Carlos Sainz qualified on the first day of free practice Japanese F1 GP as “a productive day”, given the many conclusions he made with his car in wet conditions after becoming the second driver with the most laps given this Friday (38) in the wet. The pilot rode with intermediate and extreme rain tires to prepare for a possible wet race on Sunday, as forecasts indicate there is a 40% chance of rain on Sunday, a probability that increases in the hours after career start date The Spaniard finished second in the first session and sixth in free practice, 1″269 off the best time set by Russell and a second and a half faster than his partner Leclerc.
“It was a very rainy Friday, which usually means little riding, but today the conditions were stable and we tested both the super wet tire and the intermediate tire”declared Carlos Sainz on his social networks, happy to have obtained positive and representative data in these delicate conditions.
“We learned a few things in these conditions, so overall I can say it was a productive Friday. Now it’s time to prepare for tomorrow’s classification”Carlos finished after another error-free day on a track more choked than his teammate Charles, who ended up on the gravel once in both practice sessions.
However, doubts remain intact ahead of this Saturday’s classification, which will be dry. The teams will arrive at said chrono with many unknowns to solve, as they will only have Free Practice 3 to conduct their car tuning tests.
Source: La Verdad
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