The standings now at Dutch F1 GP (3:00 pm/DAZN F1/Mundodeportivo.com) promises intense emotions. On the one hand, both ferrarithe one of charles leclercwho led Free Practice 3, and of a Carlos Sainz who was 4th in FP3 and is now looking for his third pole position, the second in a row. On the other hand, Mercedes, especially that of Russell, who is only 66 thousandths behind Leclerc in second place in Free Practice 3. And of course, the reigning world champion, the current outstanding leader of world and local idol, Max Verstappen. Zandvoort It will be a pressure cooker in favor of the Dutchman in a classification that seems very tight. On a circuit with maximum downforce, buzzer and where it is difficult to overtake, much is at stake in a ‘qualy’ where the 6 best cars will fight a good battle at a time.
The Ferraris, after testing more set-up changes in Free Practice 3, again made it clear that they are comfortable on this type of track and in high temperatures. But above all, special mention must be made of George Russell. The Briton has already taken pole position at the last full-load track visited by the ‘Great Circus’, in Hungary, before the summer holidays. Here, the young British should be among the favorites and it will be necessary to see if Lewis Hamilton manages to be in the ‘ointment’. So far, the 7-time F1 champion finished 5th in FP2 half a second behind George, so he has plenty of room for improvement.
Alonso, the best of the rest
In sixth position, Pérez finished, still far from the comfort he showed when driving at the start of the course with a car that was far from his style. Just behind him finished Fernando Alonso, in 7th place, at 0″695 with his Alpine, beating Vettel and a good Mick Schumacher (9th). On paper, the Asturian can aim for a maximum seventh place he achieved in FP3, because the top 3 teams are higher, however in Zandvoort I can try to catch more if any of the top 3 have traffic problems in their turns.
On such a narrow track, tense moments await with many cars on the track, many aborted laps and a possible race to find clean air. The excitement will come.
Source: La Verdad
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