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After the main race in F2, Formula is on the weekend program–The third free practice of the 1st followed in Russia. The first five minutes were uneventful, everyone was preparing for the events and waiting to get in the car.
The real action, however, is both Mclaren opened by those who were the first to enter the field, and Lando norris the first circle measured was also attached to its name. The British opened FP3 with a time of 1: 36.4. After that, however, it took nearly ten minutes for the asphalt strip to really start to populate.
Incidentally, the FIA issued another warning about the track limits shortly before the start of training. In round 18, or final, drivers will not be able to leave the red and white painted rim with all four wheels, otherwise their time will be canceled.
A MercedesThese soon fell on the gas, but we both made a mistake at Turn 7. Bottas made his first fast lap because of this, but then took the lead. Teammate Lewis hamilton however, he placed his car belly on the circular wheel well, which drove his car for a good 20-30 meters.
In general, the drivers started the actual work quite slowly anyway, with several people complaining about the condition of the track, as it turned out to be quite dirty and dusty at all times. However, the one who fought the hardest was again Romain Grosjean.
The Frenchman had already expressed his dissatisfaction yesterday, but now, 25 minutes later, he gave another sharp blow to the ear of his racing engineer, saying that the car was not balanced and was in danger of crushing him in almost every corner. He also spun once at the end of training.
Günther Steiner must have been delighted to hear this on the boxing wall.
What, on the other hand, may have been a source of joy for a time was Verstappen’s first measured lap. The Dutchman carefully lined up his Red Bull around the corners, ran the best last sector and finished second, just 17 regiments behind Bottas, who was leading at the time.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16
Photo by Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
After that, the mood calmed down a bit, almost everyone went back to the box to prepare for the third third of training. And after a bit of downtime, real-time testing arrived.
Bottas soon improved to the 1:34 start, but was followed by Hamilton, who severely cut this time and improved to 1: 33,279 seconds. As the temperature of the track rose and its surface cleared, so did the ever-better lap times of all the drivers.
At Turn 2, they also sternly watched the track widenings, including Alex Albon and George Russell.
So, the second half of training was full of action, but the result did not change any more, so Hamilton retired in the first round on Saturday, followed by Bottas with more than seven tenths of advantage, and then Carlos Sainz arrived with McLaren .
Even Esteban Ocon did well, finishing fourth, and then Sergio Pérez lined up with the older Racing Point spec. In the end, Verstapen only came in sixth, and Vettel’s seventh place could give Ferrari some hope of having that Q3.
Continuation from two in the afternoon.
Alonso dreams that in 2021 they will be on the podium with Sainz.
Here is the full result of the third workout:
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