Ferrari leclerc11/21/2023 Yuki Tsunoda rocketed to fourth for AlphaTauri at a quarter-second off the pace, beating Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg and Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas.įernando Alonso was eighth for Aston Martin ahead of Zhou Guanyu in the second Alfa and Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari, the Spaniard almost half a second slower than leader Leclerc. Teams interpreted the best way to maximize their tire allocations differently, which led to final classification sheet likely to bear limited resemblance to the true performance order. The reason for the unusual session was the sport’s experimental tire rules in force this weekend, which have seen each car have its allocation of rubber cut from 13 to 11 sets for the round, including a halving of soft tires from eight to four. Several drivers also completed an unusually small number of laps, including session leader Leclerc, who logged just 20 times with a longest stint spanning nine laps. It lent the session a somewhat subdued vibe, particularly given FP1 had been washed out by a sudden heavy downpour, which would ordinarily prompt a flurry of on-track activity in the follow-up hour. Neither driver used a set of softs, choosing instead to focus on long stints on medium rubber. Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell similarly had their focus elsewhere on their way to 16th and 20th respectively. Title leader Max Verstappen ended the session 11th and 0.593s off the pace, having focused on conducting long runs on a single set of soft tires rather than the customary demonstration of one-lap pace. The final hour of Friday practice featured a diverse array of running plans that made comparisons between drivers difficult to make. Charles Leclerc topped a shaken-up dry second practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly.įerrari driver Leclerc used a new set of soft tires to set a best time of 1m17.686s to pip McLaren’s Norris by just 0.015s, with Gasly’s Alpine a further 0.217s adrift.
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