Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton ended the final free practice session of the first Silverstone weekend fastest as Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team finally began to show their pace on Saturday morning. Neither driver stood out from the crowd during either of the opening two sessions on Friday, but in cooler conditions, the two W11’s were able to improve on their performances from the day before to finish first and second fastest, current championship leader Hamilton 0.138s behind team-mate Bottas’ best lap of 1:25.873s. Both drivers made mistakes during the session, perhaps due to the wind being inconsistent around the track, but the Mercedes duo outpaced the rest of the field,...
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