F1 Monaco GP: Carlos Sainz fastest in first practice as Mercedes debut long-awaited upgrades
Ferrari’s Sainz was 0.338s faster than Aston Martin’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso in the first of Friday’s two practice sessions, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton taking third in his upgraded W14.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton briefly topped the tim⭕esheets during FP1 but end🍨ed up 0.663s off the pace by the end of the session in his sidepod-sporting Mercedes.
Mercedes teammate Georg🥀e Russell endured a difficult session and ended up a lowly 15th, over 1.6s off the pace.
Last year’s Monaco winner Sergio Perez was the fastest Red Bull driver in fourth,💟 ahead of home favourite Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, who was left unhappy with his RB19.
Verstappen was 0.872s adrift of Sainz and made multiple trips to the ꦅgarage so Red Bull could carry out 🥃set-up changes to the rear of his car.
The reꦡigning world champion described his RB19 as “unbelievably difficult to drive” in high-speed and even warned he would “shunt with the car set-up like this” at one stage.
Lando Norris was an enco🦂uraging seventh for McLaren, ahead of Esteban Ocon’s Alpine and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll.
Alex Albon ಞcompleted the top-10 order for Williams despit𒉰e causing a late red flag when he crashed at Sainte Devote.
Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg, who was slowest of all, had a t⛎ap with the barriers which ripped off his left rear wheel and caused him to spin at the Nouvelle Chicane.
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