Ferrari double. The preconditions of the eve were met at least on Friday of free practice for the Dutch Grand Prix which saw Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in first and second position trailing just 4 thousandths in favor of the Monegasque. In the first free practice session the Mercedes were placed in first and second position – this had not happened since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021 – in the afternoon the F1-75s raised the bar ahead of a large and mixed scrum package that sees also Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll among the fastest drivers of this Friday in Zandvoort.
Unique absent from the noble positions of the classification Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. The two Red Bull drivers respectively finished eighth and second, even out of the top-10. The Dutchman paid for the break in the gearbox in the first free practice session which led to a less than optimal balance in PL2. Checo, on the other hand, carried out numerous experiments at the set-up level, managing to be effective only in the final long run with medium tires.
Charles Leclerc has therefore signed the fastest lap today and books the pole for tomorrow in a duel in Ferrari that sees him on paper benefiting from the fact that he can have the updated hybrid system after the penalty on the starting grid spent in Belgium last week. The Monegasque, however, does not trust a Red Bull in apparent difficulty.
“Compared to the first session, in the second we gained a bit of performance, but in terms of balance we are not yet where I would like. We have work to do and I am confident that we can take another step forward for tomorrow. Today we all were very close except Max and Checo but I think they had a day Not hassle-free. It will be an interesting qualification “, the words of Charles Leclerc at the end of free practice on Friday for the Dutch Grand Prix.
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