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Bottas leads Hamilton in rain-disrupted first British GP practice

Valtteri Bottas topped a very quiet hour of practice at the British Grand Prix in which only 10 drivers set a lap time. Heavy rain doused the middle sector of the Silverstone circuit just as the hour-long session started, leaving the track unsuitable for either intermediates or slicks. The entire field nonetheless embarked on at least one installation lap on intermediate rubber, but most did no more than another lap or two before returning to their garages. Hamilton was the lone exception, rejoining the circuit with 10 minutes remaining to entertain the crowd, clocking up a session-high 10 laps and some very limited aero data for Mercedes’s new upgrade package. It was enough running to...
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