The chronic
We leave you with all the details of what the first free practice sessions of the Saudi Arabia GP provided
Verstappen starts in Saudi Arabia as he finishes in Bahrain with Alonso close behind
Session end times
End the session
The first free practice session ends with Verstappen leading the time table and Alonso close to his meeting. Sainz was sixth and Pérez closed the TOP3
Alonso second!
The Spaniard finally put on the soft tire and with more rubber on the track he took second place. He was 186 thousandths off Verstappen’s time and ahead of Pérez
Pérez stuck to Verstappen
The Mexican was second on the time table while Leclerc, who was complaining about dirt on the track after a plastic bag stuck to him, was fourth ahead of Sainz.
Sainz sticks out his chest
The Spaniard was still not well and not at 100% but only finished third, half a second behind Verstappen’s time.
Hamilton and Pérez couldn’t stand their teammates
The first attempt of both with soft ones was worse than another Mercedes and another Red Bull, respectively. In fact, Verstappen has only been the leader, getting down to the 1.30 barrier.
Russell grabbed the best position from Verstappen
Only three thousand marks the difference between Mercedes and Red Bull. Times are far from expected
Mid-session – Hours
Soft rubber appears
Norris took the lead by being the first driver to put soft tires on his McLaren. Albon does the same but comes in third
Russell is in the lead
By far, the British Mercedes driver was the best, clocking 1.30.554 on the hard tyre. More than two tens better than Pérez’s time
Walking hits the wall!
The records are not significant and by now Alonso is the fastest on hard rubber. His teammate in the Aston Martin, Lance Stroll, touched the wall with his left front wheel and narrowly escaped the accident.
Many pilots went to the track
So far there have been several drivers who have left the pits to make first contact. Among them are Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso with hard tires
Alonso who starred on Wednesday
During Media Day, Fernando was the star of his statements about the possibility of joining Red Bull. The Asturian says he believes he will have his options
Alonso, loud and clear: “I believe I am on Red Bull’s list”
Sainz still not at 100%
Carlos will initially race the SF-24 in these free practice sessions but he still hasn’t recovered from the problems that kept him out of the circuit on Media Day
EVERYTHING IS READY FOR PRACTICE 1 OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN GP
Welcome to the second Grand Prix of the season! Everything is ready for the first free training sessions to start in Jeddah. In just 10 minutes the traffic light will turn green and the action will begin
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Source: La Verdad
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