Although he will start last (or at least 11th) on Sunday, Carlos Sainz He has made it clear that with the Ferrari he is going to be one of the most competitive gin of the week at the French GP. The man from Madrid took the best time in the free practice seconds and completed the perfect Friday for the Scuderia, who saw how charles leclerchis main asset, put more than 4 tenths to Max Verstappen.
It was a relatively quiet session, although not without its scares. For example, that of mick schumacher, who was left on the verge of the accident against the wall. As this circuit does not penalize, beyond destroying a complete set of tires, he was left with a simple scare.
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The performance of the soft tires (which will be the primary ones in qualifying) and the medium ones (for the race) was what was sought to be maximized in this session, and it was confirmed that degradation will be one of the keys to take into account.
Behind, Fernando Alonso improved the performance of the first free, with an excellent 11th time. The Asturian got the best out of Alpine to finish balancing the novelties that the French have brought to this circuit, where they hope to leave a good image by being in front of their public.
There was no lack of controversy. The anger of Pierre Gasley with the re-entry of a Williams and a Haas he made it clear: this type of action can be very dangerous if those who leave are not careful.
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Free Time Table 2 French Grand Prix
Photos: Scuderia Ferrari