Gasly fastest in first British GP practice


Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 12, 2019 Red Bull's Pierre Gasly during practice REUTERS/John Sibley

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Red Bull's Pierre Gasly was surprise fastest in first British Grand Prix practice on Friday with home favourite and championship leader Lewis Hamilton only fourth on the timesheets.

On an overcast and changeable morning at Silverstone, with a light sprinkling of rain during the latter part of the session, the French driver set a fastest lap of one minute 27.173 seconds, 0.456 quicker than Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas.

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