Max Verstappen just moved back ahead of Valtteri Bottas to top Practice Two at the French Grand Prix, with Red Bull and Mercedes appearing closely matched on pace. In an unusual session in which drivers struggled to make on the quickest soft tyre last for a full lap of the technical Paul Ricard circuit, Verstappen sneaked ahead of Bottas on his qualifying simulation by just 0.008s with a Friday-best lap of 1:32.872. Bottas' best lap was set on the slower medium compound, with the Finn lapping slower on what should have been his quickest lap. On a strong opening day for the Finn, who endured a miserable weekend in Baku, he finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton in both sessions. 2:00 Martin...
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