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Valtteri Bottas tops FP1 for the fifth weekend in a row

Valtteri Bottas tops FP1 for the fifth weekend in a row

11-09-2020 11:03
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Valtteri Bottas topped FP1 for the fifth race in a row as he claimed top spot in the first-ever Formula 1 session at Mugello. Max Verstappen was second, whilst Charles Leclerc secured a P3 for Ferrari.

Bottas' time of 1:17.879 was enough to secure P1 in FP1 at Mugello. It is the fourth FP1 in a row where the Finn has topped the opening session, having secured top spot in Britain, Spain, Belgium, and at Monza before this. 

Max Verstappen finished second with a time of 1:17.927 with Charles Leclerc putting in a solid showing in P3 for Ferrari at the start of their 1000th race.

Lewis Hamilton wasn't able to establish complete Mercedes dominance but the Brit finished fourth whilst last week's Italian Grand Prix winner, Pierre Gasly finished fifth. 

Esteban Ocon (P6), Daniil Kvyat (P7), Lando Norris (P8), Alex Albon (P9) and Daniel Ricciardo (P10) completed the top ten in the first ever Formula 1 session at Mugello.

Following the announcement that he would join Aston Martin in 2021, Sebastian Vettel finished 13th whilst the man he is replacing, Sergio Perez was down in 19th, only ahead of Nicholas Latifi.