Bottas fastest in both Friday sessions

By on Friday, July 14, 2017

The 10th round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship began with practice on Friday at Silverstone Circuit, as teams prepared for the British Grand Prix on Sunday. The two 90-minute sessions were run under cool and mostly cloudy conditions, with Mercedes setting the fastest times in both sessions.

Leading the way in FP1 was Valtteri Bottas, whose fast lap of 1:29.106 was .078 of a second better than the next quickest driver, teammate Lewis Hamilton. Both Bottas and Hamilton were faster than the previous track record – a 1:29.243 set by Hamilton during the second round of qualifying for last year’s British Grand Prix.

The Mercedes duo of Bottas and Hamilton also topped FP2, with Bottas nipping his teammate by .047 of a second with a lap of 1:28.496. The top-five drivers in FP2 were under Hamilton’s 2016 track record.

 First practice session results:

1.   V. Bottas Mercedes 01:29.106    
2.   L. Hamilton Mercedes 01:29.184    
3.   M. Verstappen Red Bull 01:29.604    
4.   D. Ricciardo Red Bull 01:29.942    
5.   K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:30.137    
6.   S. Vettel Ferrari 01:30.517    
7.   D. Kvyat Toro Rosso 01:30.895    
8.   F. Alonso McLaren 01:30.993    
9.   F. Massa Williams 01:30.999    
10.   S. Vandoorne McLaren 01:31.041    
11.   C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 01:31.200    
12.   E. Ocon Force India 01:31.210    
13.   S. Pérez Force India      01:31.297    
14.   R. Grosjean Haas 01:31.610    
15.   L. Stroll Williams 01:31.684    
16.   A. Giovinazzi Haas 01:32.031    
17.   N. Hulkenberg      Renault 01:32.171    
18.   J. Palmer Renault 01:32.450    
19.   P. Wehrlein Sauber 01:33.029    
20.   M. Ericsson Sauber 01:33.399    

Second practice session results:

1.   V. Bottas Mercedes 01:28.496    
2.   L. Hamilton Mercedes 01:28.543    
3.   K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:28.828    
4.   S. Vettel Ferrari 01:28.956    
5.   M. Verstappen Red Bull 01:29.098    
6.   D. Ricciardo Red Bull 01:29.586    
7.   N. Hulkenberg      Renault 01:29.936    
8.   F. Massa Williams 01:30.006    
9.   F. Alonso McLaren 01:30.238    
10.   E. Ocon Force India      01:30.383    
11.   C. Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso 01:30.555    
12.   D. Kvyat Toro Rosso 01:30.562    
13.   S. Pérez Force India 01:30.624    
14.   R. Grosjean Haas 01:30.661    
15.   L. Stroll Williams 01:30.695    
16.   S. Vandoorne McLaren 01:30.782    
17.   K. Magnussen Haas 01:30.835    
18.   J. Palmer Renault 01:30.879    
19.   M. Ericsson Sauber 01:31.616    
20.   P. Wehrlein Sauber 01:31.929  

 


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