Lewis Hamilton gained the top spot of the practice time sheet at Silverstone, leading teammate Valtteri Bottas in FP2 for the F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. The gap between the Mercedes drivers was fine, with Hamilton edging Bottas by just 0.138s on the soft tire, but the German marque extended its advantage over the field. Daniel Ricciardo was unexpectedly the third-quickest man for Renault, albeit 0.815s off the pace. Excluding qualifying for the British Grand Prix, it’s the largest single-lap deficit to Mercedes since the sport arrived at Silverstone last weekend. Presented by Ricciardo and teammate Esteban Ocon, who ended the day 10th quickest, were the only two drivers to sample...
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