Hamilton races away from Verstappen in training

While the seven-time champion confidently secured the fastest time in training in the Mercedes on Friday before the Spanish Grand Prix, his Red Bull opponent, who is 13 years younger, only finished ninth after a driving error. The Dutchman didn't have a particularly strong lap in Barcelona and will have to improve in qualifying on Saturday. In the second Silver Arrow, Valtteri Bottas, who was fastest in the first Friday session, came second, 0,139 seconds behind, pushing Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari into third place. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel narrowly missed the top ten and finished eleventh in the Aston Martin. Almost at the end of the field of 20 drivers, Mick Schumacher came in 19th place in the inferior Haas racing car. “It was good, our best Friday this year,” summed up Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Hamilton himself was also happy about a “good start” to the weekend. However, he didn't expect it to be a sure-fire success on Saturday in qualifying or on Sunday in the race. “It looks tight,” said the World Cup defending champion. Hamilton is considered the favorite Hamilton won at the start in Bahrain and last weekend in Portugal, Verstappen secured victory in Imola and is eight points behind the long-term winner in the overall standings. In Spain, Hamilton is also considered the favorite, also because he recently won four times in a row on this track. Another triumph on Sunday (15.00 p.m.) and the 36-year-old would draw level with Michael Schumacher, who was the only driver to win the race six times. Verstappen also has fond memories of the Circuit de Catalunya. Five years ago, at just 18 years and 228 days, he became Formula 1's youngest Grand Prix winner and sensationally landed at the top in his first race in the Red Bull. At the fourth round of the season, Verstappen will be driving the Red Bull for the 100th time and would like to crown this anniversary.

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Hamilton races away from Verstappen in training

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton goes into the next title duel with challenger Max Verstappen with a psychological advantage.

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