After the hectic previous day, with Fernando Alonso As the main protagonist in the meeting with the fans, this Friday the action began on the track of the Circuit of Barcelona-Catalonia. The first free essays of the Spanish Grand Prix They have revealed the improvements of the teams for the first classic layout after three urban ones, and the reference continues to be Red Bull.
He World Cup leader Max Verstappen has released the new configuration of the Circuit, without the last chicane in the Estadi area, as the fastest, running in 2006 times, since the change in layout reduces the times of recent years in Barcelona by more than five seconds. The Dutch pilot, who has had a runway exithas completed the Free with a time of 1’14″606, pulverizing Leclerc’s pole position in 2022 (1.18.750). Next, although already 7 tenths behind, his teammate has placed Sergio Perez. Ocon, third in Monaco with Alpine, has maintained the position to start in Montmeló.
According to the FIA update list, Aston Martin has brought to Barcelona a new front wing, front and rear wing endplate, nose and beam wing.. Alonso started the weekend with a sixth place, focused on testing the elements that he hopes will bring him closer to Red Bull in qualifying tomorrow.
[Clasificación del Mundial de Fórmula 1]
Ferrari also incorporates important novelties, as already anticipated Carlos Sainz Thursday, when revealing the work against the clock of the last days in Maranello to try to reverse bad start season. The rear wing has a new design to increase downforce, they present changes in the sidepod and chassis with ducts to direct the airflow towards the rear area and a new floor to optimize the aerodynamic flow and increase the effective load of the car. At the moment, Leclerc and Sainz, eighth and ninth respectively, are far away, but it is only the first test.
[Calenario de la temporada de la Fórmula 1]
Spanish GP. Free Practice 1:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1’14″606
2. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) at 0″768
3. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) a 0″812
4. Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri) a 0″898
5. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) a 0″939
6. Fernando Alonso (Mercedes) at 0″941
7. Kevin Magnussen (Ferrari) a 1″083
8. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) a 1″088
9. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) at 1″120
10. George Russell (Mercedes) a 1″147
11. Lando Norris (McLaren) a 1″177
12. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) a 1″239
13. Gyanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) a 1″300
14. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) a 1″309
15. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) a 1″333
16. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) a 1″372
17. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)a 1″747
18. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) to 1″855
19. Logan Sargeant (Williams) a 1″900
20. Alexander Albon (Williams) a 2″024
2023-06-02 12:52:21
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