Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) set the fastest time in the first free practice of the Mexican Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz set the fastest time in the first free practice of the Mexican Grand Prix on Friday. Charles Leclerc, the Spaniard’s teammate, scored the second-fastest time. The session was marked by two red marks.
Work quickly and well. This first session should have been intense, as the second session scheduled for the end of the afternoon in Mexico City (starting at 11pm in France) was dedicated to testing the 2023 Pirelli tyres. Only the five drivers who have loaned the steering wheel to fellow youngsters in the future will be exempted from these boring tire test sessions during the first 45 minutes of the second test session scheduled at 1:30.
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The first free training session boosted by a large ‘turnover’ rate with five busy drivers leaving the wheel for young drivers. Namely Nick de Vries (Mercedes), Jack Doohan (Albin), William Lawson (Alpha Tauri), Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas) and Logan Sargent (Williams) respectively reclaiming the seats of George Russell, Esteban Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda, Kevin Magnussen and Alexander Albon .
Alonso 6, Gasly 9
The tour of the towers proceeded with a series of small annoyances. First of all, with brake problems for Alpha Toure of Lawson, the New Zealand independent, and former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren). We’ll also notice a spin in the middle of the session, without consequences, from Max Verstappen. Guanyu Zhou was about to collapse at the pit exit.
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Time to put the Alfa Romeo back in its box-wheel drive, Fittipaldi lost all his power with Magnussen’s Haas and went to stop at the edge of the track, with the engine turned off. An inevitable red flag. Six minutes later, the single-seat roared again, except for Doohan, with Esteban Ocon’s Alpine still on stands, surrounded by crowded mechanics (a transmission problem?). It was written that the young pilots were on their way to handcuff the galleys: Suddenly Lawson saw his Alpha Tauri borrow a wither and come to a stop before its brakes start to smoke and then ignite at the front left. New red flag. and early end of the cycle.
In terms of chrono, with the cancellation of the last flying sessions, we will remember in the tale the weakness of Ferrari against Red Bull. Carlos Sainz’s best time is at 1’20”707 ahead of Charles Leclerc’s 0”046 and duo Sergio Perez-Max Verstappen, at the same time at 0”120. Sixth time for Fernando Alonso and the Alps at 0″ 192. Pierre Gasly finished ninth, 0.609 behind his friend in Monaco.
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