Max Verstappen also set the best time in the last free practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen also set the best time in the last free practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The two-time Formula 1 champion topped his Mexican Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez for first place in the hour-long practice session. The advantage for the Dutchman was an impressive 0.613 seconds on the six-kilometre Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
In third place, Fernando Alonso, who was also two-time world champion, confirmed the quality of the new Aston Martin. The 41-year-old Spaniard had already finished third behind Verstappen and Perez in the opening race two weeks ago in Bahrain.
His teammate Lance Stroll finished fourth with two and a half hours to go in qualifying. However, the two Aston Martin colleagues were around a second slower on a lap than Verstappen.
Record world champion Lewis Hamilton did not get past fifth place in the Mercedes, ahead of Charles Leclerc, who was penalized ten places after a change in the control electronics on the starting grid on Sunday (6 p.m. / Sky). Nico Hülkenberg, the only German regular driver this year, was 13th in the Haas.
Source: Stern
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