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Lewis Hamilton tops French GP practice as Sergio Perez loses wheel

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set a blistering pace in second practice at the French Grand Prix. The world champion was a massive 0.704 seconds quicker than his closest rival, Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. Hamilton's title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari was only fifth fastest, 1.150secs adrift of Hamilton. The session included a 10-minute red flag period, caused when Sergio Perez's Force India lost a wheel, which potentially distorted the picture. The delay meant drivers made their qualifying simulation runs at different times, when the track conditions may have been different. Who has the fastest race pace? Vettel, for example, set his time on the fastest ultra-soft tyres before the...
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