After a difficult run, Valtteri Bottas hit the ground running in the first session at Paul Ricard, leading his team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the top of the timesheets.
Max Verstappen was third ahead of Sergio Perez in fourth, ahead of a good showing from Esteban Ocon in the Alpine.
Daniel Ricciardo set the sixth fastest time ahead of Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris and Yuki Tsunoda.
The rest of the order consisted of Leclerc, Giovinazzi, Raikkonen, Stroll, Vettel, Sainz, Latifi, Mazepin, Schumacher and Nissany.
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