Team Summary:
With the start of the opening Friday practice session for the 2018 German Grand Prix would see a mix of tyres been used in the installation laps. The first time of the session would come from Verstappen with a 1m:16.526 using the medium tyre. For the Williams team they had a new front wing for this weekend and would use the opening session to do back to back tests comparing new and old. The team was still using the new rear wing that was introduced at Silverstone. There were a few Friday drivers including Latifi for Force India and Giovinazzi for Sauber. Verstappen had improved with a 1m:15.055. More times would be set with Raikkonen now second followed by Hamilton, Sainz and Bottas.

Bottas would improve to be second only to se Raikkonen move ahead. Ricciardo would go quickest with a 1m:14.622 using the ultrasoft tyre with Vettel going second. Hamilton would move up to third only to see Bottas move ahead. After their first runs the Williams drivers would be 16th and 17th. Hamilton was fastest with a 1m:14.181 followed by Ricciardo, Vettel, Bottas, Verstappen, Raikkonen, Perez, Hulkenberg, Sainz, and Magnussen tenth. But both Williams drivers would improve to be 12th and 13th. With forty minutes remaining drivers would start to return and Bottas would improve on the ultrasoft tyre setting a 1m:13.903. Their next runs would see both Williams drivers maintaining their positions been 12th and 13th, but they would drop to 13th and 14th. Verstappen would also improve with a 1m:13.714 also using the ultrasoft tyre. But Hamilton would also improve with a 1m:13.529 to be quickest.

Ricciardo on the ultrasoft tyre was now second with a 1m:13.699. With fifteen minutes remaining the Williams drivers were now 12th and 15th. Ricciardo was able to go quickest with a 1m:13.525 from Hamilton and Verstappen. They would remain this way with the end of the session. Fourth was Vettel followed by Bottas, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Magnussen, Leclerc, and Hulkenberg tenth. For the Williams team they would complete the session remaining in 13th and 16th.

Lance Stroll:
Lance would also go out for his installation lap but was on the medium tyre. After a two lap run he would pit. Lance would return this time on the ultrasoft tyre. He was running slowly doing some aero testing for the team. Lance would pit briefly allowing for checks to be made. Lance would pit again this time taking on the new front wing. Lance would complete his run and pit after a four lap run. Lance would return still using the ultrasoft tyre and would set a 1m:20.881. He would improve with a 1m:16.737 to move ahead of his team-mate and be 15th. But Lance would set a 1m:16.272 to find himself 12th. Lance would pit after a ten lap run on the ultrasoft tyre. Lance would return for his next run using new ultrasoft tyres. Lance would drop to 16th but would improve with a 1m:15.830 to again be 12th. Lance would pit briefly after a five lap run. He would continue and was able to set a 1m:15.659 to again be 12th. Lance would pit after completing a total of thirteen laps on the ultrasoft tyre. Lance would drop to 13th as he returned for a further run still using the used ultrasoft tyres. Lance had found a fraction of time setting a 1m:15.629 but remained 13th.

Sergey Sirotkin:
Sergey would commence the session using the soft tyre for his installation lap. Sergey had come on the radio asking for some changes to be made to his helmet to reduce some issues that he was suffering. Sergey had also come back out using used soft tyre and would complete another two lap run. With just over and hour remaining Sergey would return running on the ultrasoft tyre and was able to set a 1m:17.467 to be 15th. Despite setting a 1m:16.946 Sergey would be 17th. Sergey would also improve with a 1m:16.277 to be 13th. Sergey would also pit looking to return his set of Pirelli tyres. Like his team-mate he would return running on new ultrasoft tyres. Sergey would also improve with a 1m:15.876 to be 13th. He would drop to 15th and would also pit briefly but would come back out to continue his ultrasoft tyre run. With under ten minutes remaining Sergey would return still using the used ultrasoft tyres. Sergey would drop to 16th and would remain there with the end of the session.