Everything that is not a pole of Max Verstappen at the Bahrain GP it will be a surprise. The world champion’s performance is so superior to the rest that he aims to achieve an overwhelming classification, and only one team seems in a position to argue: ferrari.
charles leclerc, who had already been close on Friday, was less than a tenth (with a scare included in the form of going off the track) in a session in which not everyone got the best of themselves. In fact, just look at Kevin Magnussen 7th right behind a Lewis Hamilton that continues to suffer from ‘porpoising’. George Russell It marked the 4th time of the session, and although the Mercedes seem a point higher than what was seen in the first free practice sessions, they are still one step behind.
With Sergio Perez in the noble zone, 3rd, Carlos Sainz did not have a comfortable session. His 5th time was not perfect and, in fact, he had a problem in the pits (of course) when they made him leave unsafely while coming from behind Fernando Alonso. If there is something, it will be a reprimand for the conditions that exist (first GP of the year, in free practice, etc.) for Ferrari, since in Alpine they were not to blame.
The Anglo-French team did not get the best of themselves. Who sees Alonso 16th already Stephen Ocon 18th don’t panic at all: they didn’t mount soft tires. Being a session in conditions very different from those that will be seen in qualifying and the race, given that the data from FP2 seemed sufficient, they decided not to spend some wheels that could come in handy for the sessions that do matter.
The session did not have all the drivers on track because yuki tsunoda He had a problem with the direction of his AlphaTauri just when he was leaving the box and he was unable to roll.
Free Time Table 3 Bahrain Grand Prix
The classification is disputed from 4:00 p.m. (peninsular Spanish time) and can be followed live on Motor.es.
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