As happened in Bahrainthe first GP training session Saudi Arabia They are not important to the results because the track conditions and environment have nothing to do with what they will see in qualifying or in the race. But it is important to gain momentum and confidence. And the best sensation is Max Verstappen. The Dutchman begins Jeddah the same way it ended up in Bahrain. Alonso ended up stuck on red bull in second place while Sainzwho continued to have health problems, finished in sixth position.
Small in the first minutes of the session. Some drivers jump to make their first contact on medium tires and others on harder rubber. The times were not relevant but it was almost a mess take a walk He touched the wall with the left front tire and almost had an accident. Fortunately the Canadian restored the Aston Martin in the pits and assess the damage.
The halfway point of practice arrived where Norris finally took the soft tires to the track and immediately took the McLaren lead with a 1.30.424. It didn’t last long, as Russell took the lead with a 1.30.011, still poor times.
First to break the 1.30 barrier was Verstappen in the RB20 and with less than 20 minutes remaining he clocked a 1.29.659. including soft. No one can touch his registration anymore. The closest to him was Fernando Alonso, who was one of the last to come out to do a ‘time attack’ with the soft ones. The Asturian finished second, 186 thousandths behind the Dutchman’s time. Perez finished behind him with the rest of the Red Bull, just 23 thousandths slower than the Spaniard.
Sainz is proud
Carlos Sainz continued to suffer the health setback that forced him to miss Wednesday’s Media Day. Without being 100%, the Madrid native finished in sixth position behind George Russell and Charles Leclerc. The Spaniard made a shorter program to reserve energy for the afternoon free session, which would be more representative.
Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren will once again be fighting to be a good alternative to Red Bull and there is plenty of parity although Piastri, 15th, is seen to be missing more. On the other hand, Norris finished seventh just behind Sainz and ahead of Hamilton.
The walk ended in ninth position after the scare he suffered at the beginning of the session while an excellent Alexander Albon with Williams closed the temporary TOP10.
Source: La Verdad
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