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Formula 1 Losail: Verstappen fastest in first, Bottas in Qatar's second practice

Formula 1 Losail: Verstappen fastest in first, Bottas in Qatar's second practice

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Max Verstappen was the fastest in his first free Formula 1 free practice in Qatar, where F1 racers drove for the first time on the Losail track. The Dutchman was 0.4 seconds faster than Pierre Gasly and almost half a second faster than Mercedes’s top-ranked racer, Valtteri Bottas in third place. Lewis Hamilton finished training in fourth place after complaining about a lack of power in his race car. He was almost eight tenths of a second behind Verstappn's time, and the current world champion also made a mistake in the fifteenth turn and drove too wide over the curbs, injuring his front wings. Qatar GP, Results of the 1st training session: In the second training session, the initiative was taken by Bottas, who was more than two tenths of a second faster than his rivals, his
Williams unveiled this year’s race car

Williams unveiled this year’s race car

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The British Williams team has unveiled its new race car for this season. They unveiled their new FW38 vehicle through their public relations department and through social media. Frank Williams, the team’s founder, praised last year’s success when they won third place among the constructors and announced that he can’t say much about the goals for this season. “We have to wait for the first match, then we will see where our challenges are and where we need to work more,” he said in his address. The racers remain the same this season as well - Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who were fifth and sixth among the racers last season. The new car is powered by a Mercedes engine, and we will see it on the racetrack, like most others, on Monday at the first official tests in Barcelona.
Hulkenberg as an alternative to Raikkonen's seat at Ferrari

Hulkenberg as an alternative to Raikkonen's seat at Ferrari

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In the Formula One world, there is a lot of speculation in the media these days about Kimi Raikkonen's future in the Ferrari team, but the question is who will take his seat if the Italian team does not renew his contract. In the game is Daniel Ricciardo, who could rejoin Vettl as a teammate. There was even talk of returning Fernando Alonso, or hiring Jenson Butten, but that would cost Ferrari a lot more than hiring a younger racer, as suggested by David Coulthard: "If I had to choose, I would choose a younger racer. Kimi is with the fans. very popular, even so that when someone criticizes him, he is criticized himself. " On the other hand, Helmut Marko of Red Bull says Ricciardo is theirs and Bottas is Williams. Otherwise, buying Bottas is not supposed to be so impossible, but for that