British GP: Lando Norris tops second apply at Silverstone from Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton | F1 Information
Lando Norris topped second apply on the British Grand Prix from Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in an intriguing Friday at Silverstone.
McLaren and Ferrari are set for an enormous battle over the rest of the weekend, regardless of Norris beating Leclerc by 0.222s with Hamilton 0.301s off the tempo.
Nonetheless, Leclerc and Hamilton set their finest instances on second push laps so had extra tempo in hand whereas Austrian GP winner Norris might not have a lot left on the desk.
McLaren chief govt Zak Brown instructed Sky Sports activities F1: “The Ferraris look very robust over one lap and race tempo. Somewhat early, however Ferrari look very robust.”
Oscar Piastri, who’s 15 factors forward of Norris within the Drivers’ Championship, was fourth, with Max Verstappen in fifth – each drivers almost half a second slower than Norris.
Verstappen visibly struggled with understeer all through each classes on the high-speed Silverstone circuit as Purple Bull’s new ground seems to not have put them nearer to the entrance.
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Kimi Antonelli was the quickest of the Mercedes in sixth, with George Russell in eighth and unlikely to contend for pole place on dwelling soil.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll break up the Mercedes pair in seventh, with Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson persevering with to indicate robust tempo in ninth and tenth.
Carlos Sainz triggered the one yellow flags of second apply with a spin going onto the outdated essential straight and is being investigated for driving in a “doubtlessly harmful” method when he bought going, having spun in the course of the circuit.
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Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll and Gabriel Bortoleto all take spins within the first apply session on the British GP
Extra to comply with…
Sky Sports activities F1’s British GP schedule
Saturday July 5
9.10am: F3 Dash
11.15pm: British GP Observe Three (session begins at 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.15pm: British GP Qualifying build-up*
3pm: BRITISH GP QUALIFYING*
4.55pm: F4 Race 1
5.40pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
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Look again at a few of the most dramatic moments all through the years on the British Grand Prix
Sunday July 6
8.15am: F4 Race 2
9.25am: F3 Characteristic Race
11am: F2 Characteristic Race
1.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: British GP build-up*
3pm: THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX*
5pm: Chequered Flag: British GP response*
6pm: Ted’s Pocket book*
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