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FP1: STYRIAN GRAND PRIX PEREZ LEADS

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3 years ago

10/07/2020

After last Sunday’s spectacular race we are back at the Red Bull Ring in Austria this weekend for the second Grand Prix of the 2020 season.

Due to the regulations this Grand Prix has a different name, but for the rest it’s all exactly the same as last week starting with the first free practice session.

Sergio Perez has concluded the opening practice session of the Styrian Grand Prix weekend as the fastest driver, less than a tenth of a second ahead of Max Verstappen.

The Racing Point driver missed out on a podium finish last weekend at the Red Bull Ring, and will be aiming for further success during the second weekend at the Austrian venue.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, F1 remains in Austria for the second round of the season before heading to Hungary next weekend.

Perez used the soft tyre for his fastest lap, as did Red Bull’s Verstappen. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in third and fourth respectively both used the medium compound on their hot laps.

F1 2020 First free practice – Styrian Gp Austria (2)


1	Sergio PÉREZ	Racing Point	1: 04.867
2	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull	1: 04,963
3	Valtteri BOTTAS	Mercedes	1: 05.089
4	Lewis HAMILTON	Mercedes	1: 05.120
5	Lance STROLL	Racing Point	1: 05.396
6	Alexander ALBON	Red Bull	1: 05.483
7	Carlos SAINZ	McLaren	1: 05,602
8	Pierre GASLY	Alpha Tauri	1: 05.698
9	Daniel RICCIARDO	Renault	1: 05.769
10	Sebastian VETTEL	Ferrari	1: 05.770
11	Daniil KVYAT	Alpha Tauri	1: 05.815
12	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	1: 05.837
13	Esteban OCON	Renault	1: 05.874
14	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	1: 05.908
15	Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN	Alfa Romeo	1: 06.441
16	Romain GROSJEAN	Hare	1: 06.446
17	Jack AITKEN	Williams	1: 06.768
18	Robert KUBICA	Alfa Romeo	1: 06.797
19	Nicholas LATIFI	Williams	1: 09.598
20	Kevin MAGNUSSEN	Hare

The second Racing point of Lance Stroll followed in fifth place, over half a second down on his teammate. Alexander Albon was sixth for Red Bull, having set his fastest lap on the medium tyre.

Following its podium result last Sunday, McLaren started the new race weekend with the seventh-best lap time in practice one, courtesy of Carlos Sainz.

The Spaniard headed Pierre Gasly and Daniel Ricciardo, while Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top ten for Ferrari.

One red flag was deployed during the session after Nicholas Latifi stopped on the side of the track after Turn 4 with a mechanical problem.

Kevin Magnussen failed to set a lap time during the session as a battery issue put him on the sidelines for the 90 minutes, with Haas confirming towards the end of the session that it had changed the energy store in the Dane’s power unit.

There were two reserve drivers on the circuit during the session, with Robert Kubica fulfilling duties for Alfa Romeo in place of Antonio GIovinazzi.

Jack Aitken made his FP1 debut with Williams, ending the session in 17th ahead of Kubica and Latifi.

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