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. In the first session, he was .059 seconds quicker than Red Bull driver Max Verstappen on the sinewy 3.3-kilometre (2-mile) street circuit. 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.

Source: thestar May 23, 2019 14:37 UTC