Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was the fastest in the third and final free practice session of the season. British Grand Prix, the tenth appointment of the calendar. Unable to race in the second session at Silverstone yesterday due to a malfunction in his car’s fuel system, Monegasque retaliated by setting the best time of the weekend (1.27.419) and is rushing to fight for pole position at the English circuit.
Carlos Sainz, unlike his teammate, lost too many minutes in the garage today and finally finished 2nd. sixth position, He was unable to improve his time due to the appearance of rain in the second leg of the session.
Mercedes, who kept her ‘letters’ on Friday, soft compound and showed that they were practically at Ferrari level in one lap. Lewis Hamilton was one-tenth behind Verstappen, who led the circuit in the early stages. The Briton, who has won the home race eight times, is in the “top five”.
With just over 20 minutes left in the session, race management warned of “wet” track conditions. The rain showed up and Leclerc tried to continue on a slick, but in the end it rained all the drivers. intermediate tires and no one could reduce their time.
In terms of race pace, Red Bull looks much better than the other teams, but Verstappen didn’t risk water unnecessarily and finished eighth without resorting to soft ones. The surprise for this afternoon’s “qualifier” (4:00 PM) is that Williams and especially Alex AlbonHe finished second in less than 2 tenths of Leclerc’s time, ahead of Fernando Alonso, who finished third with Aston Martin.
Recent free practice sessions in England have made it clear that the fight to get into Q3 at Silverstone will be very ‘expensive’. Red Bull and Ferrari as a balanced challenge between the main candidates for pole position and McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, Mercedes and Williams.