F1 | Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton: “Valtteri deserves it”
"It's nice to see him riding so well, but now let's think about picking up the maximum points" said the seven-time world champion
IN EVIDENCE
F1 | Alfa Romeo, Antonio Giovinazzi is in Q3: "Incredible result in front of my fans"
"I know there is still Sprint Qualifying, but this is already an excellent result" said the Apulian
F1 | Red Bull, Max Verstappen is third: “We couldn't hope for more”
"We knew we would struggle on this track, but we will keep the pressure high on the Mercedes" specified the Dutchman
F1 | AlphaTauri, Yuki Tsunoda is thirteenth: “Overtaking will be difficult”
The Japanese misses the first free practice session due to a problem with the Honda power unit
F1 | AlphaTauri, Pierre Gasly: “We can do better”
The Frenchman scores the seventh best time, but is not satisfied: "I am convinced that we can improve"
F1 | Alpine, Fernando Alonso: “Complicated day”
"Managing traffic in qualifying will be complicated," said the two-time world champion
F1 | Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas: “Qualifying will be fun”
The Finn sets the fourth best time of the day
F1 | Alfa Romeo, Antonio Giovinazzi: “Satisfied, but qualifying will be fundamental”
The Italian remains firmly in the top ten on the first day of free practice in Zandvoort
F1 | Alpine, Esteban Ocon scores the third best time on Friday
"Qualifying is fundamental, managing traffic will be complicated" explained the Frenchman
F1 | Red Bull, Sergio Perez out of the top 10: "I wasn't comfortable with the car"
"It was difficult to get into a rhythm because of the red flags" revealed the Mexican
F1 | Mercedes, a loss of power stops Lewis Hamilton
"I need to recover and investigate the problem, but it's not the end of the world," said the world champion
F1 | Red Bull, Max Verstappen is fifth: “Untrue ranking”
"We will have to improve, the outcome of the qualifying will be fundamental for the race" added the Dutchman
F1 | AlphaTauri, Yuki Tsunoda: “The goal is consistency”
"I have to continue to familiarize myself with the track" explained the Japanese rookie
F1 | Alpine, Esteban Ocon: “Difficult conditions, but we seem competitive”
The winner of the Hungarian Grand Prix remains behind his teammate in free practice at Spa
F1 | Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton: “Finding the right set-up is really complicated”
"I wasn't comfortable with the car" revealed the seven-time world champion
F1 | Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas: “We need to find the right set-up”
"The variable conditions make everything more complicated" added the Finn, who will have to serve a five-place grid penalty
F1 | AlphaTauri, Pierre Gasly flies to Spa: “We must be prepared for everything”
"The weather is really changeable, but we hope to be able to continue like this in qualifying too" added the Frenchman
F1 | Alpine, Fernando Alonso is the first of the others: “Interesting Friday”
The Asturian closed Friday's free practice with the fourth best time
F1 | Alfa Romeo, Antonio Giovinazzi stable in thirteenth position
"The objective is still Q2" said the driver from Martina Franca, who is chasing the renewal
F1 | Red Bull, Sergio Perez is sure: "We can compete"
"The weather will play a big role" added the Mexican
F1 | Red Bull, Max Verstappen is in front, but hits the wall: "It's still a good start"
"The team is also satisfied with today's results" said the home idol
