F1: Free practice at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya de Montmeló with Alonso and Sainz
There was almost an accident
During the session there were moments of tension such as the almost touch between Checo Pérez and Isack Hadjar
The TOP3
Sainz will need a miracle and Alonso much more
Williams suffers in Barcelona and Sainz finishes 14th, three tenths off the points. Thinking about Q3 are big words.
That said, those who are worse off are the men from Aston Martin. Alonso and Stroll were the two slowest drivers of the day, losing four seconds to the racing men. It’s a real disaster
Free Time 2
END OF THE SESSION – MCLAREN WILL GIVE WAR
Lando Norris finishes with the best time of the day thanks to his 1:15.426. The Briton only rode in the afternoon after giving up his seat to Fornaroli in the morning, but that was enough to be the reference of the day.
Mercedes are still the men to beat a priori but Russell is nine thousandths behind Lando. Piastri was third at 57 thousandths and Antonelli was 5th, more than half a second even behind Leclerc
Russell’s excursion
6′ – Russell’s excursion
The Briton went wide under braking on the back straight and went into the gravel. It may have damaged the flat bottom, but now it continues rolling without apparent problems
10′ – It’s time to focus on the rhythms
After all the drivers have made their fastest lap attempt, the teams focus on the lap by lap taking advantage of the similar conditions they are expected to encounter on Sunday.
15′ – Aston Martin is a drama
Those from Silverstone occupy the last two places on the grid right now. Mike Krack already warned on Thursday that it would be the worst weekend but even the best Cadillac, Bottas’, is a second faster
Traffic problems
20 minutes to end the day
23′ – Norris goes first!
McLaren is not bad at all on this first day. The world champion has just beaten Russell’s time by just 9 thousandths. For his part, Piastri is 57 thousandths behind his boxing partner. Maximum equality with the first three in half a tenth
26′ – Russell continues his roll
The British driver from Mercedes sets the best time of the weekend with a 1:15.435. He is 289 thousandths ahead of a Piastri who has not yet set a time.
The one who is more than half a second behind his teammate is Kimi Antonelli with the soft one. The World Cup leader has not ridden during the morning and perhaps that explains the difference
32′ – The first soft ones appear
Several drivers are already out riding on soft tires. This is the case of Colapinto, for example. In the next few minutes the times will drop
36′ – Only two drivers under 1:16
Rusell has placed second but it is Piastri who continues to lead the session with two tenths of a margin. No one else has managed to clock a 1:15
Times with 40 minutes left
43′ – Problems for Lawson and yellow flag
The New Zealander stands still at the end of the pit lane and sends a radio message saying that it is probably a gearbox problem.
47′ – Alonso starts very far away
The Asturian is currently 19th after his first attempt. He was four seconds behind Piastri’s time. For his part, Carlos Sainz is 13th, two seconds off the reference time. All drivers are running on medium tyres. We have to see what happens when they put the soft
52′ – The morning times have already been lowered
Piastri who has just broken the 1:16 barrier and leaves the time at 1:15.724, which is six tenths better than Russell’s time in Free Practice 1
Start the session!
The 60-minute counter begins to go down and the first drivers take to the track
Premiere for several drivers
These second free practice sessions are the first of the weekend for several of the drivers. Up to 7 pilots gave up their seats in the morning so that one of the reserve pilots could take their place and now they return to action. It’s the case of Norris, Antonelli or Hamilton
Russell, the reference of the morning
The British driver from Mercedes managed to be the fastest during the first practice session with two tenths of an advantage over Oscar Piastri and another half a second over Charles Leclerc. Therefore, Brackley remain the men to beat
Everything ready for the new session!
In just about 10 minutes the action on the track returns with the celebration of Free Practice 2 of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP. Now we can get a clearer idea of what is to come this weekend in Montmeló
The chronicle
We leave you with all the details of what the first training session of the weekend in Barcelona has given.
The details: Start with problems for Alonso in Barcelona and two tenths among the favorites
Amazing Paul Aron
The Estonian driver finishes sixth with the Audi, less than a second off the best time. Great role for the rookie
Alonso and Sainz confirm that they are going to suffer
The Asturian finishes 19th with the third worst time of the session, almost four seconds off the reference time. For his part, Carlos Sainz will seek to fight for points but he has remained 13th, four tenths away from entering the TOP10
Free Practice Times 1 of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP
END OF THE SESSION – Russell’s absolute dominance
Mercedes ends up dominating the first free practice session marked by the number of rookie drivers who were on the track for the first contact.
George Russell was the fastest with his 1:16.363 and is two tenths ahead of Piastri and half a second over Leclerc
2′ – Bortoleto continues with problems
The Audi driver now had a countersteering in Turn 1 and complained about the lack of grip. It should be remembered that a few minutes ago you already had an excursion to the gravel
6′ – Gasly reports problems
The Frenchman sends a message on the radio saying that he is going to enter the pits because something is broken, probably the suspension.
8′ – Fornaroli, the best rookie
The Italian places 5th with the McLaren. Of the seven reserve drivers who are racing in these Free Practices, 1 is the best with a time eight tenths worse than Russell’s and six tenths slower than Piastri
11′ – Sainz will fight in the middle zone
The Madrid native, now with the problems solved in his Williams, finished 10th on the soft rubber. Of course, almost two seconds behind Russell’s time
Marc Márquez, visiting
Time remaining less than 20 minutes
18′ – Alonso will suffer like a condemned man
The Asturian has stayed three seconds and seven tenths off Russell’s time in his first attempt on a soft tire. In the first sector, where there are only three corners, it already loses almost nine tenths.
20′ – Leclerc stays away
Ferrari is the driver with the most improvements for this GP but at the moment he is third, half a second off Russell’s time. By the way, the time table is updated and Piastri set the time with soft and not medium
22′ – Piastri becomes second
The Australian from McLaren is two tenths behind Russell’s time. The highlight is that Piastri has done the weather with medium tyres.
25′ – Russell destroys the clock
The Briton has just broken the 1:17 barrier and drops Verstappen’s time by almost seven tenths. Now the reference time is 1:16.047
29′ – Verstappen takes first
The Dutchman puts on soft tires and takes three tenths off Russell’s time. Now times are going to go down because the teams use soft rubber in the second half of the year.
33′ – Aston Martin changes the exhaust
From DAZN they comment that those from Silverstone have changed the exhaust of the AMR26 and it will return to the track shortly
35′ – More problems for McLaren and Williams
Only 20 of the 22 cars have been able to complete a lap. Fornaroli has not driven with the McLaren and Browning has not driven with the Williams
Times with 40 minutes left
41′ – Problems for Alonso
The Spaniard enters the pits and Aston Martin gets to work because there is some kind of problem with the AMR26. It has not been specified what it is
The Circuit is full again
Tickets for the Barcelona-Catalunya GP have just sold out. One more year all the stands in Montmeló are absolutely full
Small problems for Carlos
The Spaniard was stopped at the end of the pit-lane at the start of the session but is already riding. Right now he is 7th, almost two seconds behind Russell’s time
50′ – Russell is the first reference
The British driver from Mercedes clocked a 1:17.414 and dominated the session with two tenths of a margin over Piastri. Alonso’s first time is almost four seconds away.
Start the session!
Free Practice 1 of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP starts in Montmeló and several drivers take to the track
Very hot
Very high temperatures are expected throughout the weekend and right now there is 29ºC and the asphalt is about to reach 50ºC
Many pilots on test
In these first tests of the weekend in Barcelona, 7 of 11 teams have decided to give their reserve drivers the opportunity to ride
Good morning!
How are you? Welcome to the Barcelona-Catalunya GP. In just a few minutes the first F1 free practice sessions begin at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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The chronicle