British GP: Free Practice #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

BRITISH GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    It was a Mercedes 1-2 as Lewis Hamilton led the way in the first practice session of the British GP weekend.

    Hometown hero, Lewis Hamilton, set the fastest time of 1:27.487 while Valtteri Bottas followed close behind in 2nd with a 1:27.854.

    Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was next on the list with a 1:27.998, followed by Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen.

    Williams looked to find a bit of improvement with their set-up, with Lance Stroll finishing in 10th with a 1:29.878. His team-mate, Sergey Sirotkin, ended up having a huge spin and found himself down in 20th with a 1:31.017, quite a few seconds off the pace.

    Sirotkin's spin was not as unlucky as Grosjean's crash, which happened as a result of a DRS error. Grosjean wasn't injured but he ended up missing out on FP2 due to the damage to his Haas. He ended FP1 in 7th despite the crash, his fastest time a 1:29.352. Meanwhile, Kevin Magnussen finished the session in 14th with a 1:30.065.

    Max Verstappen finished the session in 6th with a 1:28.325 despite suffering from a gearbox problem, that left him stationary on the track.

    Perez and Ocon also finished within the top 10 with Perez in 8th with a 1:29.812 and Ocon in 9th with a 1:29.815.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:27.487 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:27.854 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:27.998 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:28.144 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:28.218 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Max Verstappen - 1:28.325 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

7. Romain Grosjean - 1:29.352 / Haas-Ferrari / France

8. Sergio Perez - 1:29.812 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

9. Esteban Ocon - 1:29.815 / Force India-Mercedes / France

10. Lance Stroll - 1:29.878 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

11. Marcus Ericsson - 1:29.942 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

12. Pierre Gasly - 1:30.004 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

13. Charles Leclerc - 1:30.027 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

14. Kevin Magnussen - 1:30.065 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

15. Fernando Alonso - 1:30.322 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

16. Carlos Sainz - 1:30.358 / Renault-Renault / Spain

17. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:30.416 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

18. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:30.701 / Renault-Renault / Germany

19. Brendon Hartley - 1:30.749 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

20. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:31.017 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

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