Valtteri Bottas outscored Lewis Hamilton by 0.4 seconds in the first wet-dry session; Only half of drivers set time, meaning there is no clear reading on Mercedes ’competitiveness after upgrades; Lance Stroll pulls out the red flag late; Watch Britain’s second live practice on Sky Sports F1 at 4pm
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Lance Stroll took his Aston Martin off the track, raising the red flag as the opening practice session at Silverstone came to an end.
Lance Stroll took his Aston Martin off the track, raising the red flag as the opening practice session at Silverstone came to an end.
Valtteri Bottas set a surprise pace ahead of local favorite Lewis Hamilton in early training for the UK GP, as rain at Silverstone delayed any finding on whether Mercedes had really narrowed the gap ahead.
Mercedes has brought a series of car upgrades to the race at the home of Hamilton and his teammate George Russell, with team leader Toto Wolff even insisting the Silver Arrows will contest their first win of the season.
But the intermittent rain during the first hour of training meant that any face-to-face comparison between Mercedes and its fastest rivals in 2022, Red Bull and Ferrari, will have to wait, with only half the publication times of the grill.
Carlos Sainz had led most of the session for the Squad before Alfa Romeo’s Bottas went faster on a drying track, and Hamilton also overtook Ferrari.
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Watch as McLaren’s Lando Norris tests his car’s new pedal cam during the first workouts before the British Grand Prix.
Watch as McLaren’s Lando Norris tests his car’s new pedal cam during the first workouts before the British Grand Prix.
Hamilton, who finished half a second behind his former Mercedes teammate, and Russell, who did not score any time, had done aerodynamic tests during P1.
Red Bull also didn’t score a time, with championship leader Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez just completing the laps.
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Here’s what you can expect during this weekend’s British Grand Prix coverage.
Here’s what you can expect during this weekend’s British Grand Prix coverage.
The session, which was cheered on by more than 100,000 Silverstone fans despite the weather, ended with a red flag after Lance Stroll, with dry tires, sank into the gravel in an improved Aston Martin.
A record attendance of around 400,000 people is expected over the weekend at the British Motor Home.
Of the 10 drivers who posted time, Charles Leclerc, hoping to regain his bid for the title, was fourth for Ferrari, while Haas’ Mick Schumahcer was the only other driver two seconds from the benchmark. of Bottas.
More to follow.