Valtteri Bottas is the quickest in first practice at Portimao. The Red Bulls take second and third before a final go from Lewis Hamilton, who backed out again after second-sector error. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc is waving his arms after getting stuck behind Lewis Hamilton on the final turn. That drops Lewis Hamilton to sixth and a second off the lead – but his best time is still on the Hard tyres. Max Verstappen powers through to within two-hundredths of a second within Valtteri Bottas. Valtteri Bottas has bitten back to take first place as Lewis Hamilton edges back into the session, half a second back. Max Verstappen is less than a hundredth of a second behind with Valtteri Bottas third and 0.03 seconds away.

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