Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes flexed their muscles on day one of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend as they dominated both practice sessions, with the World Champion ending the day fastest of all narrowly pipping teammate Valtteri Bottas to the top time, the pair seven tenths ahead of next best. They may be reeling from the loss of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda, but Mercedes are on a mission to win this one for their departed Chairman and after day one it seems little can stop them. Hamilton's best lap time of 1:11.118 came almost an hour into the 90-minute session after he and Bottas swapped places at the top of the timing screens, the Finn ended his afternoon eight-hundredths of a second shy of...
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