Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has gone fastest in the first practice session at Imola, ahead of Sunday's Emilia Romagna GP.
Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2, ahead of Lewis Hamilton, after snatching top spot away from his teammate with less than three minutes remaining.
Bottas set a 1:16.564 to finish just 0.041 ahead of Hamilton, with Max Verstappen finishing in third for Red Bull Racing.
Result Free practice 1 - Emilia Romagna
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