Valtteri Bottas led a close first practice session at the Autodromo do Algarve in Portugal, pipping Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by two-hundredths of a second.
Scuderia Ferrari again looked strong in the opening practice session at the Portimao Circuit with Charles Leclerc finishing fourth. The Monegasque driver completed 26 laps, with a personal best of 1’19.884, which was just less than three tenths behind Valtteri Bottas’ benchmark in the first practice session for the 2021 Portuguese GP
A cooling fan from Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari dropped at the end of the pitlane creating an interesting start to the session. A steward retrieved the part after the drivers made swerves to avoid the part. The Spanish driver eventually finished ninth, with 26 laps, just like Charles, and a personal best lap time of 1’20.680, although a few small mistakes prevented Carlos from achieving a better time in his fastest lap of FP1.
Portuguese Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the first practice session at the Portimao circuit in Portugal.
Results (Classification):
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:19.648
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.025s
Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.198s
Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.236s
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.319s
Pierre Gasly Alpha Tauri +0.796s
George Russell Williams +0.881s
Lando Norris McLaren +0.987s
Carlos Sainz Ferrari +1.032s
Esteban Ocon Alpine +1.152s
Lance Stroll Aston Martin +1.246s
Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +1.347s
Yuki Tsunoda Alpha Tauri +1.442s
Fernando Alonso Alpine +1.655s
Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo +1.733s
Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin +1.757s
Callum Ilott Alfa Romeo +2.158s
Mick Schumacher Haas +2.291s
Nicholas Latifi Williams +2.645s
Nikita Mazepin Haas +4.576s
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