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Vettel beats Hamilton in Belgium - FP1 summary and results

Sebastian Vettel has finished ahead of rival Lewis Hamilton in the first session after the summer break. Hamilton was fitted with an upgraded power unit, but it wasn't enough to beat Vettel's Ferrari or Max Verstappen's Red Bull. Daniel Ricciardo spent most of the session parked in the garage with an engine issue. The Australian won't be best pleased as he will continue to use the Renault engine next year. Kimi Raikkonen rounded off the top 4.  Mercedes confirmed both of their drivers will use new, upgraded power units this weekend in Belgium. But it's the Ferrari car that finished ahead this morning. The first practice session post-summer break was incident free under cloudy...
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