-27AP PRO32 RANKING — Colts No. 7, Cowboys No. 6COLTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (3), RUSH (17), PASS (1)COLTS Defence — OVERALL (15), RUSH (16T), PASS (19)COWBOYS OFFENSE — OVERALL (9), RUSH (3), PASS (16)COWBOYS Defence — OVERALL (22), RUSH (16T), PASS (23)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Colts coach Chuck Pagano can join Jim Harbaugh (2011-13) as only coaches to win at least 11 games in first three seasons with team. ... QB Andrew Lucks 12,688 yards passing most of any Super Bowl-era quarterback in first three seasons. He and Seattles Russell Wilson are only Super Bowl-era QBs to lead teams to at least 10 wins each of first three seasons. ... Luck needs two TD passes to become eighth player with at least 40 in a season. ... WR T.Y. Hilton has six 100-yard games in past 11, with TDs in three of past four. Needs 55 yards to join Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne as only Indy receivers with at least 1,400 yards in a season. ... WR Hakeem Nicks has 664 yards receiving and four touchdowns in eight gammes against Dallas, all with New York Giants. Air Force 1 Black Store. . ... LB DQwell Jackson leads AFC with 120 tackles, and S Mike Adams leads NFL with seven takeaways (five interceptions, two fumbles). ... Cowboys 3-0 against AFC South this season. ... Jason Garrett can tie Barry Switzer for third among Dallas coaches with 40 victories. Tom Landry had 250, Jimmy Johnson 44. ... QB Tony Romo needs 190 yards passing to break Troy Aikmans franchise record of 32,942. Romo has 112.3 rating in past eight games against AFC (17 TDs, two INTs). ... RB DeMarco Murray, whose status is in question with broken left hand, has league-leading 1,687 yards rushing and needs 87 to break NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smiths franchise record of 1,773. Murray tied with Smith with franchise-record 11 100-yard games. ... WR Dez Bryant had three TDs receiving against Philadelphia for league-high 13, tying career high from last season. ... CB Orlando Scandrick, who had clinching interception two weeks ago against Chicago, had 40-yard interception return for score in previous meeting with Colts. ... DE Jeremy Mincey had two sacks last week against Eagles. He had six sacks in nine games against Indy when he was with Jacksonville.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '
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