At the beginning of the training, it was traditionally calm. Only McLaren drivers took to the track, Sainz disappeared into the pits after the installation lap, Norris continued. After 10 minutes, the others gradually set off. Valtteri Bottas got off the track, but then took the lead. Hamilton also didn’t have a clean bike and rode down the curb. Only later did he get behind Bottas
We had to wait until the middle of training for Max Verstappen’s time. But the Red Bull rider immediately got to the second position.
The training went without major incidents. The most serious were the hours of Pierre Gasly and Romain Grosjean in the 15th turn. They both managed to avoid the barrier.
Fifteen minutes before the end, qualifying simulations began. Bottas accelerated, but Hamilton even more and went ahead with first place.
Max Verstappen was the fastest in the first sector, but then gave up the attempt and took 6th place. Carlos Sainz finished third.
Qualification for the Russia 2020 Grand Prix begins at 14:00.
Results
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Difference | Col. | Tire |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.279 | 16 | soft | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.055 | 0.776 | 19 | soft |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1:34.096 | 0.817 | 17 | soft |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:34.239 | 0.960 | 13 | soft |
| 5 | Sergio perez | Racing Point | 1:34.252 | 0.973 | 14 | soft |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.306 | 1.027 | 11 | soft |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34.594 | 1.315 | 14 | soft |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:34.732 | 1.453 | 13 | soft |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:34.768 | 1.489 | 14 | soft |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:34.787 | 1.508 | 12 | soft |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:34.792 | 1.513 | 12 | soft |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.806 | 1.527 | 14 | soft |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams | 1:34.979 | 1.700 | 16 | soft |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:35.257 | 1.978 | 14 | soft |
| 15 | Nicholas latifi | Williams | 1:35.292 | 2.013 | 14 | soft |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:35.451 | 2.172 | 14 | soft |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.590 | 2.311 | 15 | soft |
| 18 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.599 | 2.320 | 15 | soft |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:35.603 | 2.324 | 14 | soft |
| 20 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.981 | 2.702 | 17 | soft |
The course
12:00: The engineer praised Grosjean for a good bike a while ago, now a Frenchman in class.
11:57: But everyone on the track now except Hamilton.
11:56: Working at Racing Point.
11:54: In the second but slow ….
11:53: Verstappen fastest in the first sector.
11:50: Sainz third ahead of Pérez and Verstappen.
11:49: Bottas will no longer enjoy training. You asked if he could still use “strat 3”. The engineer told him not to …
11:45: Hamilton fastest in second and third sectors and goes 0.776 s ahead of Bottase.
11:41: And Bottas again the fastest in all sectors, bounced back to Verstappen by 2 tenths.
11:40: Only Bottas on the track, another fast lap.
11:32:
- Bot
- Watch
- Ham
- Gas
- Hollow
- Kvy
- Per
- Lec
- Ric
- Str
11:31: Verstappen second with a loss of 0.017 s on Bottase.
11:29: Verstappen as the only one without time, but on the track.
11:27: Gasly in class, returning to the pits.
11:25: Hamilton takes second place with a loss of 0.2 on Bottas.
11:23: Bottas fastest in all sectors -1: 34,289
11:21:
- Bot
- Ric
- Rai
- Ham
- Mag
- Nor
- Gio
- Gro
11:18: Hamilton rode beautifully on the curb …
11:14: Bottas off the track in the seventh turn … continues
11:10: Other riders on the track.
11:09: New: riders must pay attention to the track limits in the last turn. If they exceed them, their time will be deleted.
11:08: Sainz disappeared into the pits, Norris continues to write down his time.
11:04: Lando Norris first on the track. Teammate right behind him.
11:02: time is running out, but no one on the track …
10:55: We got cold in the Czech Republic, but it’s hot in Sochi. The air is 26 ° C, the track 38 ° C.
10:53: Welcome to the online broadcast from the third training in Sochi.
–
