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Valtteri Bottas On Top Ahead Of Lewis Hamilton In Opening Silverstone Practice

Valtteri Bottas topped the times for Alfa Romeo ahead of home hero Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes in Friday's rain-swept opening practice session at the British Grand Prix. The Finn, who was Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate before moving teams this year, clocked a best lap time of one minute and 42.249 seconds in a relatively dull session with limited serious running for fast lap times. Seven-time world champion Hamilton, the subject of offensive racist and homophobic comments by Nelson Piquet reported this week, was half a second adrift of Bottas, but ahead of Carlos Sainz, his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Mick Schumacher of Haas.

Bottas fastest in damp first practice at Silverstone

SILVERSTONE, England: Valtteri Bottas was fastest in a damp and largely meaningless first practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday (Jul 1) with half the field including Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen failing to set a time.

Britain FP1: Bottas P1 after a flurry of late activity

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheet in the opening practice for the British GP but it was anything but representative given that only 10 drivers posted lap times in a damp squib of a practice hour.

Bottas tops Hamilton as rain delays Mercedes intrigue

Valtteri Bottas set a surprise pace ahead of home favourite Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the British GP, as rain at Silverstone delayed any findings into whether Mercedes had truly closed the gap at the front.

Valtteri Bottas fastest in British GP first practice as rain prevents representative running

Valtteri Bottas topped the times for Alfa Romeo ahead of home hero Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes in Friday's rain-swept opening practice session at the British Grand Prix.

British Grand Prix - Valtteri Bottas quickest in first session in rain-hit action at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton second

Valtteri Bottas was quickest with Lewis Hamilton in second in a rain-hit first session on Friday at the British Grand Prix. After three consecutive street circuits, the move to Silverstone offered drivers a chance to race on a traditional circuit, with a less constricted feel offered by wider gravel traps and spectators set back further from the action.

British GP: Valtteri Bottas goes fastest in rain-hit FP1 session

Valtteri Bottas went fastest in the first practice session of the British Grand Prix weekend, but it all proved rather a washout in truth.

Valtteri Bottas: Alfa Romeo hopeful of becoming race winners in few years' time

Valtteri Bottas believes that in two or three years Alfa Romeo could be challenging for race wins, if they can be innovative with their car design.

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Valtteri Bottas On Top Ahead Of Lewis Hamilton In Opening Silverstone Practice

Bottas fastest in damp first practice at Silverstone

Britain FP1: Bottas P1 after a flurry of late activity

Bottas tops Hamilton as rain delays Mercedes intrigue

Valtteri Bottas fastest in British GP first practice as rain prevents representative running

British Grand Prix - Valtteri Bottas quickest in first session in rain-hit action at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton second

British GP: Valtteri Bottas goes fastest in rain-hit FP1 session

Valtteri Bottas: Alfa Romeo hopeful of becoming race winners in few years' time