The sun has come out at Interlagos after the rain that complicated Friday’s qualifying and left the most unexpected poleman of the year. Kevin Magnussen. In the last practice of the Formula 1 in Brazil, and in the preview of the Sprint Race in which a Haas will start from the front row, the Alpino di Esteban Ocon set the pace in a session that delivered big news to Sergeant Loganthe candidate to fill the seat of Nicholas Latifi in williams in 2023.
Those born in Florida I needed to complete 100 kilometers (24 laps around the San Paolo circuit) in Alex Albon’s car to score a point on his super license and he did it by far. Even though he missed the early performance that dropped him to 12th at one point and dropped to last place, the American did 28 laps when he had 10 minutes left in practice and returned to the pits with the task completed.
His mission will be completed next weekend in Abu Dhabi when the Formula 2 championship concludes and he gets the super license which allows him to be confirmed as a Williams driver next season.
What happened with the 21-year-old rookie was the most important part of a practice necessary for the teams, due to the information gathered in view of the Grand Prix on Sunday at 3 pm, but not very attractive for the public, who will appreciate the Sprint race of 24 laps which will start at 16:30 (Fox Sports and Star+) with Kevin Magnussen and Max Verstappen from the front row.
The test started better Ferrariwith charles leclerc setting the first best time (1:16.138) on soft tyres which fell apart after 20 laps and that they retired when they had already accumulated 26. Although Carlos Sainz He improved it by 124 thousandths, then the Monegasque signed a 1:16.014.
The stable He didn’t last long in that privileged position. Despite having hard tires, Checo Perez he lowered the time to 1:15.539, which he then improved Giorgio Russel with the Mercedes. The Englishman was the leader for most of the practice with a time of 1:15.115.
Although Mercedes showed a good performance, Or with with Alpine he managed to maintain the best time of training, when he set his fastest lap in 1:14.604, 184 thousandths faster than Pérez and 312 of Russell. His teammate Alonso, meanwhile, was fourth at 445.
Kevin Magnussenthe hero of the leaderboard, was in the top 10, as it was Mike Schumacher with the other Haas. Ferrari, on the other hand, had to settle for what was obtained with Sainz’s 11th place and Leclerc’s 13th.
The current two-time category champion, Max VerstappenMeanwhile, he was fifth, ahead of Hamilton and Pierre Gasley. Lando Norris I entered the top 10 too.
Source: Clarin
