We have probably not witnessed such a thing this year interest in the first free practice like here in Abu Dhabi. Because Mick Schumacher drove his first miles on a Formula 1 racing weekend, world champion Lewis Hamilton returned to his car, George Russell, who held a press conference while still in a Mercedes job, returned to Williams.
On the track, however, the big spectacle was absent, as often happens in Abu Dhabi. Because the first workout took place in daylight and around 40 ° C asphalt surface, and the qualifiers and the race take place on the eve, the results from this training are anything but representative.
Results
The best time of the first practice of the finals of this season was achieved Max Verstappen. Racer Red Bull Racing drove a 5,554-mile-long lap with soft tires and in time 1: 37.378 minutes. The Dutchman was only a good three hundredths of a second faster than Valtteria Bottas. There is already a huge hole behind both of them, because the third one Esteban Ocon he was 1,1 seconds behind and a few hundredths of a second slower in fourth place Alex Albon. Fifth Lewis Hamilton has lagged behind after some minor technical difficulties 1,3 seconds, but he reached his time on hard tires.
After the world champion, both racers ranked sixth and seventh Racing Point, where he was Lance stroll a tenth faster than Sergio Pereza. Behind them we find two teams Alpha Tauri, where he was Daniil Kvyat as the eighth faster than Pierre Gaslya in ninth place. The top ten is completed by a veteran Kimi Raikkonen from Alfa Romeo.
From the eleventh place onwards, the racers were ranked as follows: Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, George Russell, Nicholas Latifi, Mick Schumacher in Pietro fittipaldi.
Technology
Sergio Perez he got a bad conscience even before the start of training because of the sensational winner of the race VN Sakhir were replaced by many after an engine failure on the first weekend of Bahrain engine components, which is why he will start Sunday's race from scratch. The same goes for Kevin Magnussen at Haas.
Because the first training session is not as representative, many teams focused on data collection. Especially at Ferrari they specifically tackled this thing. Sebastian Vettel in Charles Leclerc at the beginning of the training they drove with a special color on diffuser, along with a huge measuring instrument at the rear of the race car.
Trail incidents
Return Lewis Hamilton did not go according to plan. Even if a racer Mercedesa there is no pressure on the brake, the system added pressure in the brakes. As a result, the car was constantly slowing down and the brakes overheated. Half of the mechanics from the yard also came to help with the repairs Valtteria Bottas. The world champion was able to return to the track only in the second half of training.
Daniel Ricciardo had to in his last racing weekend for the team Renault park your car at the edge of the track after only three laps. Engineers determined the cause of the failure and that was the fuel pressure. For Australian so the training was over.
He took care of the only real incident on the track Alex Albon. Racer Red Bull Racing, who constantly complained about the holes in the torque, got between turns 12 and 13 spun, but was able to continue driving.
Prime Minister Mick Schumacher
Champion Formula 2 this season he drove at its premiere in the royal class of motorsport 23 rounds, the fastest with time 1: 41.235 minutes, which was enough for 18th place. Do Nicholas Latifi he was only two tenths of a second ahead of him.
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