F1: Bottas tops wet opening practice for British GP

Rain showers hit the Silverstone circuit for opening practice for the British GP that resulted in limited running on Intermediate Pirelli tires.
Hence the times were essentially irrelevant unless it stays wet for Practice 2 and qualifying. Race day is expected to be dry.

Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas turned the fast lap with a time of 1m42.249s

That time was 0.532ss faster than Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes

Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc were 3rd and 4th for Ferrari.

Mick and Schumacher rounded out the top- 5 for Haas

World Champion Max Verstappen never bothered to put up a time in his Red Bull.

Some drivers tried the soft red Pirellis at the end of the session

The session ended a minute early when Lance Stroll spun into the pea gravel at Copse running on red slicks

Frustratingly for the teams, and the eagle-eyed fans among you, is the fact that we didn’t get much of a read on the various upgrades thanks to adverse conditions in FP1, with limited mileage – Hamilton topping the lap count with 10.

Practice 1 Results