F1 2023 testing: George Russell's Mercedes breaks down | Zhou Guanyu fastest on day two
The eight-time constructors’ champions had enjoyed a relatively positive start to testing after reporting their W14 had “no bouncing” issues on a smooth opening day, but things took a tu🐻rn on Friday.
Russell ground to a halt with an hour and a half remaining on the clock, causing only the second red flag interruption of what has otherwise been a relat💮ively uneventful test.
Russell was initially crawling around and stuck in fourth gear before being told to park up at Turn 10, with Mercedes𓆉 confirming a hydrau💝lic failure had led to his stoppage.
The issue prevented Meಞrcedes from completing any further running on Friday and 🅘meant the team missed an opportunity for some crucial data gathering when track conditions were at their best.
Seven-time world champion168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton did not have an entirely trouble-free run in the morning, having lost some bodywork from his W14 and rꦫeported balance issues.
Russell ended the day 13th and two seconds off the pace, t🌞hree-tenths clear of 15th-placed Hamilton.
Zhou fastest on day two
Alfa Romeo’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Zhou Guanyu left it late to shoot to the top of the order as he prevented 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen from setting the p𝓡ace for a second cꦉonsecutive day.
R𝓡eigning world champion Verstappen had led the way for most of the aftern𝓰oon before Zhou strapped on a set of soft tyres to grab the headlines in the closing stages, displacing the Red Bull driver by 0.040s.
But Verstappen and Red Bull s🧸tiꩵll appear to be the team to beat heading into next weekend's season-opener.
Third place went the way of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso, who finished half a second off the pace﷽ and logged a strong 130 laps as he continued Aꦕston Martin’s impressive start to testing.
AlphaTauri’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries was fourth-fastest, ahead of Haas’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg and the Ferrari of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz.
F1 rookie168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Logan Sargeant toppedꦜ the mileage charts with 154 laps as he conducted a full d⛎ay of running for Williams and finished seventh.
Closing out the top-10 were Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri and new Alpine recruit 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly.
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