He Spanish Grand Prixseventh date 2023 Formula One Championshipsaw my first practice laps this Friday morning when the team riders Red Bull They set the best session time.
Dutchman and championship leader, Max Verstappenand mexican Sergio “Checo” Perez they gave the Austrian team a double in the first practice after Monaco Grand Prix division, where the first is in the lead, and the second finishes sixteenth.
Verstappen had his first free practice this Friday, which started on a hot Spanish day, but promises to have some “weather fun” in the second practice in the form of possible rain. At the moment, Red Bull starts strong Spanish Grand Prix where they are clear favorites to win, one or the other.
WITH 1:14.606, “Mad Max” beat “Checo” by 768 thousandths, who could not meet the record time set by the World Cup leader. In a calm game, with no red flags or outstanding incidents, the focus was on seeing if anyone could disturb Verstappen, who soon set the pace.
It was a rare session that had no better times other than Verstappen and with the feeling that the teams were more dedicated to exploring the potential improvements in Barcelona than achieve performance.
From what was seen at this Grand Prix start, the hypothetical second row would be formed by the French. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and Dutch Nick Devries (AlfaTauri). Something unexpected that will definitely change with the passage of the parties. fifth was Pierre Gaslywith another alpine.
And behind his former car, the Spaniard Fernando Alonso He set the sixth best time of the session in his Aston Martin, 941 thousandths of a second behind Verstappen and was the only one to fall below the second fastest time. Danish Kevin Magnussen (Haas), seventh, already 1083 behind Verstappen.
Like Alonso, no two Ferraris squeezed the car in, nor Charles Leclerceighth nor spanish Carlos Sainz, ninth, with 1088 and 1120 respectively from the Dutch Red Bull. A smooth round of testing and fine-tuning, with little fear for a man from Madrid who went on a partial gravel tour in the final part.
George Russell (Mercedes) Lando Norris (McLaren) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) stayed behind Ferrari for free practice 1 where the drivers tested the new track layout. Circuit Barcelona-Catalonia, without the famous “chicane” in front of the main straight and striving to be faster. We’ll have to wait to see it.
(According to information from Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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