Max Verstappen drove the fastest time during the first practice session for the Saudi Arabian GP. Verstappen in his Red Bull was about two tenths faster than Fernando Alonso who set a strong second time in the Aston Martin. Teammate Sergio Perez completed the top three.
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Barely a week after the first race weekend in Bahrain, the Saudi Arabian GP takes place. With the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, the drivers are presented with a completely different circuit than in Bahrain. The main thing is to see whether Max Verstappen and Red Bull will dominate there too.
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There is not much driving on the street circuit and the drivers had to find sufficient grip. We saw a lot of drivers make mistakes. The message is to gradually build up the pace on a street circuit. This way, as drivers, you can increasingly explore the limits of the car and the circuit and try to set the fastest lap time as possible.
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At Mercedes they had the fastest pace early in the practice session with George Russell who had the fastest time. After a disappointing race weekend in Bahrain, Mercedes had to put things right in Saudi Arabia.
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In addition to the challenging conditions on a street circuit, where the main task was to find grip, the drivers also had to deal with a lot of dirt and waste on the circuit. Charles Leclerc picked up some rubbish in his Ferrari that got stuck and the Monegasque was forced to return to the pits to have it removed.
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Ultimately, it was Max Verstappen who set the fastest time, ahead of Fernando Alonso and teammate Sergio Perez who completed the top three.
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