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Max Verstappen third in Silverstone FP1

Published on 07 August 2020 by Stefan Meens

Max Verstappen opened the second consecutive race weekend at Silverstone with a third place in the first practice session. The Aston Martin Red Bull Racing driver completed 24 laps on the track that will host the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix on Sunday. Valtteri Bottas was quickest, followed by Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton.

Prior to FP1, Racing Point confirmed Nico Hulkenberg to replace Sergio Perez for this weekend’s Grand Prix, with the Mexican testing positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, Robert Kubica will take over driving duties from Antonio Giovinazzi in FP1 at Alfa Romeo.

As the pitlane opens, Max is straight out on track to complete several installation laps on the soft compound. Lap times are hardly set; twenty minutes in, only the two Ferraris and Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen finished a flying lap.

All other drivers, bar Max, follow by posting their first timed lap of the day. Max, however, is still in the pits, where his mechanics are hard at work changing the RB16’s set-up.

After a long time in the garage, Max finally sets his first timed lap with half an hour to go. On the soft Pirelli tyres, Max clocks a 1:26.893.

In the final ten minutes, Max once again heads out on a set of softs. Nevertheless, he is unable to better his time, meaning he ends the session in third behind the two Mercedes and ahead of Nico Hulkenberg’s Racing Point.

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Results first free practice Great Britain:

posdriverteamtimelaps
1Valtteri BottasBOTMercedes1:26.166
2Lewis HamiltonHAMMercedes1:26.304+0.138s
3Max VerstappenVERRed Bull Racing Honda1:26.893+0.727s
4Nico HulkenbergHULRacing Point BWT Mercedes1:26.942+0.776s
5Charles LeclercLECFerrari1:27.062+0.896s
6Alexander AlbonALBRed Bull Racing Honda1:27.280+1.114s
7Sebastian VettelVETFerrari1:27.498+1.332s
8Lance StrollSTRRacing Point BWT Mercedes1:27.539+1.373s
9Daniil KvyatKVYAlphaTauri Honda1:27.653+1.487s
10Esteban OconOCORenault1:27.701+1.535s
11Pierre GaslyGASAlphaTauri Honda1:27.707+1.541s
12Lando NorrisNORMcLaren Renault1:27.846+1.680s
13Romain GrosjeanGROHaas Ferrari1:27.908+1.742s
14Carlos SainzSAIMcLaren Renault1:28.138+1.972s
15George RussellRUSWilliams Mercedes1:28.170+2.004s
16Nicholas LatifiLATWilliams Mercedes1:28.226+2.060s
17Daniel RicciardoRICRenault1:28.511+2.345s
18Kimi RäikkönenRAIAlfa Romeo Racing Ferrari1:28.655+2.489s
19Robert KubicaKUBAlfa Romeo Racing Ferrari1:28.960+2.794s
20Kevin MagnussenMAGHaas Ferrari1:29.319+3.153s