Bottas edges Hamilton as Mercedes top opening Belgian practice | Wheels24
On his 31st birthday, the Finn maintained his habit of being quickest in the first session for a third straight event, with a best lap in one minute and 44.493 seconds to pip the six-time champion by 0.069sec.
Max Verstappen, just 0.081 off the pace, was third for Red Bull ahead of the Racing Points of Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll with Alex Albon sixth in the second Red Bull. Esteban Ocon was seventh for Renault ahead of Carlos Sainz in the leading McLaren, his Renault team-mate Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris in the second McLaren.
On a cool day, last year's winner Charles Leclerc and his Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel were unable to impress as they wound up only 14th and 15th with their opening-session laps.
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