charles leclerc He completed his perfect Friday at the extremely hot Spanish GP, confirming not only that the improvements to the Ferrari are working, but that it remains the benchmark for this weekend.
The surprise was not there, but to see who followed him: the Mercedes. Without Max Verstappenwho finished 5th, were George Russell Y Lewis Hamilton those who finished 2nd and 3rd, with Carlos Sainz slightly worse, which was 4th. The novelties of the squad that has been winning in recent years here seem to have given
Either because of the intense heat, possibly one of the hardest they have suffered so far this season, or because something had broken directly, the participation of Valtteri Bottas It ended a quarter of an hour into the session. The Finn saw something break in his car and he was forced to stop the Alfa Romeo on the track.
The consequent virtual safety car forced to neutralize the batch for a few minutes.
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It was not the only incident, because lando norris There was also an excursion in the Moreneta area. What seemed like a small mistake was later confirmed as a serious performance problem, because he did not go out on the track again due to the damage he caused to the flat bottom and finished the session at the bottom of the time table.
Beyond these incidents, it was a nondescript session of the usual ones in this circuit. The drivers dedicated the rest of the session to testing the performance and, above all, the durability of the tyres, both medium and soft, which will be the ones they use on the lap in search of classification.
Fernando Alonsoin a quieter session than the morning session, set the 6th time and the team’s feelings are confirmed: the Alpine is where expected.
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