Leclerc dominated again
It didn’t take long for the Monegasque to set the fastest time: 1:16:281, ahead of Verstappen (+0.190) and ‘Checo’ Pérez (+0.340). Sáinz (+1,163) is over a second away
Sainz, the fastest!
The Ferraris and Red Bulls lead the time table, with the Madrid team at the top, although the main difference between both teams is that the Italian team already uses soft tires, while the one sponsored by Energy drinks still use mediums.
Free practice session 3 is about to begin!
With several drivers on the circuit, among them, Fernando Alonso who will try to get a better sensation than the one obtained yesterday
And Verstappen… the great unknown
Max Verstappen did not have his day, was not satisfied with the balance of his Red Bull, which did not seem to find the point in the new features implemented in Imola. In the morning he had an oversteer under braking, an off-track at the exit of another corner, and in the afternoon he avoided a spin ‘in extremis’ and suffered again. Max, the three-time champion who seemed out of touch last year, was nervous and his comments on the radio indicated it.
Alonso, 10th
Fernando Alonso, with an Aston Martin full of improvements, continued his work in the shadows to find the right balance of his car and especially thinking about Sunday’s race. Aston Martin did not shine, but it remains visible in the real fire of qualifying and the race.
Sainz, 6th, to look up
For his part, Carlos Sainz did not set a good time in his lap attempt and finished with 0.517, with an off-track, but no one worries him that he may have a very good weapon to deal with Saturday in qualifying and Sunday in the race, although McLaren’s pace seems to be a little better than Ferrari’s and Verstappen is always in doubt.
domain of Leclerc
Charles Leclerc led both sessions yesterday and ended FP2 beating second place, Oscar Piastri’s McLaren (which already had improvements made by Norris in Miami) by 0″192. Tsunoda, who has been a very competitive RB from the start, was third at 0″380. Then came Mercedes, with Hamilton bothering Alonso on several occasions and Verstappen on another occasion at 0″391 and Russell in 5th place at 0″405. But beware: Si Lando Norris was running in record time when he made a mistake. McLaren is very fast. This can be confirmed at Imola.
A very interesting day
And today’s program starts at 12:30 pm, with the third free practice session and ends at 4:00 pm, with the classification dispute for tomorrow’s race. The battle for the pole promises to be very interesting.
Good morning
And welcome to this Saturday’s live broadcast of the Emilia-Romagna Formula 1 GP, taking place at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari Circuit in Imola (Italy)
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Source: La Verdad
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