By AFP More by this AuthorSILVERSTONE, UKMax Verstappen outpaced championship leader Lewis Hamilton to top the times for Red Bull in Friday's opening free practice for this weekend's British Grand Prix. The Dutchman clocked a best lap in one minute and 27.422 seconds to beat Hamilton's Mercedes by 0.474 seconds. Hulkenberg, drafted in overnight by the Silverstone-based Racing Point outfit, was only six-tenths off Stroll's time, a very solid showing for a man who, 24 hours earlier, had no idea that he would be back in F1. Once the debris was cleared, the action resumed, but without Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari announcing that he was grounded by an intercooler problem. Predictably, the two 'black arrows' were soon setting the pace with Hamilton ahead of Bottas by six-tenths on the medium tyres until Verstappen responded again on softs to go top.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2020 12:00 UTC