Few surprises at the start of the Turkish GP weekend, with Lewis hamilton as the fastest of the batch ahead of Max verstappen.
The British, who changes internal combustion engine and will lose ten positions (unless he decides to change more and start from the pitlane), endorsed almost half a second to the Dutch and the third classified, a Charles Leclerc wanting to claim this weekend.
For Mercedes, leader of both championships, this weekend is key, a fond memory for Hamilton since here he was established as seven-time champion in 2020. For this reason, the Finn’s fourth place (more than six tenths slower than his teammate) does not it is expected.
Carlos Sainz, who will start from the bottom on Sunday to change a complete engine as Leclerc did before, was rehearsing at the beginning of the session with a colorful sensor grid, although it did not detract from his performance when he looked for a good lap: he was 5th.
Fernando Alonso it was not out of tune either, although it was surpassed by Esteban Ocon with solvency. While the French scored the 6th time, the Spanish could only be 9th. In front, Pierre Gasly; behind, Sergio perez. Within the expected in any case, since the objective will again be the points and little else.