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First Practice Review

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Grand Prix is one of the oldest tracks of Formula 1.

First-quarter:

Mazepin spinned (again). Sainz led with 1:17:682.

Second-quarter:

Sainz still was leading, Pierre Gasly was second, until the 26th minute when Pierre took the lead with 1:17:470. Max Verstappen went through the gravel of Tamburello chicane.

Third-quarter

Hamilton came second after Gasly, then Max took his place.

Bottas changed the standings and went up to first with 1:17:396.

🚩 Sergio Perez's rear left tire exploded, he spun. Ocon also had to stop the car, near the Tamburello corner, next to Sergio's accident.🚩

Fourth-quarter

Sainz ran the fastest lap of the day with 1:17:197. Hamilton made an even faster lap with 1:16:892.

Nicolas Latifi went through the gravel, but there were no accidents.

Standings at the end:

1. | Valtteri Bottas

2. | Lewis Hamilton

3. | Max Verstappen

4. | Charles Leclerc

5. | Pierre Gasly

6. | Carlos Sainz

7. | Fernando Alonso

8. | Lance Stroll

9. | Nicholas Latifi

10.| Daniel Ricciardo

11.| George Russell

12.| Kimi Raikönnen

13.| Lando Norris

14.| Sebastian Vettel

15.| Antonio Giovinazzi

16.| Sergio Pérez

17.| Esteban Ocon

18.| Nyikita Mazepin

19.| Mick Schumacher

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SILVERSTONE, England  | Hamilton, Bottas fastest in first practice for British GP

SILVERSTONE, England  — Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas were fastest during an incident-packed opening practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday.

Hamilton, who is going for a fifth straight victory and a record sixth overall in his home Formula One race, clocked the best lap time at 0.367 seconds faster than Bottas.

Both drivers hope to bounce back after failing to finish the Austrian GP due to team errors last Sunday in what was Mercedes’ worst result since 2016.

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was third fastest for Ferrari, followed by Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen and Austrian GP winner Max Verstappen, racing for Red Bull.

Vettel leads Hamilton by one point after nine of 21 races thanks to the Briton’s misfortune in Austria.

Verstappen had to pull over on the finish straight with a gearbox problem before practice ended, and the Dutch driver wasn’t the only one with issues on Silverstone’s new asphalt track.

Four-time world champion Hamilton complained, “This track is the bumpiest I’ve ever been on.”

Romain Grosjean spun off at Turn 2 and slid across the gravel trap, slowing the Haas car enough to cushion his impact with the barriers.

“The car is destroyed,” said Grosjean, who blamed a bump for keeping his drag reduction system open as he turned.

Raikkonen was next to slide off going around a turn, though the Finn was fortunate to avoid major damage and was able to return with grass-covered tires.

Fernando Alonso also had a big wobble as his McLaren ran wide on Turn 13 but he managed to recover. The Spaniard finished 2.835 seconds slower than Hamilton.

Another practice is scheduled for later Friday, and there will be another on Saturday before qualifying for Sunday’s race.

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