Valtteri Bottas was quickest in the first free practice session ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, with the Finn less than half a tenth clear of Max Verstappen in second. Mercedes looked to have the advantage for much of the hour-long session as Bottas and teammate Lewis Hamilton traded times, only for Verstappen to pop up at the end to split the Black Arrows. Nikita Mazepin brought out yellow flags early on in the session after beaching his car in the gravel at Turn 7, but the Haas driver was able to recover his car back onto the track, limiting the delay. Robert Kubica, in the Alfa Romeo in place of Kimi Raikkonen, was the other driver to go off track, with his spin at Turn 10 triggering a...
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