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Hamilton leads the field in first practice at Paul Ricard
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton drew first blood in Friday's first free practice session for the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard. The British driver put himself at the top of the timesheet with a lap in 1m32.231s achieved on Pirelli's ultrasoft tyre, edging out team mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.140s and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo by 0.296s. When the lights turned green, and marked the official start of the first F1 race at Paul Ricard since 1990, Pierre Gasly became the first Frenchman of his generation to take part in the French Grand Prix. It was Valtteri Bottas however who put the first time on board, the Finn laying down a reference lap of 1m36.849s. Mercedes confirmed before the start of FP1...
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