Kimi Raikkonen tops FP1 timesheet at Spa

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Belgian Grand Prix
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Kimi Raikkonen celebrated the extension of his contract with Ferrari by topping the Belgian Grand Prix timesheet on Friday mornings first practice session.

The Finn clocked in with 1:45.502, just edging out Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and team mate Sebastian Vettel in a sunny and dry session.

Raikkonen's fastest lap was achieved on the ultra-soft Pirelli compound while Hamilton, just 0.053s adrift was set on the soft tyre, making the Brit's performance all that more impressive.

Red Bull Racing duo Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen rounded out the top five while Valtteri Bottas ended his morning in P6 after a slight mishap at the exit of Fagnes when the W08 brushed the barrier, subsequently requiring minor repairs.

The same couldn't be said for Felipe Massa's Williams however. The Brazilian lost the rear end at the exit of Les Combes, wiping off the right corner of his FW40 and putting his afternoon free practice session in jeopardy as the team contemplated a chassis change.

Carlos Sainz and Dany Kvyat both put Toro Rosso in the top ten along with Esteban Ocon's Force India and Stoffel Vandoorne's McLaren.

Belgian Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 results

PosDriverTeamTimeGapLaps
1Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:45.502s13
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:45.555s+ 0.053s19
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:45.647s+ 0.145s13
4Max VerstappenRed Bull1:46.302s+ 0.800s18
5Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:46.352s+ 0.850s22
6Valtteri BottasMercedes1:46.424s+ 0.922s20
7Carlos SainzToro Rosso1:47.446s+ 1.944s22
8Esteban OconForce India1:47.670s+ 2.168s27
9Daniil KvyatToro Rosso1:47.851s+ 2.349s20
10Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:47.865s+ 2.363s18
11Jolyon PalmerRenault1:47.930s+ 2.428s14
12Nico HülkenbergRenault1:48.037s+ 2.535s15
13Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:48.252s+ 2.750s18
14Sergio PérezForce India1:48.452s+ 2.950s19
15Lance StrollWilliams1:48.541s+ 3.039s24
16Kevin MagnussenHaas1:48.615s+ 3.113s20
17Romain GrosjeanHaas1:48.626s+ 3.124s20
18Marcus EricssonSauber1:50.160s+ 4.658s21
19Pascal WehrleinSauber1:51.263s+ 5.761s13
20Felipe MassaWilliams3

 

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