Verstappen dominates first practice

Max Verstappen

Championship leader Max Verstappen dominated the opening practice session at Silverstone on Friday as the teams prepare for the inaugural Sprint which will decide who starts in pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Red Bull driver Verstappen, who has won the last three races and holds a 32-point lead at the top of the drivers' standings, chose soft tyres and produced a lap that was 0.779secs quicker than the McLaren of Lando Norris, who was on mediums.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, also on softs, was third-quickest in his Mercedes, and palpably unsettled by the pace of Verstappen. "Seven tenths? Where has that come from?" Hamilton asked his team when informed of the gap.

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