F1 | Portuguese GP: Bottas opens the weekend ahead of everyone
Free practice 1: the Finn precedes Verstappen and Hamilton
di Jessica CortellazziApril 30, 2021
The first free practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix, the third event of the season, recently ended. The fastest of all at the end of FP1 was the Mercedes driver, Valtteri Bottas, who set the best time in 1:19.648.
Second position for Max Verstappen who preceded his teammate, Sergio Perez. Fourth time for Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, ahead of the other Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton.
Sixth time for Pierre Gasly's Alphatauri, ahead of George Russell's Williams and the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.
Closing out the Top 10 are Lando Norris' McLaren and Esteban Ocon's Alpine.
Portuguese Grand Prix: the results of the first free practice session
| Pos | N. | Rider | Team | Detachment | Time | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | V. Bottas | Mercedes | 1'19 "648 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 33 | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | +00″025 | 1'19 "673 | 22 | |
| 3 | 11 | S. Perez | Red Bull | +00″216 | 1'19 "864 | 21 | |
| 4 | 16 | C.Leclerc | Ferrari | +00″236 | 1'19 "884 | 27 | |
| 5 | 44 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | +00″319 | 1'19 "967 | 31 | |
| 6 | 10 | P. Gasly | Alpha Tauri | +00″796 | 1'20 "444 | 31 | |
| 7 | 63 | Mr. Russell | Williams | +00″881 | 1'20 "529 | 28 | |
| 8 | 4 | L.Norris | McLaren | +00″987 | 1'20 "635 | 26 | |
| 9 | 55 | C.Sainz | Ferrari | +01″032 | 1'20 "680 | 27 | |
| 10 | 31 | E. Ocon | Alpine | +01″152 | 1'20 "800 | 27 | |
| 11 | 18 | L. Stroll | Aston Martin | +01″246 | 1'20 "894 | 29 | |
| 12 | 3 | D. Ricciardo | McLaren | +01″347 | 1'20 "995 | 30 | |
| 13 | 22 | Y.Tsunoda | Alpha Tauri | +01″442 | 1'21 "090 | 27 | |
| 14 | 14 | F. Alonso | Alpine | +01″655 | 1'21 "303 | 31 | |
| 15 | 7 | K. Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | +01″733 | 1'21 "381 | 25 | |
| 16 | 5 | S. Vettel | Aston Martin | +01″757 | 1'21 "405 | 31 | |
| 17 | C. Ilott | Alfa Romeo | +02″158 | 1'21 "806 | 21 | ||
| 18 | 47 | Mr. Schumacher | Haas | +02″291 | 1'21 "939 | 29 | |
| 19 | 6 | N. Latifi | Williams | +02″645 | 1'22 "293 | 29 | |
| 20 | 9 | N. Mazepin | Haas | +04″576 | 1'24 "224 | 29 |
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