Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest time in the first free practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. With a 1:31.654 he went 0.033 quicker than team mate Nico Rosberg. Force India driver Nico Hülkenberg was best of the rest in third place, eight tenths of a second behind Hamilton. Ferrari did a test lap with the 'Halo 2'. Charles Leclerc made his F1 debut for Haas F1 and spun in Turn 3. He ended up in P18.
FP1: Hülkenberg best of the rest behind Mercedes
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- By: Rob Veenstra
F1Grand Prix United Kingdom - Free practice 1
Silverstone - 08 July 2016
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DriverTeamTimeDifference#
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11:31.65430
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21:31.687+0.03334
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31:32.492+0.83830
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41:32.501+0.84720
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51:32.773+1.11930
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61:33.039+1.38528
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71:33.202+1.54822
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81:33.235+1.58130
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91:33.446+1.79219
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101:33.527+1.87322
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111:33.738+2.08420
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121:34.132+2.47824
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131:34.263+2.60938
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141:34.456+2.80234
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151:34.547+2.89324
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161:34.787+3.13329
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171:34.805+3.15121
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181:35.869+4.21526
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191:35.980+4.32631
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201:36.003+4.34919
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211:36.136+4.48225
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221:36.647+4.99329
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Mercedes guys were on mediums and created a huge gap between the rest of the field.