Jeddah:
Perry Gasley was surprisingly at the top of the Renault -owned Alpine Time Sheet in the first practice for Saudi Arabia’s Grand Prix on Friday.
The French driver leaped the Super Fast Jedda Karki circuit with the best time of 29.239 seconds, which is 0.007 faster than the MacLaran formula.
Ferrari’s Charles Lacleric was third, 0.070, at a leading speed, MacLarn’s Australian Oscar Patteries, the winner in Bahrain last weekend and only three points behind Nuris after four races, fourth.
The sunny session on the shores of the Pacific was a large number of non -offerings about the conditions for the Saturday’s qualifying and the conditions for the Sunday race, which is held at night.
This session still serves as a useful step of driver’s confidence on a difficult track that gradually retaliates speed.
Alex Elbon was ranked fifth for Williams for Williams for Mercedes, the Carlos Sons of Williams and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.
The Red Bill -ruled champion Max Versestapin, Jeddah last year, the winner, ninth and teammate Yuki Swonoda completed the top 10.
Jack Dohan, the Australian team with Gesley, was ranked 16th.
Haas’s Oliver Beerman, who had stepped into F -1 last year with Ferrari, was ranked 18th after a brush along a wall in a turn. He continued without loss.
Will bring ‘downsidus’ for the Virtan Mercedes
Williams’s boss James Wools said on Friday that signing the Formula One Champion Max Verstapin will come with “many downside” for Mercedes, which will be better than maintaining its current drivers.
Red Bill Motor Support Consultant Helmet Marco expressed concern that the game had received speculation about the future of Virtan.
Veristapen, who is a four -consecutive champion, which will be a high target for everyone who can afford it, his contract is to get out of the clauses from 2028.
Mercedes Boss Toto Wolf expressed interest in signing the Worsteopian last year, and McLaren team’s boss Zak Brown said in March that he expects the Red Bill Driver to join Mercedes in 2026, with Austin Martin another possibility.
Volus, who was a motorport strategy director in Mercedes and was closely confident of Wolf before joining the Mercedes -driven Williams in 2023, suggested that George Russell and Kimmy Antoni are a better condition.
“I’m not full, but I think he has found a really good driver lineup for the future,” he told reporters more than the brunch in Saudi Arabia’s Grand Prix.
“(Vergestopian winner) Japan was falling from the jaw for me, good with it, but he comes down to many downside, with which you have to acknowledge.
