The Dutch champion of the championship leads the standings with a lead of 177 points, he needs three more to clinch the championship. Today, he was 334 thousandths of a second faster than Carlos Sainz on the circuit in Losail, while another Ferrari pilot, Charles Leclerc, set the third time. Pérez already lost over half a second to Verstappen and finished fifth behind Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin. The driver was troubled by the strong wind in training, due to which sand got onto the new asphalt surface, and Verstappen, for example, did not avoid a skid.
At 19:00 CEST, qualification for Sunday’s main race will begin in Qatar. On Saturday, the sprint qualification will take place first, and then from 19:30 the short race of around 100 kilometers will take place.
Program before the Qatar Grand Prix Practice: 1. Verstappen (Netherlands/Red Bull) 1:27.4282. Sainz (Spain/Ferrari) -0.3343. Leclerc (Mon./Ferrari) -0.4814. Alonso (Spain/Aston Martin) -0.4915. Perez (Mex./Red Bull) -0.5886. Cunoda (Jap./AlphaTauri) -0.599.19:00 qualification.
2023-10-06 16:52:42
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