Free practice 1 and 2 begin F1 Portuguese GP 2021, with somewhat complicated sessions for some. Although Red Bull has a great car and engine this year, the truth is that Max Verstappen has not had an easy start to the season this year. They seem to have the speed, but the car suffered some problems once again today. They have not been too serious, but if that happens in qualifying or in the race, it can make a difference in a world championship...
By the way, regarding the weekend formats, this year a new format is going to be tested with 1 hour of free practice on Friday and qualifying on the same Friday. With a Saturday with free training sessions of 1 hour and a sprint race with Friday's qualifying. The top three will score and the order of this sprint race will serve to determine the start of the race on Sunday. We'll see if the fans like that. As for the GPs, it is not yet known for sure, but it seems that it could be the British GP, the Brazilian GP and the Italian GP.
Returning to the free practice of the Portuguese GP, have gone without too many incidents for the rest, with some problems for Pérez's car that has also reduced filming time, with scares due to some exit from the Williams or the Haas, etc. But nothing out of the ordinary. In addition, there has also been stability in terms of improvements, no major changes have been seen. Ferrari has tried a new, quite different flat bottom, but they are not going to use it due to lack of units. It's more for future races.
Everyone has been able to complete the established programs and configure the cars with a good setup for qualifying and the race, and test the things they had to better adapt to this Portuguese GP. curious that Fernando Alonso He hasn't ridden here since some tests he did a long time ago, but he seems to have adapted quite well. Previously he had commented to the press that he would not be 100% here and probably not in Monaco. But that they had worked very hard and conscientiously to prepare for this race. If tomorrow continues with those good feelings and on Sunday too, it will be quite surprising.
Free practice results 1
| #8211; | #8211; | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Piloto | Team | Time |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1'19 "648 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1'19 "673 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1'19 "864 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1'19 "884 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'19 "967 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpha tauri | 1'20 "444 |
| 7 | George Russell | Williams | 1'20 "529 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1'20 "635 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1'20 "680 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1'20 "800 |
| 11 | Lance stroll | Aston Martin | 1'20 "894 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1'20 "995 |
| 13 | Yuki tsunoda | Alpha tauri | 1'21 "090 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1'21 "303 |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1'21 "381 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1'21 "405 |
| 17 | Callum ilott | Alfa Romeo | 1'21 "806 |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1'21 "939 |
| 19 | Nicholas latifi | Williams | 1'22 "293 |
| 20 | Nikita mazepin | Haas | 1'24 "224 |
Free practice results 2
| #8211; | #8211; | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Piloto | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'19 "837 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1'19 "980 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1'20 "181 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1'20 "197 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1'20 "220 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1'20 "235 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1'20 "360 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1'20 "418 |
| 9 | Lance stroll | Aston Martin | 1'20 "427 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1'20 "516 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpha tauri | 1'20 "558 |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1'20 "757 |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams | 1'20 "976 |
| 14 | Yuki tsunoda | Alpha tauri | 1'21 "053 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1'21 "074 |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1'21 "225 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1'21 "238 |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Haas | 1'21 "537 |
| 19 | Nicholas latifi | Williams | 1'21 "855 |
| 20 | Nikita mazepin | Haas | 1'22 "638 |
Tomorrow more with the session of free practice 3 and qualifying of the Portuguese GP. It looks pretty good, we'll see if it's still as fun for the upcoming sessions. In addition, this track is interesting, at least it breaks the monotony of the appointments that have been common in the calendar in recent years, and it is a circuit with great historical importance as you know...
By the way, it seems that the rain will not be present, and today's weather will continue. But, it may not even be necessary to give emotion, given how short the track is, the times will be very tight, so a few tenths could greatly vary the position on the grid.
Very good information, but "INCOMPLETE"
It remains to give the schedules of the tests, the classification and the competition on Sunday, for those of us who are in another country, we can follow the event via TV.
PS: if they do, let it be in GMT time.