German Grand Prix – Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo topped FP1 by 0.004 seconds to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, but is due to start at the back of the grid. Ricciardo has taken on a new MGU-K, energy store and control electronics, all of which are in excess of his allocated allowance for the season and is due to start at the back of the grid. Hamilton had the fastest time in the early stages of the session with a 1:14.181 on the soft tyre, 0.286 seconds quicker than Ricciardo who focused on the ultrasoft tyre during the session. The recently re-signed Valtteri Bottas was the first of the two Mercedes to use the ultrasoft tyre, going fastest on a 1:13.903 to go 0.278 seconds ahead of...
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