The activity of Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia Advance with renewed expectations. This Saturday, the Formula 1 The Third free practice At 10.30 and, later, from 14.00, the classification which defined the output grill for the Fifth race of the season.
Max Verstappen The Pole position In the street route of Jeddah and will lead the grid of Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia This Sunday in command of your Red Bull. The Dutch pilot marked the best time when overcoming by just 10 thousandths of second to the McLaren of Oscar Piastriwhich will come out from second place.
For its part, Lando Norriswhich came as a candidate after dominating the Free practices 2 and 3he crashed into the wall in the Q3 and will start from the tenth position.
As for the second row, it will be occupied by George Russell (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari). Further back, the Australian Jack Doohan (Alpine), who occupies the seat that yearns for the Argentine Franco Colapintdid not exceed the Q1 and must start from the position 17.
The full starting grill for the Saudi Arabia GP
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Carlos Sainz (Williams)
- Lewis Hamilton (Red Bull)
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Alex Albon (Williams)
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
- Isack hadjar (Racing Bulls)
- Oliver Bearman (Haas)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- Jack Doohan (Alpine)
- Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
- Esteban Ocon (Haas)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
The highlights of the first day of Formula 1
During the first day in the urban circuit of Yedathe unexpected protagonist was Pierre Gaslywho surprised everyone in the FP1 When marking the Better time with Alpine.. Your teammate, Jack Doohanit was far behind, in position 16.
This difference was extended in the FP2where Gasly maintained solid performance and recorded 1: 29.106positioning 8 °, while the Australian descended to the 17th position with 1: 29,912to 1,645 From the top.
The domain in the second session was clearly in the hands of McLarenwhich sealed a forceful 1-2. Lando Norris led with a return of 1: 28,267closely followed by Oscar Piastriwho timed 1: 28,430. They completed the first positions Max Verstappen of Red Bull, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Carlos Sainz of Williamsall below the minute and a half.
The day also left outstanding incidents. Yuki Tsunodalooking to consolidate in Red Bull after Liam Lawsonhe starred in a strong blow against the wall in curve 22. Although it was not the only Saudi Arabiathe Japanese was the one who took the worst part.
The contrast between Alpine’s cars, a brand of Franco Colapint, He was notorious again. While Gasly was competitive and tuned, Doohan made technical mistakes, including a piano outputE gave off carbon fiber pieces of the flat bottom of the car. Despite that, he managed to finish both sessions without major damage.
This unequal performance among the colleagues fed the comments on Colapint, which is currently at the headquarters of Estone, Englandworking with the team simulator. The poor performances of Doohan revived expectations about a possible opportunity for the young Argentine.
The training also left clear signs about McLaren’s power. With victories so far from the championship, both Norris and Piastri ratified their great moment in the Classification simulations. Although Leclerc showed signals of approach, the Rorange endings In the FP2 it seemed unattainable.
On Saturday it will define whether this trend is consolidated. From 10.30, the cars will go on track again for the FP3before disputing the official classification at 14.00, where the starting positions for Sunday’s race will be established. The transmission will be in charge of Disney+ Premium and Fox Sports.
The times of the FP2
Lando Norris (McLaren) – 1: 28,267
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 1: 28,430
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 28,547
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1: 28,749
Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 1: 28,942
Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 1: 28,963
George Russell (Mercedes) – 1: 28,973
Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 1: 29,106
Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) – 1: 29.193
Alex Albon (Williams) – 1: 29,220
Saudi Arabia Grand Prix schedules
– Friday 18
- Free practices 1 from 10:30 to 11:30
- Free practices 2 from 14 to 15
– Saturday 19
- Free practices 3 from 10:30 to 11:30
- Classification at 14
– Sunday 20
Source: Ambito
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