Max Verstappen heads Lewis Hamilton as GPS issue curtails FP1 for F1 Australian GP
Verstappen⛄ enjoyed a comfortable 0.4s margin over his former F1 title rival in a busy FP1 session.
Traffic was an issu🤪e throughout the first 40 minutes of action, ♏with a number of teams complaining over team radio to their drivers about having no GPS data.
The session was red-flagged with 20🤪 minutes to go after the FI🔴A announced that the GPS issue was impacting all of the teams.
The FIA said: "There is a GPS issue and the red flag is necessary for safe✨ty reasons with teams not being able to monitor car position♑ and closing speed."
Once the issue was fixed, the session got back up and runni𝔍ng with 13 minutes on𓄧 the clock.
Before that, the Dutchman dominated the timesheets, running on the soft tyre during both of his runs, while teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez opted for the mediums before꧑ switching to the stickier r🌊ubber.
It 𒁃wasn’t an entirely smooth session for Verstappen, who had a late spin at Turn 4.
He managed to kee💮p it out of the barriers although his softs were completely destroyed.
Hamilton was one of the few dr🍒ivers to improve following the red flag, slotti⛦ng into second at a track he’s historically performed at well.
The session was cut short by four minutes due to a late stop for168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Logan Sargeant, who came to a halt on the exit of Turn 11.
The FIA decided that the session wouldn’t resum🐭e, ensuring Verstappen would top FP1 ahead🤪 of Hamilton.
Perez was third overall, with the Mexican runnin🎃g off track at Turn 3 𝄹during the middle of the session.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso maintained Aston Martin’s impressive form ahead of Ferrari duo 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris was seventh for McLaren, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll rounding out the top 10.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda was lucky to keep it🍰 out of the barriers after𓃲 losing the rear of his AlphaTauri at Turn 1.
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