Article To news overview © Pirelli Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas put in the fastest lap time of the first practice session at Portimao ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix, setting a time of 1.19.648, two hundredths ahead of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull in second place. Verstappen dealt with vibrations in the car towards the end of the session after the front left tyre flat spotted, but was able to come into the pits and get it fixed and get back on track for the last five minutes of the practice. The Dutchman's teammate Sergio Perez was two tenths back in third. Sir Lewis Hamilton struggled in his first run of the session, with his best lap only good enough for 11th overall, and subsequently...
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