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Valtteri Bottas took the lead in all three free practice sessions of the Tuscan Grand Prix, so this weekend too Mercedes started in the strongest way – However, based on free practice, Red Bull and Max Verstappen were not far behind, who were only 17 milliseconds behind the Finn in the third free practice.
There were some surprises in Q1 that the winner of the Italian Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly was eliminated in the first stage – while his partner Daniil Kvyat advanced to the tenth.
Gaslyn left Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo driver, two Williamses, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi, and Kevin Magnussen, Haas pilot. However, the fight was close where to go: Gasly was only 4 hundredths of a second behind Vettel’s time.
However, the battle was also close to the German: he was only 3 milliseconds behind Romain Grosjean and 13 thousandths of a distance from Kimi Räikkönen.
A Q2-I McLaren’s battle for the lead: Lando Norris was 1.2 tenths of a second behind his teammate Carlos Sainz, who finished in the top 10. Neither Daniil Kvyat, the AlphaTauri driver, nor Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo), who has been in an F1 car for the first time in 20 years, only at the Tuscan Grand Prix venue in Mugello, could advance.
In the 1000 Ferrari Grand Prix, only one of its drivers, Charles Leclerc, managed to advance, Sebastian Vettel only finished 14th. And the fifteenth position went to Romain Grosjean, the Haas driver.
A Q3-ban During the first few attempts, the balance tipped in Hamilton’s favor among the Mercedes: the British were 59 milliseconds faster than their teammate.
At the end of the third trimester the yellow flag has come into force, after Renault driver Esteban Ocon spun in the first sector, that’s why Bottas had to slow down and couldn’t fight for first place, finishing second.
Max Verstappen could take third place with Red Bull, followed by teammate Alex Albon. Surprisingly, the Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc surprised the local Ferrari public with a fifth place.
Although Sergio Perez, Racing Point driver became sixth, You will be given 1 starting place due to his collision in the second free practice, so his teammate Lance Stroll will be ahead of him at tomorrow’s start.
The top 10 is closed by Daniel Ricciardo (Renault), Carlos Sainz (McLaren) and Esteban Ocon (Renault).
The final result of the time trial:
