Max Verstappen immediately ahead in Jeddah’s first free practice, Ferrari fifth and sixth
Max Verstappen immediately ahead in Jeddah’s first free practice, Ferrari fifth and sixth
È immediately Max Verstappen installed himself in front of everyone in the first free practice session of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. On the very fast Jeddah circuit, the three-time world champion was ahead in his Red Bull RB-20 by 186 thousandths Fernando Alonso, second in the Aston Martin.
Third position for the’other Red Bull, that of Sergio Perez, at 209 miles. Fourth was George Russell in the first of the two Mercedes, while the other, that of future Ferrarista Lewis Hamilton, è eighth, preceded by the McLaren of Lando Norris.
The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are fifth and sixth respectively, 371 and 505 thousandths behind Verstappen. Here is the complete ranking of the first free practice session.
1. Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA
2. Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES +0"186
3. Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT +0"209
4. George Russell MERCEDES +0"280
5. Charles Leclerc FERRARI +0"371
6. Carlos Sainz FERRARI +0"505
7. Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES +0"572
8. Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES +0"577
9. Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES +0"921
10. Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES +1"088
11. Valtteri Bottas KICK SAUBER FERRARI +1"124
12. Daniel Ricciardo RB HONDA +1"258
13. Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT +1"286
14. Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES +1"307
15. Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES +1"318
16. Yuki Tsunoda RB HONDA +1"377
17. Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT +1"387
18. Guanyu Zhou KICK SAUBER FERRARI +1"472
19. Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI +1"752
20. Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI +1"918
