2023-07-07 15:29:36
Max Verstappen dominated the first free practice session of the British GP with nearly half a second ahead of his team-mate Sergio Perez in the same car and Williams’ Alexander Albon, while Red Bull Racing took the lead. two.
The reigning world champion will be looking for a six-game winning streak in his 150th Grand Prix this weekend, a feat that has only been achieved by four drivers in the past. Verstappen was strong from the start on the hard tyres, and with about 15 minutes left in the stage, he took the top spot in the qualifying simulation with a fastest time of 1:28.600 on the soft tyres.
Several teams brought something new to this weekend’s race, most notably the changes to the AlphaTauri car. The stage was busy from the start, with Albon taking the lead and Mercedes AMG’s George Russell setting the initial standard.
Then Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen hit the top one after another, and both reported a lack of grip. Logan Sargeant was the first driver to switch to the soft tyre, taking it to third, while Carlos Sainz then rushed to the first place on the same compound, about 0.5 seconds ahead of Verstappen’s fastest time on the hard tyre.
Hamilton suffered from oversteer and lack of grip after the Club corner, as did Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg. Shortly after halfway through the stage, Charles Leclerc also came second with soft tires, and the Ferrari driver occupied the top two.
Later, the Red Bull driver also switched to soft tires. Verstappen scored within 1 minute and 19 seconds in the first sprint of his soft tires, and further accelerated by more than 0.2 seconds to become the leader. Although Perez tried to keep up with his teammates, But he was 0.448 seconds slower than the second runner.
Albon put in an impressive run to get to third, just 0.041 seconds behind Perez, while Fernando Alonso was fourth, about two tenths behind the pair. Leclerc, whose lap time improved a little, finally got ahead of his teammate and finished fifth, while Esteban Ocon finished sixth for the Alpine team, ahead of Sainz.
McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both scored eighth and tenth in the first stage of the team’s home court, and sandwiched between them was the Aston Martin team headquartered near the Silverstone circuit. Lance Stroll.
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British GP free practice – Verstappen dominates
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