Red Bull's Pierre Gasly unexpectedly led the field in the first free practice session for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the Frenchman comfortably outpacing Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas. Gasly's best lap, achieved on the soft tyre, came in the closing stages of a session dominated up to then by Mercedes. The Red bull charger edged Bottas by 0.456s while Max Verstappen was third, 0.836s adrift. Lewis Hamilton clocked in fourth in front of the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel, while Renault's Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo were seventh and eight respectively. Toro Rosso's Alex Albon and McLaren's Carlos Sainz rounded off the top ten. Times to follow......
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