Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton lapped fastest in practice as Formula One made its debut in Azerbaijan on Friday. The Mercedes driver, who said on Thursday that he had no intention of inspecting the track beforehand because he wanted it to be a completely fresh experience in the car, lapped in a best time of one minute 46.435 seconds. The Briton, winner of the last two races and now only nine points adrift of teammate Nico Rosberg after seven of 21 rounds, was 0.377 faster than the German at the top of the timesheets. Sunday's race is billed as the European Grand Prix, a designation that has previously been given to circuits in Germany, Britain and Spain rather than a country at the...
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