F1, live: British GP | Free Practice 3 and Qualifying at Silverstone with Alonso, Sainz, Verstappen, Hamilton and Norris

It’s starting to rain heavily. The track will deteriorate and it will be difficult for the cars’ times to improve from now on. There are 21 minutes left in Free Practice 3 of the 2024 F1 British GP.

Russell was first with 1’37″529 and Hamilton was second in 35 thousandths. Leclerc was third in 9 tenths. The times continued to improve as the track conditions improved. The times do not represent for a qualy which are supposed to be dry, but important tests before Sunday’s race, which can cause accidents or damage the floor of the car when the track is lost… so little can be known about the true speed of everything in the water.

Lewis Hamilton took first place from Leclerc by 0″179. Verstappen was third at 0″301. Norris was fourth at 0″606, with Sainz in fifth place at 0″918. Pérez was sixth by more than a second and Alonso, for now, 12th. Let’s see if the Asturian can shoot for the lead. After Free Practice 2 he asked for rain because it could benefit him, so let’s see what his speed is.

Charles Leclerc took the lead. Times are getting better. But be careful, Hamilton pulls.

Max Verstappen was first and Leclerc, with the best time, did a countersteer in the last corner and was 93 thousandths behind Max.

Session resumed. The rain fell again, but lightly. The track is more of the same as before and will be dry as it is not supposed to rain.

An infringement by Daniel Ricciardo was noticed. Rookie mistake for the Australian, because he made a mistake in the pit lane to warm up the tires, something that everyone knows is forbidden because it’s dangerous, because all the mechanics and press were there with permission to go down the pit lane. during the session.

Before Pierre Gasly’s mistake, Max had his own fear with the spin. And the track is very delicate, the temperature is very low and it is very difficult for the drivers to get the tires at the right temperature and the grip is very low.

Pierre Gasly, out of this FP3 due to a spin due to how dangerous the track is:

Red flag on the track. Pierre Gasly went off the asphalt when he spun under the brakes and got stuck in the gravel. The session is over for him and he won’t be able to learn much on the intermediate tire.

It is expected that in a few minutes it may rain a little more… the track is gradually improving but still complicated, for intermediates.

Many drivers took to the track after a Haas debuted on the wet asphalt. Everyone, learn with intermediate tires in front of the possibility of rain in the race, because you won’t learn much for qualifying because in qualifying the chance of rain is low. The probability will continue to decrease as time passes until classification.

F1 British GP Free Practice 3 is about to begin! Wet track, for intermediates, but with lots of spray.

Rain appeared at Silverstone this morning and, although the rain had stopped, the track was soaked. Free Practice 3 will help drivers learn and get data about driving in rain and rain or intermediate tires. And be careful, because for the race there is a 45% chance of rain forecast this Sunday…

Before starting, we note that you can check the times of all races here: F1 | Schedule and where to watch Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on TV: free practice 3 and qualifying

Welcome to day two of the 2024 F1 British Grand Prix, all set for the third free practice session to begin at Silverstone, the final session before today’s qualifying.