F1 practice highlights

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Get quick access to your favorite articles. Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers. Make your voice heard with article commenting. Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate George Russell have experienced excessive porpoising and bottoming at the Baku street track, with the latter especially complaining it has affected his visibility for the cockpit at the end of the straight. Hamilton acknowledged that he wasn't able to complete a planned long run on Friday, which meant that the team didn't get all the data it wanted.

F1 practice highlights

With several talking points emerging on and off track during the F1 season, the RacingNews The F1 season gave fans lots of memorable moments, both on and off the track. As the year draws to a close, the RacingNews The Spanish Grand Prix was hot. I can remember standing under the grandstand in between the sessions along with everyone else to get shade, and one fan told me they spent the entire race there instead of in their grandstand seat! I was expecting the normal precession at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, but we actually got one of the most entertaining races of the year. For some of the stick Russell has been getting for his wheel-to-wheel combat, his defensive driving was exemplary at the Spanish Grand Prix. Using the outside line to stay ahead of Verstappen into Turn 1 was impressive, especially when you consider Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll crashed into each other in the same move a couple of laps later. I was sitting at Turn 9 when Charles Leclerc's Ferrari started slowing, eventually leading to his retirement and turning the three-way scrap between Russell, Verstappen and Sergio Perez into a fight for the win. I don't think the TV cameras picked it up, but Verstappen had a massive moment exiting Turn 8, half spinning his RB18 then correcting it into a straight line. It was impressive car control, but you could sense he was getting agitated behind Russell. He eventually overtook after the Mercedes driver appeared to struggle with tyres, but I reckon a more aggressive strategy from the team would've sealed the win and a much-needed vote of confidence in the W It turned out to be one of 's main storylines, which is why it wasn't too much of a surprise when Russell won in Brazil instead of Lewis Hamilton. There are only two things I care about when watching a Grand Prix, or indeed any motor race: everyone comes back safe, and that it has been a good race.

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Formula 1 returns for a fresh season with plenty of live TV coverage as well as extensive highlights and recaps throughout the season. Tuning in for every practice session, qualifying run and live Grand Prix across this season of all seasons may prove tricky for some. The bumper race calendar offers more action than ever before from all corners of the globe, in a variety of timezones and locations. Channel 4 will continue to cover F1 in with their weekly highlights show, bringing Formula 1 to the masses on free-to-air TV. Sky F1's extensive offering will also come bearing a multitude of highlights. If you can't tune in for the full race any given Sunday, we've got you covered with a host of highlights to help you keep track of all the action.

Carlos Sainz set the pace in the third and final free practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, with the Ferrari driver leading the way from Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. With the lights going green at local time, many drivers were happy to bide their time in their garages before hitting the track for the final hour of running before qualifying later on Friday. Others soon started to follow, with most also opting for the soft compound while the Red Bull duo of Verstappen and Sergio Perez were interestingly the only ones to bolt on the hard tyres. Alonso led the way after the initial laps on a 1m But it was fellow Spaniard Sainz who ended the session on top with a time of 1m Verstappen was third, with Charles Leclerc fourth after the Monegasque had a slight moment on his flying lap. Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Lance Stroll rounded out the top Daniel Ricciardo — who set the pace in FP1 on Thursday — was 11th, while Hamilton ultimately ended the hour down in 12th. Hamilton was the first driver to hit the track in FP3, having topped the timesheets in Thursday's FP2.

F1 practice highlights

In another session that featured prototype C2 tyre testing for the season, Verstappen was one of the first drivers to switch to the standard soft compound rubber, producing an initial benchmark of 1m Following runs from Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc at the halfway mark, which saw both briefly top the times, Verstappen rejoined the Suzuka track on softs to pump in a 1m After both Mercedes drivers refrained from using the soft rubber in first practice, George Russell posted a lap time quick enough for fifth position this time out, though team mate Lewis Hamilton had another quiet session on his way to 14th, having asked the team to check his floor early on. Lance Stroll continued to get back up to speed after his heavy qualifying crash in Singapore, which ruled him out of that race, placing 11th from Alpine driver Esteban Ocon, the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg and the aforementioned Hamilton.

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FP3: Verstappen tops final practice, Bearman impresses at Ferrari. Ferrari chairman Elkann pleased with team's "better start". Bearman reveals disappointment from F1 debut. I was sitting at Turn 9 when Charles Leclerc's Ferrari started slowing, eventually leading to his retirement and turning the three-way scrap between Russell, Verstappen and Sergio Perez into a fight for the win. Share on reddit. Can you imagine how nice that will be? Formula 1 F1. Bearman testing for Ferrari at Fiorano while Sainz targets Melbourne return. Leclerc happy with Ferrari's Jeddah pace despite "boring race". Driver ratings. Japanese Suzuka Circuit. Red Bull "have taken a step forward from Bahrain" say their drivers after one-two. New Create a Team mode confirmed for F1 Manager Team Points 1.

Perez's lap of 1m Fellow two-time champion Max Verstappen was therefore bumped down to third overall, 0.

Ocon: Racing F1 rivals showed Alpine weaknesses. Verstappen takes first Jeddah pole position ahead of Leclerc. F1 standings Subscribe and access Autosport. Plus content. Paul Lukas UniWatch. So I think that they do need to work on it, which I think all the drivers spoke about. Massa says he's seeking to 'correct a historic injustice'. These are the days that make Grand Prix racing - the underdog having their day and pulling out a win, or indeed pole position. Wolff opens up on loss of key Mercedes ally.