MONACO — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time Thursday in the first two practices for the Monaco Grand Prix. In the afternoon’s second session, he was .081 seconds faster than his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and .763 clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Bottas was third quickest in that outing and finished .072 behind Hamilton, who is chasing a sixth world title. Mercedes has been dominant so far this season, placing 1-2 in all five races and with Bottas second in the championship standings. Vettel has not won in 13 races since victory at the Belgian GP on Aug. 26.

Source: National Post May 23, 2019 10:41 UTC