Belgian GP FP1 Roundup: Bottas On Top, Ferraris Focus on Race Pace

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Valtteri Bottas has topped the timing sheet in Free Practice 1 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday morning after marginally outpacing teammate Lewis Hamilton during their runs on the soft tyre.



However, Bottas’ FP1 was cut short as he suffered a puncture after driving over a curb in the dying minutes of the session.



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Max Verstappen was less than a tenth of a second off Bottas’ pace, suggesting he could challenge the Silver Arrows on race day.



The two Mercedes-powered Racing Point cars also showed good pace. Sergio Perez put in a faster time than Canadian youngster Lance Stroll, with the pair ending up fourth and fifth in the session.



Meanwhile, Ferrari focussed on long-run pace and seemed to be struggling, with Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel ending the session 14 th and 15 th , respectively.



Leclerc was around 1.25 seconds off the pace, while Vettel trailed Bottas’ best time by almost 1.7 seconds.



Three Ferrari-powered cars – the two Haas cars and Antonio Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo – had engine issues and didn’t complete a single lap in the session.











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