Max Verstappen dominates first practice at SilverstonePhilip Duncan, PA F1 Correspondent, SilverstoneA dominant Max Verstappen set the practice pace in the first running of the weekend at the British Grand Prix. Verstappen has already established a commanding 81-point lead in his pursuit of a hat-trick of world championships. Verstappen pulled on the speediest soft tyres with a dozen minutes to go and crossed the line 0.448 seconds ahead of Perez in the other Red Bull. Max Verstappen was well ahead in first practice (David Davies/PA) Photo by David DaviesHamilton has won seven of the last 10 races staged at Silverstone, but the seven-time world champion will have to upset the odds to add to his tally on Sunday. The 38-year-old finished a distant 1.1 sec adrift of Verstappen and was on the radio complaining about the bouncing in his upgraded Mercedes machine.

Source: Irish Independent July 07, 2023 16:48 UTC