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Hamilton encouraged by Bottas' pace

Although Lewis Hamilton finished FP2 down in tenth place in Baku, he says the W08 obviously has pace as his team-mate was second on the day. While Hamilton failed to shine in Friday's second practice, his best time a 1:44.525, Valtteri Bottas took the fight to Red Bull Racing. The Finn's best time put him P2, just a tenth shy of Max Verstappen's pace-setting time. It was an encouraging result for Hamilton, who believes he can bounce back come Saturday's final practice and qualifying. 'It was a difficult day out there,' said Hamilton. 'This circuit is a tough one and we had a few challenges that we tried to work through today. 'We've clearly still got lots of work to do ahead of qualifying,...
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