Brazilian Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton led his Mercedes Formula 1 team mate Valtteri Bottas in FP1 in Sao Paulo. The recent quadruple world champion broke the ultimate lap record almost immediately, eventually setting a 1:09.202 to go six tenths quicker than Rubens Barrichello’s 2004 record time. Hamilton had a brief off at Juncao, effectively the final corner of the track, where he went onto the grass on the exit of the corner while letting the Renault of Nico Hulkenberg past. Bottas was 0.127s slower in second, with Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari being the closest challenger to the Silver Arrows in third but more than half a second off Hamilton’s pace. Max Verstappen was ahead of his...
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