Lewis Hamilton will not be in action in the first free practice session of the 2022 French Grand Prix weekend, the seven-time Formula 1 World Champion making way for the team's reserve to do duty. F1 mandated that reserve drivers be given FP1 opportunities with regular drivers sitting out so the reserves/ juniors can get mileage; in May this year, 27-year-old De Vries did FP1 duty in Spain for Williams. Standing in for Alex Albon, The highly-rated Dutchman finished the session faster than Nicolas Latifi in his first drive in the car. Friday's run will be De Vries' second official F1 session. In the Mercedes preview of the weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard, Wolff confirmed the De Vries news:...
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