HE British Grand Prix, The tenth on the calendar and the second of a busy July to be four months in total, kicked off with many aerodynamic innovations for most teams and in dry conditions, breaking the usual trend on the English circuit. The constant favourite: Max Verstappen was once again the fastest in his first free practice session with a time of 1.28,600.

Red Bull came to Silverstone with the highest expectations after winning all the races (including sprint) from the season. And it didn’t take long for Verstappen to show his leading status, taking the lead in the morning session with a time of 1.29.8 despite hard tyres.

logan sergeant he was the first rider to ride the softs, which brought him up to third place. Soon after, it was Sainz who used the same compound first in the provisional table (1.29.3). Leclerc confirms Ferrari ‘flying’ at Silverstone, beating his partner’s time (1,129.2). or with With Alp But ‘Mad’ Max dealt a new blow to reality with softs to all his opponents (1.28.600) and only Sergio Perezmanaged to get close with the second Red Bull.

Sainz and Alonso, confidently

Carlos Sainz, who achieved his first and only ever victory in Formula 1 in his best race with Ferrari on the same stage a year ago, sets the podium as his target for this weekend, where he hopes to put the bad experience behind him. Austria, where dropped to sixth place for sanctions and despite his good performance on the track, he closed another race with no prizes.

Scuderia are one of the few teams that didn’t make improvements this weekend after stepping forward. Canada and Austria. On the other hand, Fernando Alonso has some extraordinary innovations in his Aston Martin, which is facing the host race with a new front wing and brake duct specific to this track. Asturian spent long minutes in the penalty area while adjusting the mechanics inside the penalty area. AMR23. But in the final part of the session, he completed several exciting laps that beat him by a fourth, half-second. Sainz finished seventh with 0.7.

The second training session, which will start at 17:00 this afternoon, can clarify the situation in the upper area of ​​the grid and the heart rate faced. Aston Martin, Mercedes and Ferrari.