Sainz and Ferrari start ahead in Brazil

Verstappen On Sunday, he will start ahead of his teammate with a score of 1.13.138, who will try to break his own record behind the wheel of Red Bull and achieve his 17th victory of the season. Sergio Perez, up to three tenths. The three-time champion complained on the radio that his seat was misplaced but was still fastest on the track in the early stages of the session.

Mercedes, the fastest on this stage a year ago, did not show their entry cards despite having the opportunity for a single free rehearsal to take the best. ‘to create’ possible. While Hamilton finished third, Verstappen waited in the pit area. Red Bull while technicians adjust the seat.

Mix of parts from Alonso’s car

Fernando Alonso provisionally moved into the top ten. Pedro de la Rosa explained this Aston Martin He made a selection of the most competitive elements as they unsuccessfully tried to implement the latest developments in Austin. “What we are testing here is a mixture and two cars, Fernando and Stroll’s are different.”

Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) developed Verstappen three tenths (1,12,802), Russel He beat Hamilton’s time to move into fourth, four tenths behind. AlonsoComplaining about the gravel on the track, he had to return to the pits after suffering a puncture, but he then continued to improve and finished second, seven tenths behind field leader Russell (1’11″865). Fernando was still running on the rough track.

“The track is in a very bad condition, full of stones. These are not Formula 1 standards,” the Asturian driver complained in a critical tone.

The last half hour of training served to pace those who chose to test themselves. soft tires. Haas were the first to ride them and Hülkenberg. The pilot, who collided with Norris in an extraordinary incident, came second with this compound, followed by his teammate Magnussen.

Ferrari waited until the end to show its speed. Carlos Sainz set the best time with three minutes remaining (1’11″732), ahead of Leclerc, who is tenth in away games, and Russell, who is third in terms of averages. Alonso finished eleventh despite being the best on the track in his tough Pirelli. Verstappen also ranked 16th with this dough.

Referring only to Free Practice 1, this afternoon (7:00 p.m.) Since Saturday will be devoted only to sprint mode, ‘qualy’ and 100 km race, classification will be done to determine the grid order for Sunday’s race.