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Zandvoort Formula Party: Max Verstappen Sets Fastest Time in First Free Practice

After the summer break, we are returning to the competitive carousel. But forget about the sleepy return to work, because in Zandvoort a true formula party has already started. The first free practice brought with it some interesting moments and the fastest time of the pet Max Verstappen.

It is difficult to judge anything from the results of the first free training session. A quarter of an hour before the end, the program of ten teams was disrupted by the accident of Nic Hülkenberg, who spun in the penultimate corner. The impact was not hard, but it was aimed at Haas’ rookie front wing, which this team does not have many available. This is not a pleasant situation for the American team.

“Only the front wing seems to be damaged, but that’s brand new. We have one more piece, but we have to decide if we’re going to take the risk and deploy it on Friday afternoon or save it for Saturday.” the stable boss told Sky television shortly after the accident Gunther Steiner.

Practice was restarted with about ten minutes to go and most of the drivers took to the track on soft tyres. In the end, home favorite Max Verstappen set the fastest time ahead of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.

A very good result was also recorded by the Williams drivers with Alex Albon in fifth and Logan Sargeant in seventh place. In the top ten we also find Pérez, both McLaren pilots, Júki Cunoda and Esteban Ocon.

In addition to Hulk, Lance Stroll is also on the side of the disappointed, who drove only one installation lap in the first practice and the team called him back to the pits due to a problem with the drive unit.

The Ferrari pilots did not shine either, but they chose a specific training program. Robert Švarcman, who replaced Carlos Sainz in the first practice, finished in nineteenth place ahead of Stroll. Charles Leclerc is classified sixteenth. None of the Scuderia pilots, as well as Alfa Romeo, used soft tires, so they will reveal more of their performance only in the second practice session.

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2023-08-25 11:37:30
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