SOCHI, Sept 24 — Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a predictable Mercedes one-two in first practice for the Russian Formula One Grand Prix today.
The Finn’s best lap of one minute 34.427 seconds on a dry track and soft tyres in a largely uneventful session was 0.211 quicker than Hamilton, a four-time winner in the Black Sea resort, also on softs. Leclerc will be starting from the back of the grid on Sunday after a power unit change while Verstappen has a three-place grid penalty resulting from his collision with Hamilton at the previous race at Monza.Mercedes are 18 points clear of Red Bull in the constructors’ championship.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo, Italian GP winner in a McLaren one-two, was only 14th fastest while team mate Lando Norris lapped eighth quickest.
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