Hamilton with the best time in the first Shanghai training session

Shanghai (SID) World champion Lewis Hamilton and world championship leader Sebastian Vettel fought a close and promising duel at the Chinese Grand Prix on the first day of training. Hamilton set the fastest time in the Mercedes in Shanghai on Friday in 1:33,482 minutes, but was only around a tenth of a second ahead of the fourth-placed Heppenheimer in the Ferrari (+0,108 seconds). The times of Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas showed how close the two top teams apparently are: Räikkönen in the Ferrari remained second in Friday training, only seven thousandths of a second behind Hamilton. His Finnish compatriot Bottas in the Mercedes took third place, 0,033 seconds behind. Max Verstappen was within reach in the Red Bull (+0,341), the Dutchman drove his car to fifth place. The strong and gusty wind caused problems for many pilots. Numerous drivers spun. In addition to Verstappen, who landed in the gravel trap, Hamilton was also hit in the first free practice session. Both drivers brought their cars safely into the pits. How meaningful the training times are remains to be seen. Significantly higher temperatures are forecast for the race on Sunday (October 08.10th CEST/RTL). Towards the end of the second free practice session on Friday, light rain began to fall, which is also not expected on Sunday. Things get serious for the first time in qualifying on Saturday (08.00:XNUMX CEST), when the starting grid is rolled out. After successes in Australia and Bahrain, Vettel is fighting for his third win of the season in the Far East.

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Hamilton with the best time in the first Shanghai training session

World champion Lewis Hamilton sent a sign of strength in the first free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix.

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