F1 Spanish GP: Mercedes tops FP1 with Russell fastest at Madring
- On Friday, Mercedes driver George Russell set the fastest time in the inaugural Formula 1 practice session at the new Madrid street circuit, leading team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli in a 1-2 finish.
- Despite pre-weekend concerns that the track was a 'car killer,' the opening hour of Free Practice 1 concluded without a single crash or red flag, defying initial safety fears about the new circuit.
- Russell remarked the circuit 'has less margin than Monaco,' noting the walls angle toward cars. Lewis Hamilton and several other drivers encountered traffic incidents throughout the session.
- Charles Leclerc secured third-fastest, while Hamilton finished fourth. Reigning world champion Lando Norris placed sixth, and Fernando Alonso stopped on track in his Aston Martin at session's end.
- With the Spanish Grand Prix approaching this weekend, twenty out of 22 cars participated as teams analyzed data from the first session to refine setups before qualifying.
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A session that started at one and a half o'clock in the afternoon and where we saw the pilots much more cautious than expected.
The Madring circuit opens for Formula 1 at 13:30 this Friday 11th, commemorating the terrible attack of the Twin Towers. A long set full of symbolisms that, for sporting purposes, leaves some conclusions.The track will have a permanent traffic of cars that cannot be separated from the trace and in which it will be difficult to advance.Dangerous walls in Madrid.The British George Russell (Mercedes) has the honor of being the first governor of the…
The Englishman George Russell (Mercedes) led this Friday, ahead of his partner, Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), the first free training of the “Madring”, circuit that hosts the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. In the best of his 28 laps, Russell -second in the World Cup, 66 points from Antonelli- covered the ... Continue reading "Mercedes sent in first free of the F1 Madrid GP: Russell was first followed by Antonelli"
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