<p>Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest in both of Friday&rsquo;s practice sessions for the Turkish Grand Prix, but has to take a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday&rsquo;s race having had the engine replaced on his Mercedes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Championship leader Hamilton was quickest in the second practice with a time of 1min 23.804sec ahead of Ferrari&rsquo;s Charles Leclerc.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes was third, followed by Red Bull pair Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, the Dutchman who trails Hamilton by just two points&nbsp;<br />in the title race. Verstappen was more than half a second behind Hamilton who avoided a full grid penalty as the entire power unit was not changed.</p>
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Championship leader Hamilton was quickest in the second practice with a time of 1min 23.804sec ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc

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