on friday, Max Verstappen afraid of the speed of his race red bull. On a circuit where the highest demand is on the left front tire, Red Bull made it clear that it is the favorite for Sunday by taking care of its front tires more than Ferrari, contrary to what happened in Austria two weeks ago ago, where Ferrari crushed a more demanding circuit for the rear wheels. However, the Dutchman focused yesterday on highlighting how much he needs to improve his car in one lap. Max, like a great champion, likes everything. The win on Sunday, yes, but the pole position this Saturday, too. And for that he came out this Saturday morning in Free Practice 3, showing a huge improvement compared to the previous day. Their red bull like a different car. It gave him wings. And fly. He was the fastest in FP3 with a time of 1’32″272, beating Carlos Sainz by 0″354 and Charles Leclerc by a world (0″637).
Sainz will start at the back; Leclerc, with difficulty
Carlos Sainz shows better speed in France. Too bad for him that he had to choose this circuit to replace the power unit and get punished. He is confirmed to start from the bottom of the grid this Sunday. Therefore, the Spaniard is expected to focus on preparing for the race and go from pure performance to a lap. But to his surprise, he did the opposite, only using soft rubber for short runs.
Maybe Carlos had to find the answers that Leclerc couldn’t find, so that, between the two, they could find the key they needed. Interesting hypothesis after seeing Charles suffer. He didn’t improve on his second lap on the wheel, while Carlos he did and set his best time on a used tire. Charles He complained of massive tire wear and that they were “dead” on his second try of the same set. Not a good sign ahead of the ‘qualy’ this Saturday (4:00 pm / DAZN F1). His position does not seem to be as strong as other Grands Prix. While Verstappen He tackles the classification with a lot of energy and confidence.
Alonso’s Alpine is improving
A lot is expected Alpine at his home GP, after the car’s good performance in recent races thanks to the successful introduction of the new aerodynamic package. In this appointment, with more news on the ground, Alonso and Ocon they were very optimistic, but on Friday things did not go well. Alonso finished 11th and Or with In the back. The Spaniard assured his fans that he was focused on managing the wheels, rather than looking at the clock. Although he admitted that Alpine He had to improve the balance of his car and he had to make progress this Saturday by applying some changes. So it is. When Ferdinand put on soft tires at the end of the session, the Spaniard moved into seventh place, behind Hamilton (4th), Pérez (5th), Russell (6th) and ahead of Albon (8th), Norris (9th) and Tsunoda (10th).
It has become clear that Mercedes will once again battle behind Verstappen and Leclerc, with Sainz starting from the back this Sunday and Perez getting more comfortable with Red Bull as the car progresses throughout the year more towards style. by Max. The stars, despite their improvement and the new things also introduced at Paul Ricard, are still far from the turn due to their difficulty in placing the tires in the correct window of use in the classification. Hamilton was 0’983 and Russell 1’021 off the best time, both playing with different rear wing configurations.
Another chicken may crow on Sunday, with Mercedes having steamroller speed. Now Hamilton and Russell will battle to reduce their deficit to a lap to have a chance of a surprise on Sunday in Lewis’ 300th career.
Source: La Verdad
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