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

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

    After a small break following the intense triple-header, it's back to work for the teams. The first practice session of the German Grand Prix weekend saw Daniel Ricciardo topping the time-sheets.

    The Red Bull driver set a 1:13.525, while Lewis Hamilton finished the session in 2nd, ahead of Ricciardo's team-mate, Max Verstappen, who was 3rd with a 1:13.714.

    Home town hero, Sebastian Vettel came fourth in the order while Valtteri Bottas completed the top 5. 

    Bottas, who was recently confirmed to stay at Mercedes for the 2019 season with an extra 1-year-option, set a 1:13.903. Lewis Hamilton was also confirmed at the team through 2020.

    Vettel's current team-mate, Raikkonen, finished behind them in 6th with a 1:14.267.

    Charles Leclerc, who is looking more and more likely to be wearing red next season, finished in 9th with a 1:15.097. His usual team-mate, Ericsson, sat out the session for Antonio Giovinazzi, who is hoping for a full-time seat next year, possibly with the Swiss team. 

    Giovinazzi finished down in 19th with a 1:16.136. During the session, the engine cover flew off of his car and landed on the circuit, confining him to the garage for quite some time.

    Also driving in FP1 was Nicholas Latifi, who took over for Esteban Ocon at Force India. Ocon has been linked to a potential drive with Renault, but so far it's nothing more than a rumour. 

    Latifi, who currently drives for DAMS in the Formula 2 championship, completed a fastest time of 1:16.023, putting him in 17th. Sergio Perez, who made an amazing come-back during a tough British GP, finished in 11th with a 1:15.415.

    It was a decent hour and a half for Haas, who saw both their drivers finish in the top 10. Grosjean in 7th with a 1:14.691 and Magnussen right behind in 8th with a 1:14.853.

    Hulkenberg, who is also fighting to perform well in front of his home-crowd, finished in 10th. Team-mate, Sainz, was a bit further down in 14th.

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:13.525 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:13.529 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

3. Max Verstappen - 1:13.714 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:13.796 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:13.903 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

6. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:14.267 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

7. Romain Grosjean - 1:14.691 / Haas-Ferrari / France

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:14.853 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

9. Charles Leclerc - 1:15.097 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

10. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:15.282 / Renault-Renault / Germany

11. Sergio Perez - 1:15.415 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

12. Fernando Alonso - 1:15.544 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

13. Lance Stroll - 1:15.629 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

14. Carlos Sainz - 1:15.769 / Renault-Renault / Spain

15. Brendon Hartley - 1:15.864 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

16. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:15.876 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

17. Nicholas Latifi - 1:16.023 / Force India-Mercedes / Canada*

18. Pierre Gasly - 1:16.071 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

19. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:16.136 / Sauber-Ferrari / Italy*

20. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:16.149 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

* - Notes participating in FP1 only

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