The Mercedes responds to the high pitch launched by Red Bull in the first free practice in Losail and is firmly in command of the second session. In the evening in Qatar, in conditions of weather, track and time that should be similar to those that the drivers will find in the race, the fastest was clearly Valtteri Bottas. The standard bearer of the Brackley team finished PL2 with the best time, two tenths ahead of the very fast AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly. Third, but more than three tenths behind the Finn Max Verstappen.
The championship leader, however, preceded his main rival to the title, Lewis Hamilton, ‘only’ fourth and also the author of some driving errors. Behind him was placed an excellent Lando Norris, preceding in turn Stroll, Tsunoda, Perez and Vettel. Tenth the first Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz. 13th finally the other ‘red’, Charles Leclerc.
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F1 | Qatar GP 2021, PL2 classification
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